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3. Imagine that instead of continuing to build an enormously fragile, destructive world economy on a very temporary energy surfeit, we'd understood this could n

3. Imagine that instead of continuing to build an enormously fragile, destructive world economy on a very temporary energy surfeit, we'd understood this could not sustain, and the car on the left was never manufactured

PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
There has to be a name for this, it's like the idea of 6 degree's of separation. How many degrees of separation until a comment has fallen into a hole of histrionics from which the conversation can never return.
- walleeee 3y ago
  Sure, if you want to call a desire for a viable planetary ecology histrionics. What are we doing here if we can't critique the technologies we deploy or question the trajectories they set us on?
  - PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
    Think about it like this. Would that starving kid rather have you bitch at everyone else about how people are starving or have you buy them food? If you really want change, typing on these forums isn't the place for it. Not everything has to be a battle line, sometimes it's just a stupid meme that you chuckle at and move on. We went from a discussion about the expense of a new car to a stupid meme to a screed about socioconomics and planetary consumption. What I'm saying is, 90% of the internet is just one big fight after another. Maybe instead of adding to it, you spend the time taking action. Because, believe it or not, I'm generally on your side, but at some point I want to be able to read a stupid meme without seeing an ensuing fight.
    - fragmede 3y ago
      Maybe the meme could be less stupid?
      - PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
        Maybe you could lighten up?
        fragmede 3y ago
        I'm sure you're very smart and realize how stupid the meme is, but for every one person who is as smart as you, there are ten people who aren't, and who see the meme, and decide that, y'know what, things are fucked, and it just deepens their cynicism and hatred of the world. This Video Will Make You Angry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc

PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago

There has to be a name for this, it's like the idea of 6 degree's of separation. How many degrees of separation until a comment has fallen into a hole of histrionics from which the conversation can never return.

walleeee 3y ago
Sure, if you want to call a desire for a viable planetary ecology histrionics. What are we doing here if we can't critique the technologies we deploy or question the trajectories they set us on?
- PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
  Think about it like this. Would that starving kid rather have you bitch at everyone else about how people are starving or have you buy them food? If you really want change, typing on these forums isn't the place for it. Not everything has to be a battle line, sometimes it's just a stupid meme that you chuckle at and move on. We went from a discussion about the expense of a new car to a stupid meme to a screed about socioconomics and planetary consumption. What I'm saying is, 90% of the internet is just one big fight after another. Maybe instead of adding to it, you spend the time taking action. Because, believe it or not, I'm generally on your side, but at some point I want to be able to read a stupid meme without seeing an ensuing fight.
  - fragmede 3y ago
    Maybe the meme could be less stupid?
    - PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
      Maybe you could lighten up?
      - fragmede 3y ago
        I'm sure you're very smart and realize how stupid the meme is, but for every one person who is as smart as you, there are ten people who aren't, and who see the meme, and decide that, y'know what, things are fucked, and it just deepens their cynicism and hatred of the world. This Video Will Make You Angry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc