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Because just like shaming the use of drinking straws, it’s a low effort (and in my view mostly inconsequential or even misguided) change that gives you a feelin
by gherkinnn 5y ago
Because just like shaming the use of drinking straws, it’s a low effort (and in my view mostly inconsequential or even misguided) change that gives you a feeling of moral superiority.
Actual sacrifices are hard and uncomfortable. Who wants that?
- wolverine876 5y ago> Actual sacrifices are hard and uncomfortable. Can't we do both the hard and easy? Neither precludes the other. How are you helping by obstructing either? > gives you a feeling of moral superiority Can you give evidence of that being the motive? It's too easy to smear people with it. Maybe you are motivated by moral superiority, maybe I am.
- kyleee 5y ago> Can't we do both the hard and easy? Neither precludes the other. How are you helping by obstructing either? Probably not? That would assume people have infinite time and energy, and unlimited political and social capital to urge other people and organizations to change, which I don't think is true
- wolverine876 5y agoPeople do plenty of the easy things - people stop using single-use plastics, for example - and still work for the hard ones.
- BurningFrog 5y agoI think of many of those things are "tribal markers". By publicly taking a stand for/against certain things, you show you're a loyal member of the Blue Tribe. One important thing about that is that the weirder the stance is, the stronger the loyalty signal is. Saying something borderline idiotic that the Tribe likes, shows you're ready to publicly humiliate yourself for the tribe, which earns extra credit. I'm not at all saying this is the only thing in play here, but once you realize this is a "thing", it makes some crazy things seem less crazy.