dsayers Posted December 14, 2014 Posted December 14, 2014 It is also a bit of a false dilema to offer that because someone spends time achieving a marinally improved outcome, they have [not] done something positive because they could have spent that time doing something else. You're going to really upset with me when you find out that I spend time skiing, running, hiking and even occasionally watching TV when I could be taking steps to 'identify the problem' or 'address the problem'. Is this hyperbole deliberate? I'm not trying to dictate how people spend their time. I'm pointing out that somebody thinking that they've achieved a "marginally improved outcome" isn't just not accurate, it's the opposite of accurate. Like religion isn't just a lack of rationality, it's ANTI-rational. It displaces rationality. There's tons of people who aren't addressing the problem. I'm talking about the ones that think they are when they don't even understand the problem. Once somebody is convinced they have the answer, they stop looking for the right answer. Meaning that the people who accomplished the items you mentioned believe they are making the difference, so they are powerless to make an actual difference because they already think they are. How many people accomplish the items you mentioned, sit back and take stock, realize that the State has grown AND WHY, and reject their previous conclusion that activism and reform address the problem? There's no ivory towers here; I've made the same mistake in the past myself. Thankfully, I was exposed to the hard truth that such things only served to manage my anxiety, not actually diminish the problem at all. 2
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