Post #2853039
2026-02-13 13:44 UTC
@sjn@chaos.social ROTFL, if the world were in black and white, we would have lived in a perfect society for ages. Unfortunately, there is nothing that is good or bad a priori, and the future is always in the fog. If one were to base a decision on what it seems at the present time, we probably would still live in a forest. Changes are never good for all people, so the logical decision would be no changes at all.
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@sjn@chaos.social 2026-02-13 14:00
@gisgeek@floss.social Yeah, nothing's perfect, and expecting something to be so is just as naïve as huffing hopium while waiting for someone else to decide how our future turns out. We get to ask the questions, say what is desirable and what is not, and use our influence to help steer our society in a positive direction, through political engagement, lawmaking, public discourse and consensus-building. Yes, this isn't black/white, but simple polls can help us see if _this_ shade of grey is dark or light.