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Voting is SILLY and here's why. (youtu.be)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm not planning on watching the video, no. I don't want to give it views to push it up the algorithm, and I already know that if the conclusion is "voting is silly," then it's wrong and not worth watching.

You're free to feel that's unfair if you want, but it's not.

[+] [email protected] -25 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Just sad that you didn’t give the video a fair review, while calling me a shill for posting a thought-provoking video essay.

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.

Isaac Asimov

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I didn't watch it either. write an essay if you feel its so thought provoking and post that. Like the other guy im not giving this views.

[+] [email protected] -14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why? So, you can refuse to read that for.., reasons? Stay uninformed.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

cut the bullshit. this is clickbait expecially given your responses. You can host this on a non commercial platform but you didn't.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Here is a piped link. I’m not associated with BadMouse, and I don’t necessarily agree with their politics. I did, however, find the video informative. So, I thought I would share.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

thats more reasonable. I will now give it a look later. Granted though I still find video a poor means of intellectual discourse over the formal written word.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

This is Breadtube, not [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So the title made me initially not want to watch and then the video itself told me its not meant for me in the first minute or so. So anyway I find a lot of his arguments are not as problematic when proper laws keeping money out of politics, which is now impossible in the US given the citizens united ruling. Well impossible till congress acts to correct the judicial mistake (and it is such a massive mistake given how much the constitution emphasizes power is reserved ultimately for the people)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks for taking the time, even if you don’t agree with their politics. It is important to find common ground, if possible, with differing points of view. There is a way through this, but only if we work together, despite political differences. It can happen.

You gave an old man hope today. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Its a tough subject overall as peoples definitions sorta can differ. Citizens united from the us has certainly effected my outlook and now, at the least, I question the wisdom of having any type of legal shielding around trusts and corporations and other legal entities like religions and non for profits. So I have become somewhat of an anti corporatist as opposed to capitalist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

it is although my preferences remain. What it comes down to is if video is what your sending then expect people to watch or not to watch based on what they glean from text. ie - title and description. Ain't no one got time to watch every video they come across. Well except my wife. What! dear! no I was not talking about you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Paradoxoftolerancesayswhat

[+] [email protected] -16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Incorrect usage. Here’s a video that explains why, that you probably won’t watch.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This looks like one of those weird kids' Youtube videos that has been in the uncanny valley for so long that it's gotten settled in and set up a thriving sustainable business for itself there

[+] [email protected] -8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But it uses the paradox correctly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I did actually watch the paradox video just out of curiosity. Between the weird and offputting presentation and the first video which says literally nothing except "now that you've watched this video, click here, and watch the real video!" I decided it was safe to conclude it was bullshit.

I mean, I do know what the paradox of tolerance is. "You have to give me a full open hearing each and every time I come into your little space to broadcast propaganda, just in case this new thing is innocent and insightful and just happens to look like the rest of the propaganda purely by coincidence" is a pretty textbook example. If you feel differently, you're welcome to say why, but I don't feel I'm obligated to run around watching extra videos to help you in the effort.