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You miss the point that a satisfied person has little incentive for activism. Also, most conservative opinions tend to be met with anything from disgust to deri

You miss the point that a satisfied person has little incentive for activism. Also, most conservative opinions tend to be met with anything from disgust to derision online, further disincentivizing counter-protest.

cm2187 9y ago
or dismissal.
jacobsheehy 9y ago
> You miss the point that a satisfied person has little incentive for activism. This is interesting - what do you mean by this? I'm not sure what you mean in this context, but in an overall, general sense I strongly disagree. Certainly there is significant incentive for activism from a satisfied person. A person may be satisfied but that does not mean that there is not room for improvement or change. Satisfaction is something that is static, stagnant, and doesn't last forever. One day you may be satisfied with a product or political situation, and the next day you might not be even if it remains unchanged itself. Activism is a method of creating change. Everyone is incentivized by it because everyone can benefit immensely from change, even the ultra-rich. > Also, most conservative opinions tend to be met with anything from disgust to derision online, further disincentivizing counter-protest. I have found the opposite to be true, actually. Depending on the online community, sometimes it is the conservative opinions that are the only ones deemed acceptable by the community (as is often the case here on HN), and in others perhaps the liberal comments. But I have been a liberal commenter on the internet for nearly 20 years and I have found, time and time again, that the internet has little room for acceptance of left-wing opinions.
- OtterCoder 9y ago
  I am frankly blown away that you feel persecuted for liberal opinions online. We must both go to the wrong fora for our ideologies.
- briandear 9y ago
  > Everyone is incentivized by it because everyone can benefit immensely from change, even the ultra-rich. Not everyone. And, some people don't feel like they need charge. Some people are actually happy with their life, career and situation. > even the ultra-rich. What does the ultra-rich have to do with anything? You've kind of jumped the shark there.

cm2187 9y ago

or dismissal.

jacobsheehy 9y ago

> You miss the point that a satisfied person has little incentive for activism. This is interesting - what do you mean by this? I'm not sure what you mean in this context, but in an overall, general sense I strongly disagree. Certainly there is significant incentive for activism from a satisfied person. A person may be satisfied but that does not mean that there is not room for improvement or change. Satisfaction is something that is static, stagnant, and doesn't last forever. One day you may be satisfied with a product or political situation, and the next day you might not be even if it remains unchanged itself. Activism is a method of creating change. Everyone is incentivized by it because everyone can benefit immensely from change, even the ultra-rich. > Also, most conservative opinions tend to be met with anything from disgust to derision online, further disincentivizing counter-protest. I have found the opposite to be true, actually. Depending on the online community, sometimes it is the conservative opinions that are the only ones deemed acceptable by the community (as is often the case here on HN), and in others perhaps the liberal comments. But I have been a liberal commenter on the internet for nearly 20 years and I have found, time and time again, that the internet has little room for acceptance of left-wing opinions.

OtterCoder 9y ago
I am frankly blown away that you feel persecuted for liberal opinions online. We must both go to the wrong fora for our ideologies.
briandear 9y ago
> Everyone is incentivized by it because everyone can benefit immensely from change, even the ultra-rich. Not everyone. And, some people don't feel like they need charge. Some people are actually happy with their life, career and situation. > even the ultra-rich. What does the ultra-rich have to do with anything? You've kind of jumped the shark there.