You give an example of why one way might be more harmful than the other, but not why we can’t just allow people to enjoy their interests in peace.
You are basically saying “well, it’s okay to act like asshole to everyone who likes sports because some people who like sports are assholes to other people!”
It’s a dumb point, especially if you see the harm in it yet still try to justify it.
Punching up highlights the ongoing problems of people punching down. The enlightened centrism approach of “can’t we all just get along” has never worked. Suffering silently has never worked.
You give an example of why one way might be more harmful than the other, but not why we can’t just allow people to enjoy their interests in peace.
You are basically saying “well, it’s okay to act like asshole to everyone who likes sports because some people who like sports are assholes to other people!”
It’s a dumb point, especially if you see the harm in it yet still try to justify it.
It’s part of healing. Shrink = expensive/Lemmy=free
Punching up highlights the ongoing problems of people punching down. The enlightened centrism approach of “can’t we all just get along” has never worked. Suffering silently has never worked.