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I'm reminded of an old saying, "The world is run by those who show up."
by Meekro 3y ago
I'm reminded of an old saying, "The world is run by those who show up."
- theturtletalks 3y agoI prefer this one: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
- itronitron 3y agoThe small group doesn't have to be thoughtful (and they often aren't), they just need to be committed.
- theturtletalks 3y agoThe strong commitment and resolve within a small group inspires others to join.
- lo_zamoyski 3y agoOddly enough, in Margaret Mead's case, that seems to mean lying to the world about Samoan promiscuity to rationalize her own adultery (implying that in the "state of nature", whatever that means, it's no big deal), thus contributing in her own way to the groundwork for the disaster that was the sexual revolution.
- clove 3y agoI've never heard of this. Can you give me the TL;DR?
- consilient 3y agoComing of Age in Samoa is controversial but the claim that Mead was actively lying is pretty untenable. The main point of contention is that some of Mead's subjects, 40 years and a conversion to Christianity later, denied having had casual sex as young women and claimed that they were playing a practical joke on her. Whether they were telling the truth then and if so to what extent they're representative of Mead's other subjects is a thorny issue, to say the least.