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OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I think the abstract nature is one of the strengths. If you ask someone a question about military intervention, their pre-existing views towards military intervention will heavily bias their answer.

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m0darn@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Yeah that’s a good point. Maybe I should amend my statement to say something like:

If this seems like an absurd hypothetical, consider reframing it. Multiply all the numbers by a factor of between 1,000 to 1,000,000 and make them “our soldiers”, “bystanders” and “enemy soldiers” respectively.

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Fedizen@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
its also a good metaphor for climate change

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