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At scale no group is against its own personal interests. It sucks and it’s hypocritical and annoying, but that’s humans.
by ggggffggggg 8mo ago
At scale no group is against its own personal interests. It sucks and it’s hypocritical and annoying, but that’s humans.
- JuniperMesos 8mo agoWhy is it inherently good for a group to be against its own personal interests? Whose interests should a group favor instead?
- dec0dedab0de 8mo agoProgrammers are, because we keep encouraging AI to replace us.
- ceejayoz 8mo ago> At scale no group is against its own personal interests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National_Jews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National...
- ggggffggggg 8mo agoDon’t you think they thought this was self-interest?
- ceejayoz 8mo agoI’m sure they did! But it clearly wasn’t.
- danans 8mo ago> At scale no group is against its own personal interests. Of course they are. That's the whole point of scapegoating: convincing people that their problems are caused by another group while actually working against their interests.