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I enjoy it. I'm glad to see the unpolished, unveneered. What you see as bad, I see as a strong positive signal that we aren't taking ourselves too seriously (i
by rektide 4y ago
I enjoy it. I'm glad to see the unpolished, unveneered.
What you see as bad, I see as a strong positive signal that we aren't taking ourselves too seriously (it would be phrased delicately if it were), that we aren't here to be nice & tactful.
We're here because we're humans & we're wrestling with bullshit & we should at this point have some attitude & flippancy about where we are & how we got here & how badly we need to progress. It's time to spring ourselves from the trap, already, to start to re-emerge better genuinely human possibilities.
This is a Network (1976) Mad As Hell moment. And it fits; it's apparent to many, many are mad as hell at what online social media has become, what it's impact has been on society. "You've got to get mad." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINDtlPXmmE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINDtlPXmmE
In general, one of my signs of empathic & in touch people is that they can get past their own response & start to tune in & sympathize with, understand other people's disposition & reason, even if they don't like it. Taking the best side of your opponent in debate, the most charitable interpretation you can muster, is the fastest route to progress. I think there's a ton of ways this form here can be a good influence, but more so, I think the content is right on, and it's worth trying to get past your yuck for.