I was a voracious reader as a kid, and I noticed a funny phenomenon: whatever writer I had most recently read, my next paper for English class would sound like…
Nah, I have a problem with people wasting energy on Quixotian endeavours even when I agree with the concerns because that energy could’ve been directed towards doing something constructive instead. Performative outrage isn’t noble, it’s a lazy way for people make themselves feel relevant without actually doing anything of value.
socialism and anarchism are different. you gave an example of someone fighting for a cause you dislike! A fair example would be a youtuber covering socialist politics (that you agree with) but who fails to say anything truly novel and who isn’t having any (noticable) real world effect.
Would you really call that “performative outrage” “wasting energy” or basically accuse them of grifting?
Perhaps you should define what you think socialism is exactly.
Anarchism is clearly a form of socialism because it shares the core socialist goal of abolishing capitalism and replacing private ownership with collective ownership.
But if you think socialism is synonymous with Marxism, then I disagree with Maoism and Trotskyism as well.
And yes, I plenty of socialist youtubers covering socialist politics I agree with are grifters. Hasan Piker and Jackson Hinkle are a prime examples.
Is there something wrong with earnestly expressing what you think is true without believing it will achieve anything concrete?
I doubt you’d have a problem with a noble-but-hopeless resistance if you believed their concerns were correct.
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Nah, I have a problem with people wasting energy on Quixotian endeavours even when I agree with the concerns because that energy could’ve been directed towards doing something constructive instead. Performative outrage isn’t noble, it’s a lazy way for people make themselves feel relevant without actually doing anything of value.
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Really? You have a problem with it? Could you give an example of someone fighting for a cause you like that you would disavow on these grounds?
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Absolutely, I’m a big supporter of socialism and I completely disagree with the anarchist approach to flat organization and rejection of authority.
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socialism and anarchism are different. you gave an example of someone fighting for a cause you dislike! A fair example would be a youtuber covering socialist politics (that you agree with) but who fails to say anything truly novel and who isn’t having any (noticable) real world effect.
Would you really call that “performative outrage” “wasting energy” or basically accuse them of grifting?
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Perhaps you should define what you think socialism is exactly.
Anarchism is clearly a form of socialism because it shares the core socialist goal of abolishing capitalism and replacing private ownership with collective ownership.
But if you think socialism is synonymous with Marxism, then I disagree with Maoism and Trotskyism as well.
And yes, I plenty of socialist youtubers covering socialist politics I agree with are grifters. Hasan Piker and Jackson Hinkle are a prime examples.
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