miak

@miak@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It sounds like we’re largely in agreement. Absolutely, you want to tackle the issue at the source. I don’t see how one hopes to accomplish that without empathy. Understanding those racist ‘losers’ is how you begin to understand how to tackle this at the source.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fear is often a motivating factor in a person’s choice. This was equally true of the left and right in this past US presidential election.
  I haven’t seen any evidence that fear is a value that most people hold though. The source of their fear is concern over the things they do value.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s those broad strokes I was talking about. I appreciate you providing an example.

  Refusing to empathize and understand how people arrive at their views in favor of this kind of prejudice will never contribute to positive changes.
  Yes, the best cure to bigotry is love and compassion. Love and compassion start with empathy. It’s easy to empathize with those that think and act like you do - it can be difficult, but all the more important, to empathize with those that don’t. Refusing to do so only ensures polarization of society and a perpetuation of the cycles of violence that permeate society. This is something that has become all the more clear with the rise of social media and the info bubbles they trap people in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Often when I see someone accusing people of voting against their own interests, it’s pretty clear that the person making the accusation has not taken the time to understand the values others are basing their choice on.
  If I could rob a person and be confident that I would never be caught and punished for doing so, am I acting against my own self interest if I chose not to rob them because it goes against my moral code? No, of course not. But based on the way some people talk about voting against ones self interest, you might think I just cheated myself out of free money. Is it possible that a person might “vote against their own interests” because of a misinformed view? of course, but you’ll never understand a person’s motivations by chosing to paint them with broad strokes based on your prejudices instead of getting to know them individually and trying to understand what it is they truly value.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If buying it isn't owning it...⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I rip my Blu-rays and upload to my Plex server. Once that’s done, I can stream the movies to my phone via the Plex app. It’s super easy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If civilization continues to the year 9999, is the idea to go to year 10.000, or...?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The Unix Epoch is obviously the correct base for any calendar.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Groundhog Day II⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I own Groundhogs Day, and I would gladly buy this.