• @Empricorn@feddit.nl
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    121 month ago

    These people are either stupid or evil. Or both. And so we have to oppose them. Does it really matter which it is?

    • @grue@lemmy.world
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      131 month ago

      Yes, it matters, because underestimating them because we think they’re stupid instead of evil is a recipe for disaster.

      • @Empricorn@feddit.nl
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        11 month ago

        But it kind of implies the prerequisite of understanding or empathizing with them. But those of us who don’t feel a compulsive need to consume and burn everything will never understand them. Not truly…

        • @angrystego@lemmy.world
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          21 month ago

          You don’t have to be a car to understand how it works and to avoid the damage it can potentially cause if you let it run uncontrolled.

          • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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            11 month ago

            Right, we need to know whether in an emergency on slippery roads to pump the brakes to keep in control or to trust in anti-lock brakes to do it for us