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kingmudsy  ·  1397 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Our grip on Phase 2 is slipping

The cult of American individualism has progressed to the point that we can't solve problems when the only solution is collective action sustained over time, even when the solution is as simple as a scrap of cloth over the face.

I don't know how to overcome that inertia. I don't know how to make grown men and women grow up.





b_b  ·  1397 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think that when it's primarily white people dying, as will be the case very soon, the tune may change. Time will tell.

katakowsj  ·  1397 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I’ll keep my eyes open for a solution, if you do. It may get messy in the meantime.

Could the solution exist in the form of rational discourse we practice here on Hubski? That would be my best guess so far.

kingmudsy  ·  1396 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think the discourse we have here is fantastic, but the bar for entry is set past the point of willingness to inconvenience yourself for the good of society. It's really, really hard to have conversations like this with someone that doesn't even speak the same political language as you