▲ 915 ▼ 'Homegrowns are next': Trump doubles down on sending American 'criminals' to foreign prisons (abcnews.go.com) submitted 1 year ago by albert180@piefed.social to c/news@lemmy.world 194 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] moakley@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) I agree with what you're saying, philosophically. A group is just a framework we put around individuals. That's how it works in the real world. But the idea of being able to have an impact on my own has a special appeal for me personally. It's not a practical thing, which is why it's escapism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* You can have impact personally. That's why many people hesitate to join a group and actually do something - they don't understand only if they are personally active they can matter. Not doing anything because a person feels like activity is not realistic makes people resigned and idle. Edit: I do understand your feeling of needing to have an impact. It's important to understand what kind of activity is worth devoting ones self to. I personally feel motivated to be active when I watch superhero movies, so I guess it can have different effects on different people. As always, things are not black and white. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* You can have impact personally. That's why many people hesitate to join a group and actually do something - they don't understand only if they are personally active they can matter. Not doing anything because a person feels like activity is not realistic makes people resigned and idle. Edit: I do understand your feeling of needing to have an impact. It's important to understand what kind of activity is worth devoting ones self to. I personally feel motivated to be active when I watch superhero movies, so I guess it can have different effects on different people. As always, things are not black and white. permalink fedilink source parent