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• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s funny to hear. I’d actually say this kind of thing is unusual, and people do know what’s in their own best interest the vast majority of the time. If you genuinely want to buy MDMA or rent a toothbrush, I’d say you should probably be allowed to, so in that way I’m in the picture. I’m not neatly in any political camp, though.

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  • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    and people do know what’s in their own best interest the vast majority of the time.

    Is that true if the vast majority of people are either uninformed or apathetic?

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    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Magical boxes aside, people understand and pay attention to things that are of direct personal interest to them. Transit schedules, prices of things in their area and so on. Which garbage bins to check if you’re really poor, how to avoid taxes if you’re really rich.

      So, I guess it wouldn’t be, but people actually aren’t stupid or apathetic (about their own life) in general.

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