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> Some people just like camp And that, my friend, is the tyranny of the majority. It is the people who just like things the way they are who opt willfully to t
by niels_olson 15y ago
> Some people just like camp
And that, my friend, is the tyranny of the majority. It is the people who just like things the way they are who opt willfully to take the side of the-way-is. You attacked, wrote a comment, preserving the status quo simply because you happen to find yourself with that preference, rather than considering the much more existential plight of the minority.
- jamesaguilar 15y agoI don't think there is any existential plight in not signing up for Facebook. You just don't sign up for it. Also, sharing your opinion about whether or not something is a problem is not an "attack".
- dbecker 15y agoI don't think I understood what you are saying. But, would you suggest that by using (and enjoying) fb, I am oppressing people who don't want to use it?
- 18pfsmt 15y agoI don't want to speak for niels_olson, but in short, yes. Especially if you do any of the following: -use a smart phone w/ friends' contact info entered and the FB app installed - talk about those friends on FB - or upload pictures with them in-frame
- VMG 15y agoOut there, somebody just doesn't like the internet, and you are making him sad by participating.
- niels_olson 15y agoMy point was that your comment illustrates how the tyranny of the majority works. Most people in any majority simply have that position coincidentally, but when faced with the possibility of movement, are willing to attack ferociously out of the underlying instinct to stand your ground. The idea of walking a mile in the minority's shoes never even in makes into their thought process, let alone do they actually walk that mile.