I'd love that. I think it demands a crushing and undeniable victory in the culture war, though, and I'm not sure how to get there from here.
It's been many years since the strong have been expected to serve the weak. Just defeating the front line of sjws won't be enough; we need a resurgence in counter ideas like meritocracy. Even if we could magically round up all the bad actors and evict them, we need the foundation to resist when they pop up again next time.
A lot of it has been taught by example, so otherwise intelligent and adaptive citizens grow to learn a strategy for success that matches those examples. Why gain knowledge or build skills when you can just file frivolous lawsuits all day to cash in on settlements?
Not to say we shouldn’t be compassionate to people who actually suffer but I see (especially among the youth) that there is this contest over who can be the most oppressed. And like you said it’s mind boggling to see the very wealthy cry about oppression.
I remember Gilbert Godfrey once said that some people feel a sense of moral superiority by being offended.
As a society we need to stop teaching that there is virtue in being a victim.
I'd love that. I think it demands a crushing and undeniable victory in the culture war, though, and I'm not sure how to get there from here.
It's been many years since the strong have been expected to serve the weak. Just defeating the front line of sjws won't be enough; we need a resurgence in counter ideas like meritocracy. Even if we could magically round up all the bad actors and evict them, we need the foundation to resist when they pop up again next time.
A lot of it has been taught by example, so otherwise intelligent and adaptive citizens grow to learn a strategy for success that matches those examples. Why gain knowledge or build skills when you can just file frivolous lawsuits all day to cash in on settlements?
Yes. You'll get more of what you reward.
Which is why millionaires and billionaires are getting in on the victim act (e.g. Oprah, Meghan Markle & Useless Ginger Husband).
Not to say we shouldn’t be compassionate to people who actually suffer but I see (especially among the youth) that there is this contest over who can be the most oppressed. And like you said it’s mind boggling to see the very wealthy cry about oppression.
I remember Gilbert Godfrey once said that some people feel a sense of moral superiority by being offended.