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The alternative cynical view (which I subscribe to) is that this small-to-medium amount of pain can sometimes tip the scales in the right direction. There are
by gred 6y ago
The alternative cynical view (which I subscribe to) is that this small-to-medium amount of pain can sometimes tip the scales in the right direction.
There are of course other tools, but they require a bit more dedication: regular donations to think tanks and lobbyists who agree with you and can spend time schmoozing/convincing congressmen, regular donations to legal foundations who challenge overreach in court, and of course voting when the time comes.
- mlthoughts2018 6y agoWhat part of my response was cynical?
- techbio 6y agoFor the uncertain: cyn·i·cal /ˈsinək(ə)l/ 1. believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity. "her cynical attitude" 2.concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted or appropriate standards in order to achieve them. "a cynical manipulation of public opinion"
- mlthoughts2018 6y agoI’m still not understanding. How is my comment distrustful? It’s just a factual description of a decision making and PR process. The tone I imagine when I say something like “legislators only consider the desires of plutocrats” is like saying “plants survive by photosynthesis” or “the Efficient Markets hypothesis is only useful as an occasional approximation” or something - neutral observations of factual descriptions of how systems work. “Cynical” implies a normative judgment, or some extended assumption as if my comment has anything to do with presumed self-interest or distrust of sincerity.
- techbio 6y agoCynical doesn't mean "wrong". While I'm playing the reference material card: Cynical Antonyms of CYNICAL positivist, cheerful, trusting, optimistic, positivistic, sentimental, impractical, undoubting, idealistic, naive, believing, hopeful, positive, trustful, rose-colored, romantic. The worldview you describe isn't any of those.
- hombre_fatal 6y agoWell, you're not talking to a congressman. You're talking to an office aide. I'm not convinced causing "pain" for interns and aides is what transmutes into political change.