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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 130 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I really hope the pendulum swings the other way in the future and we become the most Woke society imaginable.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 4 days ago (5 children)

It won't. To do so will require checks community instance server really big peaceful marches and flag waving.

[–] Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Historically, every time there's been a push towards progress, there's also been a push back by all the cockroaches that consider tradition the ultimate model for self expression, which is where we are now. Usually after some violent struggle of a variety, the progress wins out eventually. Hopefully this is not an exception, but we might not see it in our lifetime.

[–] jwmgregory@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 days ago

no, this is a classic fallacy in historiography.

things don’t just happen. we have to choose to do them, first.

your thesis ignores… every single time in history progress didnt “win out.”

saying “progress wins out eventually” is unfalsifiable because the only true constant in this universe is change. you’re like, not technically wrong but the statement is so detached from the human experience as to be meaningless. this type of analysis isn’t welcome in academia for a reason.

in other words. get out there, there’s work to do!

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The French Revolution last over a hundred years and imo never ended.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Jeez I was going to but the city denied our protest permit.

I'm gonna go call my Senator about this!

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

My Republican senators! They surely care about me!

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago

I think it could be accomplished with a MarioKart tournament.

#BlueShell

[–] SebaDC@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 days ago

TBF Luigi is considered King of the Wokes by some people...

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Took the Great Depression to do that. May well happen again.