I heard about this book when I was young, and the older I get the realer it becomes.
“Future Shock” by Alvin Toffler, written circa 1970. The author, a sociologist, predicted that as the world moved from the Industrial Age to the Digital Era many people would be unwilling/unable to deal with the new realities.
“Conservatives” all over the world are working harder and harder to hold onto the past.
maniclucky@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
You look like them when you drop the r-slur. Don’t let their shit behavior and punching down make you worse.
Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
Fuck off
maniclucky@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Don’t be a shit bag.
Cargon@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
Just because someone has a mental disability doesn’t mean they are Republican. That seems way more offensive.
Retail4068@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Nah. I’m good. I never was going to pass the “wholesome” purity tests.
maniclucky@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
The test was ‘don’t use slurs’. I suspect you have larger issues if that is the hill you want to die on.
I’m autistic. I don’t like seeing that word come back. So I called out shit behavior. Have some godsdamned creativity if you’re going to insult people. Don’t emulate the people you’re insulting.
Retail4068@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
As usual with all things, it’s a spectrum when, where, and what I’ll use. And I think it’s plenty appropriate to direct it to hurt these fascist nazis.
But to be clear, no I will not pass your test to never use any slur in any context. I don’t think most people would, even on the progressive side of the spectrum. Nor do I think the bar will remain the same for certain people and they are just annoying people into fascism over every single fucking micro aggression.
StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Oof. Way to embody your slur of choice.