Technological_Elite@lemmy.one to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoLemons(?) of Lemmy, what is something that feels so obvious to you that you just get lowkey pissed at the world for not knowing?message-squaremessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareLemons(?) of Lemmy, what is something that feels so obvious to you that you just get lowkey pissed at the world for not knowing?Technological_Elite@lemmy.one to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-squarefrankPodmore@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoYou cannot achieve any good by hurting people. People are so convinced that if we’re more cruel to criminals, they’ll stop committing crimes, or if we’re harsher to workers, we’ll work harder, or if you’re tough on border controls, immigrants will go away. It does not work and it cannot work.
minus-squareLeate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIdk, if someone’s trying to do a mass shooting, a little intervention could do some good.
minus-squareJimmyeatsausage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoLess good than helping the shooter before they went over the Rubicon…I think that’s the point.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoAlright but there are people who currently exist who are already over the Rubicon. Ideal future utopias aside, force must be met with force.
You cannot achieve any good by hurting people.
People are so convinced that if we’re more cruel to criminals, they’ll stop committing crimes, or if we’re harsher to workers, we’ll work harder, or if you’re tough on border controls, immigrants will go away. It does not work and it cannot work.
Idk, if someone’s trying to do a mass shooting, a little intervention could do some good.
Less good than helping the shooter before they went over the Rubicon…I think that’s the point.
Alright but there are people who currently exist who are already over the Rubicon. Ideal future utopias aside, force must be met with force.