Comment on How do we get people to drop the saying, "It's my money and I should be allowed to be stupid with it."?

• JayleneSlide@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I don’t believe you.

  That’s fair. In contrast, I ***completely believe ***that you have managed to surround yourself with misery and rage. Gee, I wonder why nobody will adopt the values you’re espousing.

  You do know that all the things I discussed exist, right? A simple search will show you that these community initiatives are real and happen all over the place. Yes, I’m very lucky to live among people who are receptive to these efforts. When they don’t exist in your community, make them yourself.

  You sound like you live in a utopia

  That’s the goal. It takes constant work rather than spewing dogma of “just do things my way.”

  where everyone is right and no one supports evil billionares or politicians

  Now you’re just being a dick. You know (or should know) it’s not that simple. It’s impossible to have 100% moral consumption under capitalism. But don’t let perfect be the enemy of progress and Good Enough.

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  • LarryBetraitor@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    pretends that I’m being a dick proceeds to be the actual dick

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    • JayleneSlide@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Don’t bother addressing anything else I said. And I don’t need to pretend. When everyone you meet seems to be an asshole, the problem isn’t other people; it’s you. Your whole profile is vitriol, bitterness, logical fallacies, and bad faith argumentation. Secret life pro-tip: examine that in yourself and remedy the underlying issues. I’m speaking here with the experience of my own journey through embittered anger.

      Address the core reasons for all your anger and everything will go a lot better for you. You might even be able to effect more of the changes you would like to see in the world.

      I get it. It’s easy to be angry; it takes real effort to remain positive and maintain forward progress.

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      • LarryBetraitor@lemmy.world ⁨56⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        “If everyone else wants to boil puppies alive, you’re CLEARLY the asshole for wanting them all to stop!” That’s what you sound like.

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