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[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There's something to be said about how interconnected a lot of major issues in the world are. Many solutions to specific issues don't solve the underlying reason why that issue came about in the first place, laying the groundwork for the same issue to pop up again in a few years, which is why people push to fix systemic things. (Though I do think for the sake of accuracy and humor, the last line of the comic should be "No, that is too big of an issue to possibly change").

We just have to accept that some people are "give a man a fish" people and others are "teach a man to fish" people. I think the world needs both for things to actually get better. Then there's another group of people who just don't like hearing the cries of the less privileged when they themselves are perfectly comfortable with how things are (shown in the comic) and who often wears a mask imitating the "teach a man to fish" person. The "teach a man to fish" people and "please stop complaining" people might both target their complaints towards the "give a man a fish" people, but that doesn't mean that those two groups are the same or have the same goals. Pay no attention to bad actors who will try to prevent any movement towards a better world when it costs a bit of their own comfort.

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Murder is already acceptable if you're a cop.

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 months ago

Santa's the one buying all the personal information because he has to update the naughty list

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 months ago

Yikes. I'd rather get arrested than hold that banner

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 months ago

And when you finally find some helpful forum with content from 15 years ago, you’ll have someone be like “GUYS I FIGURED IT OUT! Here’s a [broken] link to someone else who solved it” with a dozen or so “Thanks, that solved the issue immediately for me!” Comments after it.

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

I was more of a Zork Nemesis kid, but I’ll definitely be getting this.

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had no idea! Thanks! Now I can be a pest with no extra effort

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Haha I work with people in the Midwest and west coast and do this too. But I still have to whip out the UTC time converter, so it’s 90% of the work just to be a bit of a pest.

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 4 months ago

Bad cop vs Good cop vs burn the precinct down and protect your own neighborhood.

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Voting is one day out of 365 where political action can happen. And unlike voting, direct action covers certain issues that aren’t solved at the voting booth. Sure, it’s way more work, can be more dangerous, and requires more time, but putting the weight of everything on a single vote on a single day months from now will drive you mad since all you can do is wait and catastrophize about possible futures. Volunteer and find like minded people. Join a Union. Go protest (without your phone). I’m sure you can find people since I’m also in a ruby red state and have been able to find moderate success in this. You’ve got this!

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You only try epilating your asshole once.

[–] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 5 months ago

No second helpings until everyone has grabbed a plate policy.

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