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What's a "cope"? It's an intransitive verb, not a noun last I checked. I don't understand how the universe of all possible ideas other than learned helplessnes
by sacnoradhq 4y ago
What's a "cope"? It's an intransitive verb, not a noun last I checked.
I don't understand how the universe of all possible ideas other than learned helplessness are somehow rationalizations.
Perhaps there was sanity in thought of diagnosis, but murderous insanity in the prescription of the Ted the Unabomber.
I don't see how the ultra rich, monopolizing technology and the means of production, will ever willingly part with coin except to throw some crumbs to stave off imminent overthrow. If every billionaire is a policy failure, then, in the system of government and commerce controlled as such by billionaires, there can be no lasting or meaningful reform from the ballot or from within.
This means massive, nonviolent revolution to reset the political and economic operating systems is the necessary path forward. It is not the only possible path because people may choose to be meek, apathetic, cowardly, or blame themselves.
It's something we must do if we don't want to careen off a cliff like Will E Coyote before looking down that the Earth's fragile ecosystem is permanently destroyed and the vast majority of humanity except a lucky few are destined to live in favellas.
- labster 4y agoA cope is an internet comment of coping self-delusion, often written when the author is high on copium. A milder version occurs when the author is under the influence of hopium, but is still generally aware of the desperate reality.
- ThrowawayR2 4y agoIt's zoomer internet slang. From https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cope#Noun https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cope#Noun, "A coping mechanism or self-delusion one clings to in order to endure the hopelessness or despair of existence." Usually seems to be used in a mildly derogatory sense.