Post #1479468
2026-01-04 13:58 UTC
@bunny @netopwibby I think it's important to acknowledge the lacking things in the alternatives out there and keep improving.
But I also want to emphasize that a lot of people suffer from learned helplessness, which is incredibly frustrating when hearing them whine about how things suck.
It's like people that buy croutons at the grocery store and complain they suck. Like, no shit, have you tried baking some sliced bread with olive oil and garlic? It takes less money and less time than buying m
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@bunny@mk.absturztau.be 2026-01-04 14:10
@anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz @netopwibby@social.coop Let's consider your diagnosis is correct, and we are experiencing an epidemic of learned helplessness, and that's the thing that gets in the way of the improvements you would want to see. Learned helplessness is a medical condition which has causes and treatments. If you want to see the progress that is blocked by learned helplessness you need to eradicate the causes of it and promote treatments. :abunhd: