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> There is a thing in the world called "petty injustice". It's when you get screwed a little bit. Entities like Verizon make a great deal of money on aggregate
by forgotpwtomain 11y ago
> There is a thing in the world called "petty injustice". It's when you get screwed a little bit. Entities like Verizon make a great deal of money on aggregate petty injustice.
That's a very succinct and clear way of putting it. I wonder if there is an essay or other origin for the particular term you are using?
- javajosh 11y agoThanks! It's my own invention.
- zimpenfish 11y ago"Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War" (1989) links "petty injustice" to "chickenshit behavior" - "the petty harassment of the weak by the strong; open scrimmage for power and authority and prestige; sadism thinly disguised as necessary discipline; a constant 'paying off of old scores'; and insistence on the letter rather than the spirit of ordinances."