▲ 482 ▼ Hopeposting (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 3 days ago by nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago (1 child) You're right for history, although it's pretty obvious superman wouldn't be OK with twisting words like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AskewLord@piefed.social -6 points 2 days ago (1 child) it's not about twisting words. it's about how good intentions often lead to shitty consequences for those subjected to the 'good' imposed on them. You don't get to determine what is good for other people. They get to determine that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago Yea, and superman should be smart enough to understand that. They touch on it plenty of times in various stories. Of course the quality varies based on the writers' understanding of self-determination, but it is a topic well addressed by Superman. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] AskewLord@piefed.social -6 points 2 days ago (1 child) it's not about twisting words. it's about how good intentions often lead to shitty consequences for those subjected to the 'good' imposed on them. You don't get to determine what is good for other people. They get to determine that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago Yea, and superman should be smart enough to understand that. They touch on it plenty of times in various stories. Of course the quality varies based on the writers' understanding of self-determination, but it is a topic well addressed by Superman. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago Yea, and superman should be smart enough to understand that. They touch on it plenty of times in various stories. Of course the quality varies based on the writers' understanding of self-determination, but it is a topic well addressed by Superman. permalink fedilink source parent
