[–] [deleted] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
[–] OllieQueen [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Fun story. I'm a female, and have been accused of being sexist against other females. The reasoning:
In my job, we have to stock a lot. Which means lifting 40lbs of shit. Now our job requirements say you need to lift a minimum of 30 lbs -- not that much. Easy shit. Now my boss hires a girl, who can't lift more than 15. No medical issues, but she was hired as a stocker. I'm supervising her. I no longer put her ont he schedule and give my boys more hours. She accuses me of being sexist.
And I'm just like "No honey. I'm not sexist. You just suck" except more eloquently.
[–] BunyipMoan ago
Destruction comes fast, you get immediate feedback and satisfaction.
Creation is much slower, and the feedback and satisfaction come much later, if ever.
[–] Nipsuffern ago
Entropy my friend, entropy -lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder This gradual decline happens to everything; the human body, Saturday night live, Reddit, etc. But our jobs as the good people of Voat is to slow that decline as best as we can
[–] xeemee 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
i suspect that some of the strife is caused by reddit users/admins who have an interest in protecting their community by destroying the competition - apparently Voat is the most popular reddit-like platform besides reddit
some problems are also caused by the anonymity afforded by the net - it's easy to be a dick when you're not looking someone in the eye, however, if you want free speech, then you have no choice but to grant others the same
and other problems are cause by tensions in our individual lives and the shitty situation throughout the world regarding war, nearly worthless education systems, etc., etc., etc...
there is much more to be said about the erosion of basic compassion that exists in society today and who/what is responsible, but i think -- hope -- that major changes are on the horizon - there's more of a focus on supporting local businesses, eating healthier, sustainability, etc., and that will trickle down to our world community as well i would guess
your post very much reminds me of the documentary i just watched about the birth, life and death of the bulletin board systems (BBS), the precursor to the internet - when they started, you would typically dial in to your local node to avoid long distance charges and so these small communities were pretty close and used to physically meet to shoot the shit sometimes
as the system and technology grew, the nodes could talk to each other and some of the closeness was lost
then the internet took hold and virtually all of it was lost
some of the people interviewed in the film said they missed the closeness of the BBS system
why isn't there local forums, like for every town? meetup.com seems to be the closet thing to what i'm envisioning i suppose
[–] ThisWeirdIndividual ago (edited ago)
Creation is thinking about something worthwhile ( done by gathering and organizing mental resources, analysis of memorized datas and concepts, that all are already results of precious creation(s) ), the gathering of resources (themselves result(s) of previous creation(s), gathered using the results of previous creations etc ), the organization of said resources in to an orderly configuration meant to lead to a precise goal.
Destruction is the disorganization of an orderly construction.
One asks for much, much more work than the other.This is literally, the most fundamental law of the Universe and why everything is doomed to disappear.
Information vs entropy.
But I notice more and more this mindset of witchhunting, hive minded anger, without any solution but to ban users (Not in Particular @She but also many, many others).
I think you're going to find that /u/She has been more than just the innocent, did absolutely nothing and bears no culpability in anything victim of a group of people who all for no apparent reason woke up one day and decided to attack her.
She may compare herself to Gandhi, but Gandhi She is not.
And if there's anyone willing to tear things apart rather than build them up, it's a person who says, paraphrased, 'Fuck being a default, as long as I'm still in charge.'
[–] 300mphPeppermintWind 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I find that people who are bent on destruction have the intent to change things so that they can lay claim to whatever new comes of it. Though I do find the idea of destruction some times interesting. When something is destroyed, there is the chance to rebuild, better, stronger. Where as if it's never destroyed, the status quo may remain and the idea of "if it ain't broke don't fix it" may cause stagnation.
Remember This? Most people agree it was destroyed, but yet the person who attempted to restore it though that they where rebuilding. So this is a good example of destruction based on perception.
Gotta say OP, this is a pretty fascinating topic.