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>> there’s nothing the US wants less than borders starting to be changed by wars > I think it's a major mistake to talk about any country as if it's one homoge
by mistermann 4y ago
>> there’s nothing the US wants less than borders starting to be changed by wars
> I think it's a major mistake to talk about any country as if it's one homogenous, unanimous entity
Not to mention mind reading! It's become so common and acceptable in our culture, we don't even realize when we're doing it anymore.
I swear, this simulation is becoming so bizarre it wouldn't even shock me if one day flood lights came on and we discovered we've been on a giant TV set this whole time.
On the brighter side though: what a show! How will it all end I wonder.
- logifail 4y ago> It's become so common [..] Yes, rarely a day goes by without me coming across a story entitled "Gen Z is $foo" or "Gen Z doesn't $bar" or similar. > and acceptable [..] Not sure about that, I stop reading as whenever I encounter such lazy writing! Somehow we're hearing and making more noise than ever about diversity and inclusion, yet we've collectively forgotten what diversity actually means...
- mistermann 4y ago> Not sure about that, I stop reading as whenever I encounter such lazy writing! Lazy writing is an assumption, and I don't think it is a remotely safe one. Keep in mind that there is a difference between the state of mind a person is in at the time they were writing a comment, and the state of mind they are in when they get called on what they say in their comment.