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I find it difficult to respect the way we exist in society. Most of us in the west enjoy what we have because someone elsewhere is being exploited. The general pride and vanity we have is unjustified and we should be using that power for good instead. We are focused on the ~~right~~ wrong things.
You could say that this opinion isn’t unpopular, but just try bringing it up in conversation. Many don’t want to know.
That's not unpopular at all yet, highly hypocritical. "Feeling bad" is just a way to feel like you're giving something back, without actually helping.
If we feel good about it, we’re primed to continue the dark pattern. The first step is acknowledging the problem. If you remove the first step, subsequent steps can’t happen.
I get where you’re coming from. I see land acknowledgements used in colonies like NZ, Canada and USA yet treaties remain broken. I think (IMO) the answer is “all the things” rather than some. But we’re not even shuffling the deck yet as a population so making first steps accessible is important in my own experience. Too much in one go and peoples eyes glaze over.
Of course, it's important to do the first steps. But that's the thing. 99% of the population will stick to that first step. I plan to help people when I can in the future, but, I need to help myself first. Tho, see society around me, I don't see that happening. I need to get rich and the only way to be rich is to either sell something stupid, yet "hypnotizing" or, to be corrupted and doing illegal stuff (and if you don't have connection, will get caught).
People are dumb. Yeah, yeah, I know, everyone says that. But that's another point. We are ALL dumb and especially weak af. Especially me! Cheers my friend!