On the one hand, yeah. Worrying about stuff that you have barely any control over wonât get you far. But on the other hand, that guyâs vote counts as much as yours. And if he already believes such silly conspiracy theories as the flat earth theory, he will be easily swayed by whoever is the loudest contrarian.
We used to make fun of people like this. Humiliate them. Alas, no more. Everyoneâs opinion is now valuable.
Itâs not that their opinion is now valuable. We just figured out that Bullying doesnât work.
itâs just as equally effective to break dumb beliefs like this as reasoning is, and both are far more effective than empathy, according to studies.
I think thatâs what the internet has done for us, itâs removed that sort âsocial immune systemâ that prevented crazy ideas from spreading. Before, if somebody had some crazy ideas, the most they could usually do was rant to people on the bus/subway, maybe make some pamphlets, or some other small-scale thing to spread the idea. At best you might find someone on AM radio broadcasting at weird hours. Individuals would get exposed to it, but would likely never pass it on, this contained crazy ideas and they rarely got traction to spread.
Now the internet comes along, and suddenly crazies are getting hooked up with impressionable people easier than ever before. Crazy ideas have an almost endless supply of rubes that will eat them right up. Our social immune system canât protect society from all the insane things flying around at high speeds all over the place now. Itâs intellectual chaos.
I mean the social immune system also prevented ideas like worker solidarity, gender equality, socioeconomic mobility, sexual freedom, etc. from spreading but I get your point. Opening Pandoraâs box let the crazies out as well as the AOC/Bernie and free Palestine crowds.
This is the stupidest shit Iâve ever heard.
remember that time you called health insurance âgamblingâ, which is why you refuse to get any? (or support universal basic health care)
ah, good times.
Iâm flattered that you spend so much time thinking about the things Iâve said.
Iâm writing a book of my thoughts, Iâll let you know when Iâm done.
given youâre eating crayons at a faster rate than you can learn to write coherently, Iâm not going to hold my breath.
Weird that the OOP thinks itâs âintellectual superiorityâ to simply have your facts straight.
Like saying hygienic superiority is not being covered in feces. It is, but that shouldnât be the contest.
1: Why do you always have to be right?
2: You were literally bitching about getting a raise and losing money. Thatâs not how that works!
1: Anecdote lawyer politicians taxes useless idiot not even a Republican talking point drivel.
2: Stare and say nothing.
1: Implodes a month later by sending out emails to everyone across the company about work being work and gets fired.
2: Goes back to work short staffed.
At the wage-slave bit, I was hoping that anon would try to raise the coworkerâs class-consciousness.
