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Re:Why do older individuals have greater control of their fe... by quesera on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:29PM (#27134769)
Actually I often wonder if people think about the extremity of their words.

Absurd exaggeration is the norm. That's fine in the form of metaphor (though I still dislike "murder" and "rape" to describe the vagaries of competitive sports and business!) but it's something else when the words can have legal/moral/professional ramifications.

Power gained by the previously-disempowered is rarely handled responsibly. But the powerless should be empowered. I don't know how to get from A to B without collateral damage.

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Re:Why do older individuals have greater control of their fe... by kodah on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:37PM (#27134860)
That's a fair point and one I'm willing to accept, but this has been going on for at least half a decade if not longer. I guess at some point, the sort of meta-conversation you and I are having will have to be had.
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Re:Why do older individuals have greater control of their fe... by quesera on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @08:12PM (#27215959)
Much much longer than half a decade, I would say.

And ultimately, there will be no reasoned conversation or balanced future. It will just happen, in fits and starts, and we will land in a new semi-stable state of imperfection. Until the next time.

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