Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Fairvote Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoWe should not hold out on implementing democractic reforms because they're not silverbulletslemmy.caimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down17
arrow-up1145arrow-down1imageWe should not hold out on implementing democractic reforms because they're not silverbulletslemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Fairvote Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareTh3D3k0y@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 months agoDuring COVID I had a friend who refused to get vaccinated, or vaccinate his kids because “if I get the shot, it’s not like COVID will go away”. He could only be convinced to get it if I could find a way to quantify the level of benefit to his personal life. It’s infuriating to have someone with this style of logic. Nothing should be done, unless it’s perfect from the start.
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoSounds like a healthy dose of nothing should be done unless I see immediate benefit for myself.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoPeople are surprisingly dumb. The trick is for one to realize they are people and then to find their surprises.
During COVID I had a friend who refused to get vaccinated, or vaccinate his kids because “if I get the shot, it’s not like COVID will go away”.
He could only be convinced to get it if I could find a way to quantify the level of benefit to his personal life.
It’s infuriating to have someone with this style of logic. Nothing should be done, unless it’s perfect from the start.
Sounds like a healthy dose of nothing should be done unless I see immediate benefit for myself.
People are surprisingly dumb.
The trick is for one to realize they are people and then to find their surprises.