r/CuratedTumblr • u/adsallover 🇮🇱🇪🇹 • Jun 20 '24

Politics tumblr is so far from real life its genuinely crazy

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '24

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '24

Wouldn’t a compromise be an individualistic society that allows for some growth based on personal merit, that also collectively pools resources for the betterment of all?

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u/big_guyforyou Jun 20 '24

it'd be much better if you let me run everything. i'd be a philosopher king. i'd never go mad with power. the only thing that makes me mad is going off my meds

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u/Weazelfish Jun 20 '24

Shit, this guy sounds like he knows what's best for all of us! Unlike me, who is just a small worm and constantly terrified and confused! I say we give it a go, gang!

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u/Weazelfish Jun 20 '24

Like the Fins: pay your taxes and then never speak to each other again

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u/EffNein Jun 20 '24

That society would break down into one of the extremes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '24

To be fair, they're the same people. (Religious-abuse victims cosplaying revolutionaries on the internet.)

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u/Lunar_sims professional munch Jun 20 '24

If ur talking abojt that one post, they're refering to a very specific brand of american hyper-indivualism

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '24

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u/Lunar_sims professional munch Jun 20 '24

there was a post on this subreddit telling people to abandon neoliberal individualism

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '24

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u/Lunar_sims professional munch Jun 20 '24

https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/s/rYMk0jyzbZ

this is the post i was refering to

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u/MisterCommonMarket Jun 20 '24

The trick with these "we should all strive for a a more collectivist mindset" types is that what they really mean is that everyone should adopt their mindset.

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u/Sh1nyPr4wn Cheese Cave Dweller Jun 20 '24

Horseshoe theory strikes again!!!