speff

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[–] speff@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Not sure if you're actually trying to understand what I wrote, but I'm not trying to find someone to blame - I've already found them. I'm not trying to effect change - I'd become a politician or teacher if I wanted to do that. These are just observations.

And it's interesting that "people who actually want to affect change" wouldn't want to try to tackle the actual problems. I guess it's easier to point to single-target big bad entities rather than a more vague entity like....everyone. Also it is easier to pretend people don't have agency, isn't it?

[–] speff@lemm.ee -5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I'm saying "individual" action is the problem. When an "individual" buys bottled water, or buys some cheap shit from Temu which will break in 2 days, or throws cardboard in the trash instead of recycling, everything becomes just a little bit worse.

It's not an individual. Every time you see that word, you can safely multiply it by a couple hundred million and see the actual almost-daily effect of what an "individual" does. A billionaire flying one leg of a private flight 10 miles? Who fucking cares compared to the bigger picture?

[–] speff@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

And no, citing multiple sources is not gish gallop. I’ve been hit with that accusation in a personal chat recently too lol.

Yes.... yes it is. If they're shitty sources, it takes times to research to debunk each one.

[–] speff@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My gun never misfires. Don't ban guns from kindergartens.

posted on an article where a kid accidentally gets shot