• Scubus@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    I think in this case, the solution to both of those issues is: if you dont want to get picked on, dont be a piece of shit people want to pick on

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      10 months ago

      every now and then i’m reminded of the fact that rich people in medieval times would sponsor bridges and build a little prayer cubby next to them so people could pray for their souls

      like, can we go back to that maybe? it might be a bit less easy to hate rich people if they paid for bike lanes all over the country…

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      10 months ago

      I suppose. Sometimes people also pick on others as a sort of hobby or just to make conversation.

      Like I wouldn’t say anything about criticism of Hulk Hogan, but if one of my cousins at a family reunion said something disparaging about my late grandmother’s taste in teacups I would ask them to kindly keep it to themselves.