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This is learned helplessness. ‘Nothing matters because people get distracted’ is how you guarantee nothing changes.
by Jimmc414 11mo ago
This is learned helplessness. ‘Nothing matters because people get distracted’ is how you guarantee nothing changes.
- bdangubic 11mo agohow do things change? genuinely interested… I am soooo past helpnessness phase at this point (also have no hope at all anything will change…)
- Jimmc414 11mo agoIncrementally and unevenly. The catholic church abuse scandal took decades of persistence before change. Tobacco litigation seemed pointless until it wasn't. Epstein was a known criminal for years before arrest. The gap is long and uncertain, but the alternative is what? You keep your own house in order regardless of whether the neighborhood is on fire. That is the only part you can control
- bdangubic 11mo agoI wish I shared your enthusiasm. I generally do but I think we are too far into deep end to make this change