I'm referring to / summarizing the Ratchet Effect.
Obviously movement for the sake of movement is not inherently good. But when our only allowed form of action is to vote and we see that voting has no or negative effect, it seems fruitless.
Because a slightly more realistic scenario is that the Dems vote to just throw some people off the cliff, and that's agreed between the two parties.
No, I'd rather vote for vegan ice cream first, then vote against driving off a cliff.
Unfortunately our current system doesn't allow for that, so obviously I vote against driving off a cliff, but it feels so stagnating.
Agreed, but this is like comparing your neighbor burning 1 million acres to you having a bonfire. The scale is the problem. We should absolutely take individual responsibility; however, our small impact is only felt when we band together.
One of the options for buying it is de-Googled with /e/os.
Now if only they sold in the US
I counted the boxes and compared to the number of digits.
Yep, we had a "targeted political attack" in Brooklyn Center (a 2nd ring suburb of Minneapolis) about 2 hours before the protests were set to start.
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What a despicable way to respond to a well reasoned and compassionate comment.
I get that inner reflection is difficult, I really do. But if someone's message hits you in a particularly poignant way, responding with cruelty just doesn't seem helpful for anyone involved. I hope you're able to grow past it and hold a mirror to yourself.
Just got a job that is fully remote, and I think I need to start doing this a few times a month. I could do a half day at a local happy hour or something. It's oppressively lonely as is.