Post B0WHvx1w1Tf3GN3CHQ by jplebreton@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #B0WHvvabNcCenJFr2O by jplebreton@mastodon.social
       2025-11-22T23:45:25Z
       
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       One lesson from all this if you're a tech company looking to dump a horrific load of shit on society with zero care for consequences: you're gonna need to reach beyond your loyal bloodboy techies and build solid rhetorical bridges to guys whose identity centers on being "reasonable" and "moderate". Beyond the hype from your base you also need these guys throwing up the Nuance flag at the start of every discussion. They're critical to making your load of shit seem normal and unavoidable.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0WHvx1w1Tf3GN3CHQ by jplebreton@mastodon.social
       2025-11-22T23:49:03Z
       
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       "but there *is* nuance to it! and if we don't talk about that then we're just as dishonest as the hucksters!" - look at what you're doing here. think about the actual effect this play has on discussions, in the contexts where it tends to lead and frame everything, especially if you're well-respected.and look at the world it has created so far. "but the world seems fine to me" - i dunno what to tell you. talk to more people. talk to people whose jobs are currently being turned into liquid shit.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0WHvxsOsPd1t5b63c by jplebreton@mastodon.social
       2025-11-22T23:52:11Z
       
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       there's a difference between believing that something has nuance and intricacies and counterintuitive truths (most things do!) but there are ways you can engage with an issue that doesn't invoke that to shut down critical perspectives. because shutting people down and telling them their feelings aren't valid is only going to make them more pissed off. that is an important Nuance of human behavior and those can be tough but ultimately it's a huge social failure to repeatedly whiff on that.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0WHvyWSTTfftKL5Um by jplebreton@mastodon.social
       2025-11-23T00:04:14Z
       
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       "but look at how irrational and inarticulate [specific person] is being! they're clearly not well informed on the issue and are just lashing out" - i guarantee you can find someone being like that for any given stance on any given issue, including the ones you or i hold. usually the wise play is to ignore them.