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> I think this is an incredibly premature statement to make if this is really a form of activism that's only been around for ~5-10 years or so. But it hasn't -
by djrogers 5y ago
> I think this is an incredibly premature statement to make if this is really a form of activism that's only been around for ~5-10 years or so.
But it hasn't - TFA even includes an example from centuries ago.
> Typical HN though, we love to play the role of enlightened politicos looking down at the unstrategic masses.
Typical HN though, we love to assume we're the first people to really understand a topic.
- whimsicalism 5y agoYes, TFA which explicitly singles out "contemporary meme activism" as the problem. > TFA even includes an example from centuries ago. Oh, you mean the abolitionist example? Yeah, too bad those guys never achieved any lasting, positive gain. You can't have it both ways.