The comments are way worse because they think this is the best thing ever made. Although there’s some clearly brain rotted comments calling this a “leftist meme.” We really need to re-educate people or …

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  • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    It's not the most outlandish idea, but it's weak sauce (literally "well everyone else is doing it, so...") and it's buried in a pile of shit.

    We often want to give people a little credit for stuff like that, because we're reflexively seeking some grounds for agreement with them. That's a fine approach for talking with other leftists or trying to get something meaningful accomplished in the real world, but outside of those contexts we should be a lot more sparing with it.

      • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Having the ability to conform is useful, absolutely. But this ad is trying to justify "some people will judge me if I don't buy a diamond ring for my fiancée," and it's actively encouraging people not to take even a small step to change that ("I'm not trying to start a movement").