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Re:William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening fo... by IggleSniggle on Sunday March 01, 2020 @03:47AM (#22455869)
Acknowledging a truth does not make you duty-bound to address the problem. Indeed, even though I know that a traffic accident is one of the most likely ways that my children will die, and even though I adore my children, I still drive them around almost every day.
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Re:William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening fo... by ksdale on Sunday March 01, 2020 @03:57AM (#22455907)
Though I agree in general, I think acknowledging it kind of smugly changes the calculus a bit.
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Re:William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening fo... by mercer on Sunday March 01, 2020 @04:42AM (#22456092)
If anything, it's the other way around. We can call out someone for being a hypocrite or smug, if we so desire, but it shouldn't change the calculus.
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Re:William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening fo... by Roritharr on Sunday March 01, 2020 @04:08AM (#22455947)
Why?
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Re:William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening fo... by ksdale on Sunday March 01, 2020 @10:17AM (#22457172)
If someone says, “Here is a wrong thing,” that’s just an acknowledgement that the thing is wrong, but there is no hypocrisy.

If they say “Here is a wrong thing and anyone who does it sucks,” then it is the definition of hypocrisy if they do it themselves.

The smugness is an implicit moral judgment, and the moral judgment has to create a duty to act, or else it’s not a moral judgment (maybe? I’m not a philosopher...)

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Re:William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening fo... by arkitaip on Sunday March 01, 2020 @03:56AM (#22455904)
But it does make someone a hypocrite and maybe not someone you want to spend time listening to. In your example, it would be more relevant if you were a public figure who talked about the dangers of car driving wrt kids...
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Re:William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening fo... by nothrabannosir on Sunday March 01, 2020 @04:27AM (#22456027)
Hypocrites aren’t wrong; they’re just hypocrites. We need to detach our ego from this debate if we ever want to find a solution, and just so that of others.
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Re:William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening fo... by rebuilder on Sunday March 01, 2020 @04:20AM (#22455999)
That really doesn't leave many people worth listening to.
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