• M68040 [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    Stupid on the face of it. What’s next, gang initiation chain letter comebacks? (Wait, don’t answer that. It’d probably end up happening at scale.)

    Like, best case scenario you’re gonna end up further entrenching a culture of conformity where anyone even slightly off-beat is regarded as free to wail on. Internet roleplayers today, anyone who’s a little too quiet, listens to the wrong music, or reads the wrong books tomorrow. Worst case scenario? Well, look at that state official from Arkansas who thought mandating the use of county animal control resources to resolve school-level disputes was a dandy idea.

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      entrenching a culture of conformity where anyone even slightly off-beat is regarded as free to wail on

      Try saying something against the accepted narrative in a mainstream place like reddit and tell me it isn’t here already

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        8 months ago

        Yeah, perhaps “further entrenching” would be more appropriate. Untangling this stuff gets to be a one step forward two steps back sort of affair seeing how stiff the competition is.

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      end up further entrenching a culture of conformity where anyone even slightly off-beat is regarded as free to wail on.

      This is literally what conservatives want. They want absolute conformity to their narrow and vile worldview because it is incapable of handling any difference of opinion.