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Isn't there a danger here of blaming social media for the fact that the rest of your life apparently sucks? I remember I used to get annoyed at people who were
by tremendulo 9y ago
Isn't there a danger here of blaming social media for the fact that the rest of your life apparently sucks? I remember I used to get annoyed at people who were noisy when I was trying to study. Then I realised I was blaming them for my own sense of inadequacy.
Yet neither was it my fault: it's simply that the material was boring. Lack of focus really implied that I needed something harder, more important (and thus more exciting) to do.
- UweSchmidt 9y agoIt could be related. But human psyche is always there and systems must accomodate it. Building systems that hurt you mentally is not unlike trying to hurt you physically. Say the library was designed to be noisy - would that be acceptable?
- tremendulo 9y agoGood point -- but then, is it acceptable for winemakers to choose the best and most alluring grapes? And for there to be a distribution point within easy distance of my house, supported by local government planners and so on?
- UweSchmidt 9y agoWinemakers can use any grapes and set up shop anywhere they like. Alcohol is of course problematic and reasonable restrictions may be put into place. Pretty straightforward, really. (Your hypothetical argument based on false moral absolutisms is familiar around the internet, usually used to excuse unethical behaviour. Don't fall for it)
- tremendulo 9y agoHow is the system that has evolved for wine consumption not an example of 'building systems that hurt you mentally'?
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