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Why does it have to be someone with real power? I've seen several people on forums/twitter (yes, real people not bots) advocating or doing the math on what we

by robswc 5y ago

Why does it have to be someone with real power? I've seen several people on forums/twitter (yes, real people not bots) advocating or doing the math on what we could do with the "1% wealth" ... there's also this https://youtu.be/XX0u08Gb2Gc https://youtu.be/XX0u08Gb2Gc Which got through countless producers and two hosts without so much as a "?" from anyone.

nobody9999 5y ago
>Why does it have to be someone with real power? Because unless there are either powerful folks advocating for this, or a huge group of people doing so (and neither of those exists, AFAICT), it will never happen. Yes, there are folks out there with ridiculous ideas. Mah nishtanah, ha-laylah ha-zeh?[0] If I were to promote the idea that we should require all women to wear shelf bras[1] (or none at all), that would make me a pig and an objectifier of women. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if there were folks out there who already do so Would such a thing garner widespread support? Would someone advocating for such a thing be taken seriously by enough people (or the right people, which was the point of my initial comment) to make it happen? The same can be said of "confiscating the wealth of the billionaires." It makes me wonder if we should expand Peter Medawar's comment[2] beyond just religious institutions. [N.B. I am an American] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Nishtana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Nishtana [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bra_designs#List_of_bra_design_terms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bra_designs#List_of_br... [2] https://quotefancy.com/quote/1574828/Peter-Medawar-The-USA-is-so-enormous-and-so-numerous-are-its-schools-colleges-and https://quotefancy.com/quote/1574828/Peter-Medawar-The-USA-i...
- robswc 5y ago
  That's fair... I would argue that a significant % of people are arguing for this though, or at least open to the idea. I mean, would you say a significant % of people believe that Q nonsense?
  - nobody9999 5y ago
    >I would argue that a significant % of people are arguing for this though, or at least open to the idea. >I mean, would you say a significant % of people believe that Q nonsense? I refer you to my previous comment where I said: It makes me wonder if we should expand Peter Medawar's comment[2] beyond just religious institutions. [N.B. I am an American] The link[0] referenced is a quote: “The USA is so enormous, and so numerous are its schools, colleges and religious seminaries, many devoted to special religious beliefs ranging from the unorthodox to the dotty, that we can hardly wonder at its yielding a more bounteous harvest of gobbledygook than the rest of the world put together.” [0] https://quotefancy.com/quote/1574828/Peter-Medawar-The-USA-is-so-enormous-and-so-numerous-are-its-schools-colleges-and https://quotefancy.com/quote/1574828/Peter-Medawar-The-USA-i...

by robswc 5y ago

nobody9999 5y ago

>Why does it have to be someone with real power? Because unless there are either powerful folks advocating for this, or a huge group of people doing so (and neither of those exists, AFAICT), it will never happen. Yes, there are folks out there with ridiculous ideas. Mah nishtanah, ha-laylah ha-zeh?[0] If I were to promote the idea that we should require all women to wear shelf bras[1] (or none at all), that would make me a pig and an objectifier of women. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if there were folks out there who already do so Would such a thing garner widespread support? Would someone advocating for such a thing be taken seriously by enough people (or the right people, which was the point of my initial comment) to make it happen? The same can be said of "confiscating the wealth of the billionaires." It makes me wonder if we should expand Peter Medawar's comment[2] beyond just religious institutions. [N.B. I am an American] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Nishtana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Nishtana [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bra_designs#List_of_bra_design_terms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bra_designs#List_of_br... [2] https://quotefancy.com/quote/1574828/Peter-Medawar-The-USA-is-so-enormous-and-so-numerous-are-its-schools-colleges-and https://quotefancy.com/quote/1574828/Peter-Medawar-The-USA-i...

robswc 5y ago
That's fair... I would argue that a significant % of people are arguing for this though, or at least open to the idea. I mean, would you say a significant % of people believe that Q nonsense?
- nobody9999 5y ago
  >I would argue that a significant % of people are arguing for this though, or at least open to the idea. >I mean, would you say a significant % of people believe that Q nonsense? I refer you to my previous comment where I said: It makes me wonder if we should expand Peter Medawar's comment[2] beyond just religious institutions. [N.B. I am an American] The link[0] referenced is a quote: “The USA is so enormous, and so numerous are its schools, colleges and religious seminaries, many devoted to special religious beliefs ranging from the unorthodox to the dotty, that we can hardly wonder at its yielding a more bounteous harvest of gobbledygook than the rest of the world put together.” [0] https://quotefancy.com/quote/1574828/Peter-Medawar-The-USA-is-so-enormous-and-so-numerous-are-its-schools-colleges-and https://quotefancy.com/quote/1574828/Peter-Medawar-The-USA-i...