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Why more American seniors are getting high (www.economist.com)

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[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

because it's cheaper than revolting

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Revolting is done by young people.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Joseph Stalin did what now?

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

At 44 he was already leading the Party.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The party that did what now?

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You want me to say "revolution"?

Because revolting is something else...

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

huh uh. Then what do you think it means?

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Revolt is uprising. It can be in vain, done by small numbers of people, crushed etc.

Revolution is a big change. It is usually large, well organized, and even if unsuccessful, it still results in changing the old way.

Edit: A good example would be a prison revolt by the detainees in a single establishment vs. a prison revolution meaning changing detainment rules in a whole country.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago

They were all priced out of booze as the world got greedier.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Because people report it more because it won't land them in prison for many years.

It is so easy to lie with statistics.