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My Distaste for Your Solution Does Not Mean Disregard for the Problem

by mreome on 8/12/23, 10:44 PM with 2 comments

  • by mdp2021 on 8/13/23, 9:25 AM

    Together with the short list of ghastly examples,

    the denounce is important against a crawling spirit of "must-do-something-anything-ism". (I hope I will find a better term.)

    There exist individuals that (sometimes openly) get gratification by seeing somebody "just take action" - even if it is bad action, damaging. They find it reassuring.

    And there exist individuals that just love a "loud voice", again for emotional gratification (independently of the content). "Pornophony".

    Clearly, education is failing in having this individuals overcome emotional instances towards lucidity.

    And this disposition is a powerful base for populists.

  • by jimmaswell on 8/13/23, 1:14 AM

    Especially prevalent in gun politics e.g. if you point out some arbitrary restriction on collapsible stocks or muzzle flash suppressors will save 0 lives.