• Michael@slrpnk.net
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    1 day ago

    They’re willingly living in stupidity. If we just let people do that we get people like Trump, so Id rather avoid that

    These people don’t have power over others like Trump.

    Neither can I, but as I said you’re purposefully ignoring a big part of what’s being discussed: the part where they don’t ever tread back out of delusion. There’s 0 defense for that

    You aren’t responsible for other’s beliefs. You are loosely reveling in their suffering, whether you realize it or not. They are very concerned and are likely vulnerable individuals.

    Plenty of things happen in this world that each respective populace doesn’t consent to.

    Seriously, why single them out for going a little crazy? It’s not like I haven’t pointed at somebody and laughed in the past, so no judgement here, but the whole system and world order is nuts and we need something new.

    If you are worried about people holding factually incorrect or wrong beliefs, e.g. delusions, then advocate for decentralized media, unbiased news organizations, etc. Help elevate voices that help others to climb out of their delusions and fear.

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      24 hours ago

      These people don’t have power over others like Trump.

      These are the people voting Trump in, dude, you cant actually be this dense

      You aren’t responsible for other’s beliefs

      No, but I do try to make the world a less stupid place when I can

      You are loosely reveling in their suffering, whether you realize it or not.

      If they’re too stupid to learn basic science then I reeeeally don’t care

      They are very concerned and are likely vulnerable individuals.

      Ok? They’re also very stupid individuals, I don’t care at all what makes them believe the blatantly stupid thing, only that they refuse to accept reality

      Seriously, why single them out for going a little crazy?

      Because it’s a very obvious and easy one to point out. There are posts about other delusions all the time, this one just happened to be about these specific people

      If you are worried about people holding factually incorrect or wrong beliefs, e.g. delusions, then advocate for decentralized media, unbiased news organizations, etc.

      I also do this. Weird of you to assume that someone on Lemmy doesn’t just because they also don’t respect people who refuse to think

      You’re doing an awful lot of defending of people who are choosing to behave the way they do, it’s weird. Gonna file you in with them and call it a day, you don’t seem to be too far from them in the ol’ comprehension skill

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        24 hours ago

        These are the people voting Trump in, dude, you cant actually be this dense

        Of course these individuals share responsibility for potentially voting for him, but we ALL share responsibility for him rising to power.

        No, but I do try to make the world a less stupid place when I can

        We don’t need to call out stupidity to make it a better place. Expressing yourself with clarity and confidence of thought is infinitely better.

        If they’re too stupid to learn basic science then I reeeeally don’t care

        You don’t need to care about any of this.

        Ok? They’re also very stupid individuals, I don’t care at all what makes them believe the blatantly stupid thing, only that they refuse to accept reality

        If somebody you love is frightened (in a general sense), what would you do? Calming them down and helping to see the truth would be one potential path to ease their suffering. What would making fun of them do?

        You’re doing an awful lot of defending of people who are choosing to behave the way they do, it’s weird. Gonna file you in with them and call it a day, you don’t seem to be too far from them in the ol’ comprehension skill

        Do what you want, I’m not going to apologize for my behavior or take it personally. If my crime is being too empathetic, guess I’m guilty.