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What’s your ultimate unpopular opinion? (lemmy.ca)
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

That's not unpopular at all yet, highly hypocritical. "Feeling bad" is just a way to feel like you're giving something back, without actually helping.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    If we feel good about it, we’re primed to continue the dark pattern. The first step is acknowledging the problem. If you remove the first step, subsequent steps can’t happen.

    I get where you’re coming from. I see land acknowledgements used in colonies like NZ, Canada and USA yet treaties remain broken. I think (IMO) the answer is “all the things” rather than some. But we’re not even shuffling the deck yet as a population so making first steps accessible is important in my own experience. Too much in one go and peoples eyes glaze over.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Of course, it's important to do the first steps. But that's the thing. 99% of the population will stick to that first step. I plan to help people when I can in the future, but, I need to help myself first. Tho, see society around me, I don't see that happening. I need to get rich and the only way to be rich is to either sell something stupid, yet "hypnotizing" or, to be corrupted and doing illegal stuff (and if you don't have connection, will get caught).

    People are dumb. Yeah, yeah, I know, everyone says that. But that's another point. We are ALL dumb and especially weak af. Especially me! Cheers my friend!

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