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[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thats not how changing minds works.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

And if we haven't made any significant headway on that front for the past century, how exactly do you plan to do that in the current election cycle? What method of changing minds are you planning to use to accomplish that?

An imperfect plan today beats a perfect plan 10 years from now. Slowing down is better than speeding up.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing shows people how wrong they are than by giving them exactly what they asked for. I dont think trump is gaining popularity.

Now how to change people in america from greed and selfishness? Need more than 4 years as we simply need older generations to die off naturally and take their ideas with them.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing shows people how wrong they are than by giving them exactly what they asked for.

So literally accelerationism then. Got it.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Thats how people learn my guy. There's a reason this type of societal stuff is cyclical. Everythings constantly changing, some are slower than others or need more evidence.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Thats how people learn my guy.

Not really, no. People learn in incremental steps. You're talking about the equivalent of tossing a baby in a pool and saying "If they drown, they drown." Like sure, all the surviving babies will learn to swim, but I won't endorse a course that's so callous to all the people who suffer in the process.