Comment on Help me understand littering
PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Just to clear up any confusion - you can understand violence and racism, but not littering?
And if I do understand correctly, maybe it’s because that’s how their parents were so they honestly just don’t think about it. My parents were the complete opposite so I abhor it, but I’ve known folks who don’t think twice. We’re still friends, I just try to gently remind them.
I do not have any racist or violent actual friends friends though. Like I don’t actively pursue their company.
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Yeah. I can imagine what a racist would say if I confronted them about it. They always have a reason for thinking that way and to them that reason seems valid. I can’t imagine what such justification a litterbug would have other than “I just don’t give a shit” so in other words; they know they’re in the wrong and simply don’t care.
PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It goes both ways. Not all racists have the legitimate ignorance excuse - many just want a convenient excuse to have an “other” to blame their problems on so that they don’t have to take responsibility for their own failures in life.
In a way littering is similar - some folks just don’t give a fuck, others were raised not to think twice about it and so they don’t. The second group can probably be educated though.
There are ignorant people in every group who can be reasoned with and realize they’re wrong, and change.
And there are malicious dickheads who just don’t give a fuck who their destructive behavior hurts in the process and will continue on their path to watch the world burn.
The issues themselves aren’t always the main qualifier.
Crazyblu@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Yea cos usually rascist people have clean and thought reasons to hate people that they never met.
Azzu@lemm.ee 2 months ago
But isn’t the justification/state of mind for all bad behavior “I don’t give a shit”? If they gave a shit, they wouldn’t be doing it.
The root justification for littering has already been said somewhere: someone has trash in their hands, they don’t want trash in their hands because trash is disgusting to touch. It’s annoying to keep carrying it around. Thus they open their hands.