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irmoz@lemmy.worldto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•The biggest privilege rich people have is to be extremely stupid on purpose.English
1·5 months agoIt doesn’t say being poor makes you smarter, just that it strongly incentivises you to smarten up, or else your life will be much harder
irmoz@lemmy.worldto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•The biggest privilege rich people have is to be extremely stupid on purpose.English
1·5 months agoStating that the paragraph exists doesn’t really convince me… are there any specific sentences you can point at, and explain why they imply that rich = stupid and poor = smart? Seems to me they’re just saying that they have the privilege to choose to be stupid, not that being rich means they are stupid.
irmoz@lemmy.worldto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•The biggest privilege rich people have is to be extremely stupid on purpose.English
1·5 months agoWhat you described is the division of labour, which has nothing to do with what OP is talking about. Of course woodcutters, generally speaking, don’t need to know quantum mechanics; of course engineers aren’t generally well versed in military history, etc. But “people generally only know their chosen subjects in detail” isn’t groundbreaking, nor is it what OP said.
irmoz@lemmy.worldto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•The biggest privilege rich people have is to be extremely stupid on purpose.English
1·5 months agoNo correlation was mentioned
irmoz@lemmy.worldto
THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.world•Robbers pretending to be ICE agentsEnglish
21·5 months agoThen be more clear.
irmoz@lemmy.worldto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•The biggest privilege rich people have is to be extremely stupid on purpose.English
41·5 months agoThat’s not a privilege, that’s a punishment, whether they recognise it or not
What do you mean by that?
Depends what you mean by “us”
So, this is where it all went wrong. For some reason, you thought that “ignorant and insensitive” were being directed at your reply to my comment, and not to the comment I was originally responding to. Perhaps you forgot that my original comment was a reply to someone else? Either that or you’ve been trolling the whole time.
Also, this marks the moment where you change the subject away from whether that comment was insensitive (probably because you forgot about that comment, or wanted to pretend you had), and towards discussing whether OP made any demands, which was never an issue on my mind. Damn fine trolling work, I must say, keeping me distracted for so long.
irmoz@lemmy.worldto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Denying uniqueness is both a compliment and an insult.English
1·5 months agoThanks I guess?
irmoz@lemmy.worldto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Denying uniqueness is both a compliment and an insult.English
41·5 months ago“Wanting to be offended” is a myth perpetuated by people who want to be offensive. Nobody “wants” to be offended. Offence is a genuine emotional reaction, is automatic, and is unpleasant. Cut that bullshit out.
irmoz@lemmy.worldto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Somewhere out there is a blooper reel for the movie "Shindler's List"English
10·5 months agoImagine messing up halfway through a terrible rape scene
We’re always seeing the sun from the side
Don’t bother, seems people just aren’t ready to be told they’re being insensitive
I live in a very small town, all 2/3 storey buildings and fields everywhere
Still got buses that run every 10 minutes
Not really talking about preference or individuality here
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No, that’s a dirtgull. A landgull would be a kangaroo.