I love how the world is burning and the people needing to bury their heads in distractions are filing a petition that their distractions need to be protected and remain high quality.
I understand where you’re coming from, and I can’t blame you in the slightest.
However, I also understand why someone might feel overwhelmed by all the bad stuff happening out there. And we can treat it as an individual moral failure and just complain about how everyone is burying their heads in distraction… or we can treat it as a systemic issue and solve it.
You’ve already made the first step of implicitly asking “why don’t petitions on more pressing issues get traction?”, and now it’s time to look for an answer beyond the simple “bread and circuses”.
Tell you what: why don’t you write down a list of every problem in the world, ordered from most important to least important - and make sure it’s totally objective - and we’ll punish anyone who tries to fix problem 2 while problem 1 is outstanding. Sound good? No, sounds fucking batshit.
I’m not punishing anyone. I’m simply stating that this petition has gotten more attention on Lemmy in the last week than anything climate or authoritarian related.
It makes sense, and I support the cause, it’s because it’s something we can do something about, but the irony is worth noting.
Also you’re not problem 2 on the list, you’re dangling at the bottom end.
But I’m glad your populist response got the upvotes it deserves.
While I do share your deep frustration regarding how the attention scale tips a lot more for the frivolous in the face of calamity, I have to say the way you are commenting is just a good example of how to not communicate with others in behalf of a cause.
You could harness the enthusiasm of people for this cause and redirect their attention to other issues, by claiming that this is a good example in how we can indeed fight back against the many injustices that are reigned over us.
If you instead intend to belittle people into it, you’ll get nothing but what you are getting here, which is… well, you can see for yourself.
Not to mention that you might be successful in demotivating people even further.
I try to raise as much attention as I can to Permaculture and syntropy or the syntropic method, and try to promote movements such as Degrowth, Veganism, Zero Waste and I never shut up about Precision Fermentation. But there’s a reason why I don’t call myself an Environmentalist, a Vegan or a Zerowaster and so on… even though in practice I technically do practice all these things - well, not all, not Precision Fermentation because I don’t have the money or infrastructure to do it, otherwise I would, and that is why I probably can’t shut up about it. But I don’t use distinguishing labeling to describe myself that may generate a sense of otherness to others. There’s literally nothing different about me because I do or practice any single one of these things or all of them. Any person can choose to do any of them or all of them at any point, and the only obstacle might be that they didn’t have the knowledge as to how or they didn’t or don’t have time and support to learn it.
When fighting for the environment or fighting fascism (It’s literally the same fight against the capital influence that dictates these conditions because of the few that want to thrive at the cost of everything else), it needs to start with making people feel less alone in the face of it all, and then reaffirming their sense of belief that any difference that they can make is a difference worth making.
You’re doing quite the opposite here. And believe me when I tell you this. Because I am on your side. Even your feeling of anger and resentment is one I share when seeing the apathy and complacency in the people around me everyday. I just learned my lesson that the pessimistic attitude and outbursts got me nothing but alienation. And from time to time I still need someone to do the same for me as what I am doing here for you now, someone needs to snap me out of all the rage and loathing because it accomplishes exactly the opposite of what I want to happen in the world.
I apologise if my very long message feels condescending, or if it makes you feel like telling me to go fuck myself. If it does, remember this… I’m on your side. I really am.
Guess we should stop all other things while those problems exist, right?
You are not allowed to complain when someone pissed in your mailbox because fascism is rising.
You are not allowed to complain getting stabbed because the planet is dying.
I love how the world is burning and the people needing to bury their heads in distractions are filing a petition that their distractions need to be protected and remain high quality.
Yes for that we can collect signatures.
I understand where you’re coming from, and I can’t blame you in the slightest.
However, I also understand why someone might feel overwhelmed by all the bad stuff happening out there. And we can treat it as an individual moral failure and just complain about how everyone is burying their heads in distraction… or we can treat it as a systemic issue and solve it.
You’ve already made the first step of implicitly asking “why don’t petitions on more pressing issues get traction?”, and now it’s time to look for an answer beyond the simple “bread and circuses”.
They can only one thing a year and this year it is video games.
Being the VP of the European Parliament, he speaks about a lot of other stuff too.
Tell you what: why don’t you write down a list of every problem in the world, ordered from most important to least important - and make sure it’s totally objective - and we’ll punish anyone who tries to fix problem 2 while problem 1 is outstanding. Sound good? No, sounds fucking batshit.
Drama queen
I’m not punishing anyone. I’m simply stating that this petition has gotten more attention on Lemmy in the last week than anything climate or authoritarian related.
It makes sense, and I support the cause, it’s because it’s something we can do something about, but the irony is worth noting.
Also you’re not problem 2 on the list, you’re dangling at the bottom end.
But I’m glad your populist response got the upvotes it deserves.
While I do share your deep frustration regarding how the attention scale tips a lot more for the frivolous in the face of calamity, I have to say the way you are commenting is just a good example of how to not communicate with others in behalf of a cause.
You could harness the enthusiasm of people for this cause and redirect their attention to other issues, by claiming that this is a good example in how we can indeed fight back against the many injustices that are reigned over us.
If you instead intend to belittle people into it, you’ll get nothing but what you are getting here, which is… well, you can see for yourself.
Not to mention that you might be successful in demotivating people even further.
I try to raise as much attention as I can to Permaculture and syntropy or the syntropic method, and try to promote movements such as Degrowth, Veganism, Zero Waste and I never shut up about Precision Fermentation. But there’s a reason why I don’t call myself an Environmentalist, a Vegan or a Zerowaster and so on… even though in practice I technically do practice all these things - well, not all, not Precision Fermentation because I don’t have the money or infrastructure to do it, otherwise I would, and that is why I probably can’t shut up about it. But I don’t use distinguishing labeling to describe myself that may generate a sense of otherness to others. There’s literally nothing different about me because I do or practice any single one of these things or all of them. Any person can choose to do any of them or all of them at any point, and the only obstacle might be that they didn’t have the knowledge as to how or they didn’t or don’t have time and support to learn it.
When fighting for the environment or fighting fascism (It’s literally the same fight against the capital influence that dictates these conditions because of the few that want to thrive at the cost of everything else), it needs to start with making people feel less alone in the face of it all, and then reaffirming their sense of belief that any difference that they can make is a difference worth making.
You’re doing quite the opposite here. And believe me when I tell you this. Because I am on your side. Even your feeling of anger and resentment is one I share when seeing the apathy and complacency in the people around me everyday. I just learned my lesson that the pessimistic attitude and outbursts got me nothing but alienation. And from time to time I still need someone to do the same for me as what I am doing here for you now, someone needs to snap me out of all the rage and loathing because it accomplishes exactly the opposite of what I want to happen in the world.
I apologise if my very long message feels condescending, or if it makes you feel like telling me to go fuck myself. If it does, remember this… I’m on your side. I really am.
mostly because it’s an European initiative which means educated people in countries with working democracies
antiauthoritarian initiatives need to come from the usa which is full of brainwashed people and a fully corrupt gov
On point!
So, what’s your list? You didn’t answer the question. Could’ve been more constructive by not calling someone a drama queen.
And yet here you are.
multiple things are possible
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Guess we should stop all other things while those problems exist, right?
You are not allowed to complain when someone pissed in your mailbox because fascism is rising. You are not allowed to complain getting stabbed because the planet is dying.
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