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[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 37 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"Line go up" is the animating force of the age, the critical philosophical principal around which our entire society is arranged.

Gives me a fucking headache.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

“Line go up” is the animating force of the ~~age~~ the rich and powerful, the critical philosophical principal around which ~~our entire society~~ their lives ~~is~~ are arranged.

I choose not to confuse their values as mine or that of my community.

[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. I really hate it when people see the problems in the world, fall for misanthropy, and blame everyone, most of whom are blameless beyond their failure to put their lives at risk to change things.

People are great. We've done great things. We're a species who's defining advantage is cooperation. None of what we see today would be possible if most of us were greedy, hateful, idiots.

People can be lead astray. but who can blame them? We've created a world more complicated than any one of us could fully understand. It's bad enough that a handful of psychopaths can take advantage of that, we don't need to add to it by making it seem like everyone's at fault for not instantly bashing their heads in.

[–] ochi_chernye@startrek.website 7 points 3 months ago

I really appreciate this take. It's good-hearted and makes good sense. I'll try to remember it going forward, when cynicism overwhelms.

[–] mamotromico@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago
[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Unfortunately, the powerful have the power so they're arranging my life too. To the best of their ability, at least.

You're right that we should not confuse their values for our own, however.

[–] orl0pl@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

All time high all time!