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>Inaction can be as devastating as action. It can be but rarely is. In the case racism, it isn't. Sitting in my house doing nothing isn't as bad as attacking
by parineum 6y ago
>Inaction can be as devastating as action.
It can be but rarely is.
In the case racism, it isn't. Sitting in my house doing nothing isn't as bad as attacking blacklivesmatter protesters.
The call against inaction is an exaggeration to shame people into action for their side. It's the "if you aren't with us, you're against us" repackaged for the woke.
- spangry 6y agoTo take it another step further, a bias towards action can be harmful as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere . I have often wondered if Google/Alphabet erred in switching from "don't be evil" to "do the right thing".
- dcow 6y agoIndeed. Only a sith deals in absolutes.