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> "Don't be anti-Axis-powers. Be pro something else." Pro: Allies, peace. > "Don't be anti-HIV. Be pro something else." Pro: Science, research, vaccines, hea

by dflock 5y ago

> "Don't be anti-Axis-powers. Be pro something else." Pro: Allies, peace. > "Don't be anti-HIV. Be pro something else." Pro: Science, research, vaccines, health equality, etc... > "Don't be anti-crime. Be pro something else." Pro: Social security/welfare, Mental Healthcare for all, drug legalization, rehabilitation, etc... > "Don't be anti-(house|city|wild)-fire. Be pro something else." Pro: Ecological Forest Management, Public Services, Firefighers & Funding, etc... > "Don't be anti-discrimination. Be pro something else." Pro: Social Justice, Black Lives Matter, Equality, etc... > "Don't be anti-software-defect. Be pro something else." Pro: Unit Tests, End-to-End Testing, User Testing, Fuzzing, Documentation, etc...

dredmorbius 5y ago
Sometimes, if your goal is to hit a specific target, the best advice is "aim for the bullseye", and not "don't aim at everything that isn't the bullseye". Worse yet, an enumerated list of non-bullseyes not to aim at. I get Doreen's point. I can see the political logic in alliance-building. I understand that there are times when full-frontal assaults go poorly. I actually don't have a whole lot of issue with the suggestions. In this one case the advice might even be valid, for messaging purposes. As a general rule, and in terms of devising strategy, it's ... ill-conceived.
- thepangolino 5y ago
  I think the main issue is the current political discourse going for the “anti” approaches. Constantly calling for less consumption, less personal freedom, etc. All one hears is less less less in the name of illy and broadly defined causes such as “the environment”. This even showed with the global response yo the corona crisis. Les freedom of movement, less outdoor activities, less hospital occupation instead of more. More treatments options, etc.
  - dredmorbius 5y ago
    I'd agree with much of that.

by dflock 5y ago

dredmorbius 5y ago

Sometimes, if your goal is to hit a specific target, the best advice is "aim for the bullseye", and not "don't aim at everything that isn't the bullseye". Worse yet, an enumerated list of non-bullseyes not to aim at. I get Doreen's point. I can see the political logic in alliance-building. I understand that there are times when full-frontal assaults go poorly. I actually don't have a whole lot of issue with the suggestions. In this one case the advice might even be valid, for messaging purposes. As a general rule, and in terms of devising strategy, it's ... ill-conceived.

thepangolino 5y ago
I think the main issue is the current political discourse going for the “anti” approaches. Constantly calling for less consumption, less personal freedom, etc. All one hears is less less less in the name of illy and broadly defined causes such as “the environment”. This even showed with the global response yo the corona crisis. Les freedom of movement, less outdoor activities, less hospital occupation instead of more. More treatments options, etc.
- dredmorbius 5y ago
  I'd agree with much of that.