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Those of us who grew up when culture wasn't just about greed, narcissism, and sociopathy assumed it would amplify all those old-fashioned values: intellectual c
by WillPostForFood 3y ago
Those of us who grew up when culture wasn't just about greed, narcissism, and sociopathy assumed it would amplify all those old-fashioned values: intellectual curiosity, informed democracy, and public education
Wait a sec, I'm pretty old, but totally missed this era before human greed and narcissism. When exactly are we talking about?
- revolvingocelot 3y agoIt can't be an issue of reading comprehension -- the parent post actually quotes the grandparent, but then pretends the grandparent wrote of an "era before human greed and narcissism" instead of a time "when culture wasn't just about greed, [and] narcissism" (emphasis mine). I get that it's easier to engage with what one wants someone to have said, rather than what they actually said, but why quote the relevant part just to ignore it? Fiendish!
- WillPostForFood 3y ago[flagged]
- revolvingocelot 3y ago[flagged]
- WillPostForFood 3y agoYes you did. You took my post in bad faith. You incorrectly assume I took the ggggp's post in bad faith, and now are engaging in your own battle against your own incorrect assumption. The hypocrisy is you are complaining about failing to engage with the main point, while refusing to engage and derailing yourself. Please stop, let's just move on. -- gggggp claims that culture is more narcissistic and greedy now. I dispute that, if you want to defend that claim, tell me what era you grew up in that was less so.
- revolvingocelot 3y ago[flagged]