Re:Cruel Optimism (and Lazy Pessimism)
by s1artibartfast on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @12:41PM
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Interesting, That wasn't my take on the second "lazy" part of the article at all.
For me the lazy part was a counter-statement to first part. It claims that YES, there are individual issues, and individual action matters tremendously.
Re:Cruel Optimism (and Lazy Pessimism)
by lordfrito on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @12:50PM
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Yeah I guess I'm confusing that my bad, lazy I'm talking about is the "arm-chair advice" people give to sound smart. Easy to dispense, little value. No empathy.
Re:Cruel Optimism (and Lazy Pessimism)
by victorstanciu on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @12:52PM
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This is what I meant. It's a harsh word, but--at least in my case--the truth is harsh too. I'm lazy. I have a huge array of benefits and privileges laid out in front of me, but I don't take advantage of them, even though I easily could.
It's not that the message is wrong, it's that there's no empathy so it just comes across as incredibly tone-deaf (which it of course is).