• willington@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    People who lead by example while standing on business ten toes down and NOT self-deprecating?

    Humility hurts more than helps in many situations, like here in this one. “I do all that but I humbly believe it’s pointless, it makes no difference.” That’s not the energy that gets things done or is appealing to watch or to join.

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      14 hours ago

      Assuming that enough people will come to a personal epiphany at the same time to make a difference hasn’t ever worked, though. There must be a catalyst if you don’t want individuals to do the right things years apart, ineffectually.

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        11 hours ago

        I don’t want to convince people that the good they do in the world is ineffectual. That is counter to my interests.

        There is no poimt in waiting or hoping for a catalyst or even talking about it, since no one seems to know what this catalyst is, all it does is shift the initiative outward, makes people stall, makes people limp and faithless in their actions, wastes emotional energies, etc. I don’t see any positive effects.

        Of course people need to organize. But how the fuck will anyone organize when even the prophets do not believe!

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          7 hours ago

          I’m happy to boost whatever it takes, but I’m too old and I’ve got too many medical issues to be the nucleation point.