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Steve@communick.news 12 hours agoI’m pointing out that the “little things” don’t actually shake the bird cage. At best they just make some noise.
Besides, shaking the bird cage only annoys or maybe hurts the birds. You need to open the door to actually free them from the cage.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Dismissing the average person doing small things is incredibly disingenuous of you, let alone anyone, to believe.
Steve@communick.news 11 hours ago
I’m hoping it motivates people to more, if they truly believe in effecting change.
I don’t expect them to like me for it.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Affecting change*. If you’re gonna criticize people from doing little things to shake up the system at least be literate.
Some people can’t do more. Some people don’t have the means to do more. People on disability don’t have the financial means to do more. So little things like spending less at mega corps vs supporting local is a little thing they can do. I won’t expect someone with severe PTSD who is on permanent disability like my actual partner is from trying to start a unionized business. But they can certainly try and spend less at the major grocery corporations.
But I’m curious. What are you doing to change society, other than vomiting bullshit on the Internet and claiming the high ground?
Steve@communick.news 10 hours ago
I’m not criticizing people for doing little things.
I’m criticizing people for over inflating those little things. I’m criticizing people for telling themselves and others, those little things are going to “shake the system”.