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I do not disagree with you, and I don't see that you disagree with me. The majority of people prefer the status quo. That strikes me as a tautology. We're up
by rootusrootus 5y ago
I do not disagree with you, and I don't see that you disagree with me. The majority of people prefer the status quo. That strikes me as a tautology.
We're up to something like 1/3 of the population having some kind of criminal record, though, so the balance could tip in the coming years. The culture wars we are experiencing right now may be a manifestation of that.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> The majority of people prefer the status quo. That strikes me as a tautology. That is definitely not a tautology. It is common that the majority of people views the status quo as undesirable.
- perl4ever 5y agoMaybe there are two different concepts of "prefer". The status quo is likely to always be some sort of local maxima/minima. So most people may prefer it to most available small changes, but most people may prefer a large change if there was a way to get there in a coordinated way.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> The status quo is likely to always be some sort of local maxima/minima. No, that's still not true.
- perl4ever 5y agoIf people can make small changes independently to get to a better state, what accounts for them not doing so? I can't believe it if I can't imagine it, and if you think it's possible, you should share how. I think this is a dispute over semantics. It's not very productive to argue whether something is true or false when people define terms differently. Better to explain how you define them.
- maxbond 5y agoI disagree with you that it is a majority (perhaps a slim one but I doubt it), or that that would be meaningful. The reality we are discussing is, indeed, a grim one.