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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by perfunctory on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:33AM (#20553411)
Thanks. "In the end" is a useful nuance. My "voting doesn't matter" was a bit of a hyperbole.
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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by bryanlarsen on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:19AM (#20553738)
Glad to hear it. Nihilism is rampant in these conversations and must be stomped on hard. Far too many believe that "extremely difficult" is the same as "impossible" so we should give up and do nothing.

It was clear from the rest of your comment that you aren't one of those, but I fear they would find support in your comment. Confirmation bias would lead them to emphasize the "voting doesn't matter" part and ignore your call to action.

[edit]: Rereading your comment, you're much more clear than I originally thought about all change being grass roots. Did you edit? If not it really emphasizes this point. I read "voting doesn't matter", hitting one of my hot buttons leading me to misread your comment. We're obviously in fairly close agreement, yet my response was to spout off an angry denunciation...

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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by perfunctory on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:29AM (#20554367)
> Did you edit?

No

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