It's an understandable reaction, but it's not ideal or effective. In fact, depression and apathy is one of the key mechanisms of keeping a group oppressed.
Fighting to maintain power is costly and risky, but if someone can make people give up hope and stop struggling, then they can do what they want to them.
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Acamon@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 290d
It's an understandable reaction, but it's not ideal or effective. In fact, depression and apathy is one of the key mechanisms of keeping a group oppressed.
Fighting to maintain power is costly and risky, but if someone can make people give up hope and stop struggling, then they can do what they want to them.
leviathan@feddit.org · 4 pts · 290d
depressed people can still fight back (I know that from experience), nihilistic people won't
daggermoon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 290d
I used to consider myself a nihilist, then I realized how stupid that is
leviathan@feddit.org · 2 pts · 288d
"consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative"
reconsidering your beliefs is a sign of intelligence and growth, being rigid and stubborn leads nowhere.. It's uninspiring.
daggermoon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 287d
I've changed a lot. Some things for the better, others not.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 290d
Opposite is also true if you're Chaotic Evil
cymbal_king@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 289d