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I think this is the thesis: > By telling the world directly what your community respects, you might induce them to change what they respect, or to join your co

I think this is the thesis: > By telling the world directly what your community respects, you might induce them to change what they respect, or to join your community. I think we're all pretty clear what different communities value, by the way those communities communicate, the way they act, and who they vote for as representatives. That's how you directly communicate what your community respects, the sum total of your words and actions, and actions count extra.

atoav 2y ago
The thing is, telling doesn't do shit. How many communities will say value a good virtue, while their actions are literally the opposite of what their story has been for the past centuries? Words are cheap, judge their actions. Are they more charitable? How do they treat the weak or their enemies? Etc.