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I say this with respect and appreciation for your thoughtful framing, as I also feel for the author: I'm not a young man, but I believe your this-has-always-be
by patcon 5mo ago
I say this with respect and appreciation for your thoughtful framing, as I also feel for the author:
I'm not a young man, but I believe your this-has-always-been-the-way-ism, is equally clueless, in shared lineage with all the old-dog elders of past who've been helpless to stop what's happening, as the naive fools do the work of imagining it might be otherwise
Blindness goes both ways (a certain type from the end, as from the beginning), and truth is likely somewhere in the middle
- pj_mukh 5mo agoI get into the this conversation a lot, when you point out the obvious historical context to "all this change", the response is always "Oh so you want to do nothing?" or "helpless to stop what's happening". That's not the implication of historical context. But it screams for a change in narrative, we aren't helpless, we live in the greatest time, and it can be even greater. If we are to continue the march of civilization our algorithmic feed driven mania would just be just a blip. But if we give into the hysteria, I am afraid this is the beginning of the end. Our birth rate is dwindling because people are anxious [1], posts like this are not helping. [1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/birthrate-kids-parents-demographics-future.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/birthrate-kids-pa...
- ChrisLTD 5mo agoBeginning of the end seems a tad hyperbolic. We aren’t running out of humans.
- socalgal2 5mo agoWe aren't?
- switchers 5mo agoThere are plenty if you don't mind what colour or socio economic background they are.
- pj_mukh 5mo agoNot for long [1]. [1]: https://openthemagazine.com/india/the-baby-slump-the-fear-of-plummeting-birth-rates-looms-over-india https://openthemagazine.com/india/the-baby-slump-the-fear-of...
- bethekidyouwant 5mo agoThe amount of women having children hasn’t changed since the 80s about 80% the difference is how many they choose to have
- whackernews 5mo agoI think you are both saying the same thing?
- csallen 5mo agoIn what way is understanding the historical context in which we live "blindness"? Correcting someone who believes an old phenomenon is a new phenomenon, is not the same as giving up and saying we should do nothing about said phenomenon. In fact, understanding something is the first and most important step to changing it, especially a pattern or a habit.