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* The gaslighting way promotes a zero-sum game: Instead of actually solving the systemic problem, it just gets everyone fighting for the privileged spot where you can be unaffected by the problem. | * The gaslighting way promotes a zero-sum game: Instead of actually solving the systemic problem, it just gets everyone fighting for the privileged spot where you can be unaffected by the problem. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:29, 26 October 2024
People often conflate two kinds of "don't change the world, change yourself":
- The gaslighting way:
- "You're an idiot for talking about the fact that there's a housing shortage! Just get rich so you can afford a house!"
- The legit way:
- If we want to abolish factory farms, we're going to have to eat less meat on average.
- If we want to dismantle systemic racism, we have to be mindful of our own biases.
The main difference is:
- The legit way recognizes how systemic problems arise from millions of individual behaviors, and sees how we can change those behaviors.
- The gaslighting way promotes a zero-sum game: Instead of actually solving the systemic problem, it just gets everyone fighting for the privileged spot where you can be unaffected by the problem.