Pointing out a positive side of something isn’t muddying the waters, nor is it in any way an attempt to refute the original point. If you’re unable to acknowledge something positive about the situation then I think that’s on you, personally. Like I said, we should engage with the things people actually say, not what we think their implied meaning might be. It does not follow that being more comfortable should imply you should feel fulfilled and that is not an argument that’s been put forward by anyone. No need to refute something nobody is putting forward. It just makes it harder to have a productive discussion, nothing more.
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My reading of the comment was that the luxury being referred to was the fact that it’s indoors, access to clean water, music etc. Nobody said slaving away for shareholder value is a luxury. My point is these are important non black and white issues and to have a proper conversation about them we need to engage with what people actually say. Otherwise what’s the point of even commenting here?
It’s a straw man because nobody said you should be happy wasting your life away in an office generating shareholder value. It’s possible to appreciate the good things we have whilst still being critical of the system we are in. I personally disagree with the other commenters implication that capitalism is to thank for these things but that’s a whole other discussion.
Save some straw for the animals, geez
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksto Global News@lemmy.zip•Trump says 'not going to stand' for Netanyahu's continued prosecution25·3 days agoYou’re not going to stand for it? Then I suggest you sit the fuck down.
I think I just relate to the loneliness and the competing desires for solitude and connection. It’s always nice to see a character heal from something you’re personally struggling with.
Quiet reclusive train enthusiast played by Peter Dinklage loses his only friend. The friend leaves him a small property which he moves into to live in isolation. The isolation part proves more challenging than anticipated and despite his efforts he gradually begins making new connections with the people around him.
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksto Games@lemmy.world•The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Will Take Cues From Mass Effect, Souls Games and MoreEnglish14·6 days agoI’m Commander Shepherd, and this is my favourite cue on the citadel.
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksto Autism@lemmy.world•Did you you notice the second "you" in the title of this post? How do you feel about (not) noticing it?5·7 days agoYeah well I’ve got two you’s for you you too.
Not your size? Are you trying to argue against millions of customer orders and reviews? That’s like…a lot of orders and reviews you know.
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksto Science Memes@mander.xyz•improbability and impossibilityEnglish5·8 days agoWow, must be my lucky day.
That’s the spirit
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksto Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net•Temperature Change in Switzerland.134·7 days agoExactly, the climates always changing. Just look at the graph, all the bars are different heights so there’s no reason to believe anything different is going on now.
EDIT: damn, things must be really bad if I need the /s here.
Haha that’s great, I hadn’t seen that one
Remember to check multiple memes for a full and complete picture of current events
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksto Games@lemmy.world•Baldur’s Gate 4 may happen eventually, but not with Larian StudiosEnglish44·13 days agoI thought Larian themselves didn’t want to make another one? Could be wrong though but it would make sense for them to use their surge in popularity to create something that they wholly own.
Fair enough, have a good one mate. Appreciate the discussion.