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I honestly can't tell if this is satire/trolling. Moloch? If it's trolling, bravo, well done! If not: you're not wrong about any one individual thing but you h
by fulladder 3y ago
I honestly can't tell if this is satire/trolling. Moloch? If it's trolling, bravo, well done!
If not: you're not wrong about any one individual thing but you have a completely distorted sense of proportions.
- apantel 3y agoI would say it’s recreational pessimism because I’m usually an optimist except I can’t help but feel that lately everything is starting to seem increasingly unreal. The Moloch dynamic is a serious thing — it’s a name used in some circles to describe any dynamic where people have to behave in ways that go against collective interest because of the game conditions they find themselves in, for example a nuclear arm’s race.
- fulladder 3y agoRecreation pessimism sounds reasonable enough. With any ominous looking trend in society, it's probably a good idea to spend a bit of time thinking/worrying about it. It's just important to maintain an overall level head and not get too caught up in negativity and cynicism. Irrational optimism and irrational pessimism both lead to similar sorts of faulty decision making and wind up being equally detrimental to well-being.