Comment on What happened to the flat earthers who demonstrated that the earth is round in the netfilx documentary ?

• dustyData@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Basically, treat all humans with dignity. In psychiatry you’re told to treat all patients with good faith, but don’t let the guy who thinks he is Napoleon run the hospital.

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  • snooggums@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    By default all humans should be treated with dignity unless they are causing direct harm to others. Flat Earthers are kind of an edge case because their anti science and evidence approach is tied in with the antivax movement so they are harming others indirectly.

    MAGA idiots, racists, and other hate filled people do not deserve dignity. In amedical setting, sure, but not in the real world where they are causing harm.

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    • dustyData@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      No, al humans should be treated with dignity always. We should do all in our power to stop and restraint those causing or intending to cause harm to others. But no crime justifies cruelty or indignity.

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      • Azzu@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I guess then you start messing with the definition of dignity. I don’t think it’s very dignified to be restrained for one’s fucked up views.

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      • Rhoeri@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You’re wrong.

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      • InformalTrifle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Are you serious? There’s a huge number of humans that deserve no dignity. Terrorists and paedophiles spring to mind but there are many many more.

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    • dustyData@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      TIL hospitals aren’t real guys!

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      • snooggums@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Haha!

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  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    “Don’t let the horse run the hospital”

    -John Mulaney

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    • lingh0e@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I didn’t even know a horse could do that!

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      • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Why not, they are great at running.

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  • michaelmrose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Generally in most cases schizophrenia isn’t catching whereas poisonous stupidity spreads. It’s important to keep the disease from infecting too many new adherents. Think of humor as containment.

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  • ivanafterall@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Unfortunately, the guy who thinks he's Napoleon usually does run the hospital and most other organizations.

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• HessiaNerd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  My takeaway is there is something driving that contrarian attitude. We need to figure out how to address those underlying causes rather than exacerbating them through ostracization.

  Really good documentary. I watched it while trying to engage over at reddit’s AskTrumSupporters. It was interesting to see that community become more and more radicalized as the years went on, as the insane bullshit piled up. Helped me come to terms with the fact that engaging on that level is counter productive if anything.

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