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GhastInTheShell t1_j19cgyh wrote

Reply to comment by sQGNXXnkceeEfhm in Epistemic Trespassing: Stay in your lane mf by thenousman

An abdication of responsibility? Who are you/I to be responsible for other people’s issues? Just because you think you might be the brain in the room doesn’t mean anyone asked for your input. If anything I’d say you only have a responsibility to try to not do anything that obviously makes someone’s life worse, but no responsibility to go out of your way to improve someone else’s life; that’s their responsibility. This sounds like you’re encouraging activism.

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sQGNXXnkceeEfhm t1_j19nhfk wrote

Context matters. I’m not advocating sticking your head into a conversation on the subway; I am advocating calling your friend out if they make an argument you’re pretty sure is wrong on a topic neither of you know a lot about.

I am ESPECIALLY advocating that in a setting like at work, you don’t allow your own humility to prevent you from being a voice at the table.

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BirdieHo t1_j1cr1r8 wrote

whats so wrong about activism?

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GhastInTheShell t1_j1fggo0 wrote

It should be kept separate from philosophy.

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thenousman OP t1_j1fsois wrote

My reply started getting long so I’ll just blog about this in the new year.

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