https://youtu.be/PNR8u9CGOI0?t=2m44s
Liberty isn't coded into blood it is a privilege that is always only one generation away from being extinguished, rather than check my privilege I think I'll continue to fight for it.
Start at 2:44 to see the main baddie make the same argument as OP. :D
[–] Bioreactor ago
I never really look at it this way, I try looking at how can I fix the problem, destruction does seem a requirment to fix most of the problems though
[–] RedditCEOEllenPao ago (edited ago)
Life, which you so nobly serve, comes from destruction, disorder and chaos. Now take this empty glass. Here it is: peaceful, serene, boring. But if it is destroyed
[Zorg Pushes the glass off the table. It shatters on the floor, and several small machines come out to clean it up]
Look at all these little things! So busy now! Notice how each one is useful. A lovely ballet ensues, so full of form and color. Now, think about all those people that created them. Technicians, engineers, hundreds of people, who will be able to feed their children tonight, so those children can grow up big and strong and have little teeny children of their own, and so on and so forth. Thus, adding to the great chain of life. You see, father, by causing a little destruction, I am in fact encouraging life. In reality, you and I are in the same business.
[–] 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
Short answer: destroying is easy, creating is hard.
Now I did find one thing interesting. You asked basicly how to turn anger into motivation. It needs work and most people don't see that they need to do this work until things are going south.
When I was battling with depression I was extremely angry at first. I've tried to supress that anger and eventually it lead to losing all motivation. During group therapy that I've eventually attended we've done an excercise that thought me one important thing: anger and motivation come from the same place. Getting rid of anger is a wrong approach. It's something we need. But what we have to learn thruout our whole life is how to make this emotion lead to constructive action rather than burn out. I guess depending on personality for some it might be easier for others might be harder. I personally find this hard and while I'm not as angry as I used to be, I haven't rebuild my motivation the way I would like it to be. One thing that helped me for sure in keeping certain acceptable status quo is gaming. As a perfectionist I need to learn how to let go yet still move forward. While still far from perfect, I am in much better place than 10 years ago.
Enough about me ^^ Can we make people understand the issue? I really know. I'm afraid people need to realize that for themselves. Unfortunately, if someone doesn't feel their actions are harmful to themselves there is no force on earth that can make them change that. Simply because change is hard work and one needs really strong reasons in order to start on that path. Even when one realizes that they need to change it's still easier to not do anything.
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[–] BraneS2 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago
Huh? You don't see the problem? Really??
Sure, censorship is an issue, but you cannot turn a blind eye to a very real problem. "The end"
too much ignorance