lady_maria

@lady_maria@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is it about humans when society rewards individuals with the power of millions they want to use it to fuck up society?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t necessarily believe that this trait is inherent to humankind; instead, I think it’s a product of cultures that value things like power and hyperindividualism.

  I do believe that there will always be (insecure) people who seek some level of power and/or wealth without regard for others. Whether or not they succeed would—I assume—depend on how that society views authority/skepticism/community/ect; if allowed, that would nudge society a little bit in that direction. And so on.

  Sadly, , some governments and corporations have spent millenia aquiring and wielding their vast power and wealth to cripple and exploit other societies that they can benefit from without too much pushback. Which obviously ravages those cultures, too, and often by design.

  So… it’s a little hard to know for certain what is truly in our nature.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How likely is the US government going to identify and arrest every online user who have disagreed with the current administration?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  yeah, I’ve been wondering how much I should be sharing about my political opinions now… and a little concerned about my 15+ years of social media history.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grand Old Pearl-clutchers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  do you have nothing better to do than to complain over and over and over again about the posts of a single user?

  the block button exists for a reason, if it upsets you this much.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨nuked from orbit⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  why? then he wouldn’t’ve been humbled in such a satisfying, heart-warming way. clearly, he hasn’t experience that nearly enough. not to mention the sheer audacity and what is very likely to be misogyny.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  nice deflect. my actual point still stands, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  TIL posting/having conversations about a characteristic of one country implies that you believe that no other countries have that same characteristic.

  While I’m sure the fact that the dominance of US news and culture on the internet is probably really frustrating for non-Americans, it’s pretty natural for Americans (or anyone, really) to talk about our own country and experiences… especially while having to grapple with how things have been escalating here. You’re certainly free to share your own experiences.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The victim complex of so many white people is truly fucking wild.

  Are you not already buying food anyway? No one is forcing you to do anything. But people are going to call you out for being so uninterested having an equitable society.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  it is still much more difficult for people of color to become professionally successful than it is for white people. That’s a fact. There are still laws in place (and not nearly enough protections), which disproportionately harm POC.

  Do they not deserve to be just as successful? To follow their dreams? To be able to support themselves and their families?

  Knowing this, why wouldn’t you seek out black-owned business to help counter systemic racism? Those in power in the US, at least, aren’t going to do it. This is by their design.

  I care about the well-being of everyone (well, minus the 1% and Nazis), but those who continue to be harmed by a system—that I directly benefit from as a white person—simply require more attention if we’re ever going to have an equitable society.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Never forget.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For just 30 minutes, no less???