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[+] -40 points 1 year ago (12 children)

I love how the world is burning and the people needing to bury their heads in distractions are filing a petition that their distractions need to be protected and remain high quality.

Yes for that we can collect signatures.

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  • [โ€“] 40 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Tell you what: why don't you write down a list of every problem in the world, ordered from most important to least important - and make sure it's totally objective - and we'll punish anyone who tries to fix problem 2 while problem 1 is outstanding. Sound good? No, sounds fucking batshit.

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  • [+] -14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Drama queen

    Iโ€™m not punishing anyone. Iโ€™m simply stating that this petition has gotten more attention on Lemmy in the last week than anything climate or authoritarian related.

    It makes sense, and I support the cause, itโ€™s because itโ€™s something we can do something about, but the irony is worth noting.

    Also youโ€™re not problem 2 on the list, youโ€™re dangling at the bottom end.

    But Iโ€™m glad your populist response got the upvotes it deserves.

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Iโ€™m simply stating that this petition has gotten more attention on Lemmy in the last week than anything climate or authoritarian related.

    mostly because it's an European initiative which means educated people in countries with working democracies

    antiauthoritarian initiatives need to come from the usa which is full of brainwashed people and a fully corrupt gov

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  • I understand where you're coming from, and I can't blame you in the slightest.

    However, I also understand why someone might feel overwhelmed by all the bad stuff happening out there. And we can treat it as an individual moral failure and just complain about how everyone is burying their heads in distraction... or we can treat it as a systemic issue and solve it.

    You've already made the first step of implicitly asking "why don't petitions on more pressing issues get traction?", and now it's time to look for an answer beyond the simple "bread and circuses".

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