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0 pointszoogeny11mo ago0 comments

I think we should be careful of too much cynicism (although too little is bad as well). There is the old Aesop tale of the fox and the grapes. Being unable to reach the grapes the fox sulks away saying "they were probably sour".

There is a lot to gain for the powerful if they can convince those that they wish to hold that power over that the "grapes are sour", so to speak. That leaves less people fighting for the few grapes available, as we stretch this analogy to its breaking point.

No man is an island, and all that. If the holders of influence decide to start a war, you are in it if you like it or not.

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grey-area11mo ago

There's no probably here, and it is healthy to avoid social media platforms run by people who perform nazi salutes in public and attempt to destroy democracy.

tyleo11mo ago

Agreed, I don’t think the analogy holds in this case. Elon is grape maker and he can dole out sour or sweet grapes as he pleases. No point in eating them if you don’t favor him because he often gives out sour ones to those folks.

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0 pointszoogeny11mo ago0 comments

No man is an island, and all that. If the holders of influence decide to start a war, you are in it if you like it or not.

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grey-area11mo ago

There's no probably here, and it is healthy to avoid social media platforms run by people who perform nazi salutes in public and attempt to destroy democracy.

tyleo11mo ago

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