One of the most important ways to build a society that respects boundaries is to respect boundaries. Pizzagate was used to prove that people “secretly approved” of stalking and threats. Before it, many other things have been used that way. The people who are most desperately unreciprocated with the world around them cling to this as some manner of solace.
Part of why I ignore all celebrities and take no notice of the people in entertainment is to preserve the sense in which I’m not ever watching them. It makes no difference to me if somebody is famous or obscure, watched or unwatched.
Yeah that’s real too, but what’s wrong with that bit? Most people don’t need to know about most things. It should be okay for people to find quiet pleasures.
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16941943? ago
One of the most important ways to build a society that respects boundaries is to respect boundaries. Pizzagate was used to prove that people “secretly approved” of stalking and threats. Before it, many other things have been used that way. The people who are most desperately unreciprocated with the world around them cling to this as some manner of solace.
Part of why I ignore all celebrities and take no notice of the people in entertainment is to preserve the sense in which I’m not ever watching them. It makes no difference to me if somebody is famous or obscure, watched or unwatched.
16941946? ago
Don't forget the bread and circuses element to celebrities, to keep the populace dumbed down and distracted, preoccupied with trivial non-entities
16943255? ago
Yeah that’s real too, but what’s wrong with that bit? Most people don’t need to know about most things. It should be okay for people to find quiet pleasures.