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JD Vance Tells U.S. Air Force Grads They Can't Boo His Commencement Speech Because 'I'm the Vice President of the United States' (people.com)

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“You know, this is the only commencement speech that I’m giving this year and so I’ve watched a few highlights of graduation speeches where this or that corporate leader will discuss artificial intelligence, AI, and be met with literal boos,” Vance said as he wrapped up his remarks.

“Now, you can’t boo me. I’m the vice president of the United States,” he added, drawing laughs.

that's pretty cringe

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[–] cranakis@reddthat.com 29 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

What you describe, while true, is not just an American thing. People are largely sheep. Everywhere lazy, greedy people are fine being told what to do, so long as they perceive that benefits them personally over others. Makes me think the human race is hopelessly fucked.

But on the other hand, I know many people personally who are basically good people, yet they support despots. They appear deceived based on fears they've long held.

Also you got me thinking. How do you rebel? I've been giving this a lot of thought recently. Do I go smash flock cameras with hammers? Mass organization attempt? In much of the world we already live in a surveillance state. Shit is depressing

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And that's why anarchy can't work. The people who want to fight to change the world for the better are vastly outnumbered by the people who don't want their lives interrupted.

This flaw in our psyche is our Great Filter.

[–] binux@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

We’ve lived within anarchist societies for the majority of our existence, there really wasn’t any such thing as a leader in the general sense before agriculture. Anarchism quite literally worked for hundreds of thousands of years. You could even argue that it’s a natural function of our species.

[–] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think you rebel by cutting all ties. By not participating in their way of life at all. Understanding that you dont actually need to live like that, that you don't need the things they offer to exist. But if people in first worlds started to do this, what would happen is they would end up being treated like the "lesser" nations we rape, or the homeless people we create.

Either way we are fucked.

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Start reading. There are books about that help you understand resistance and dissent. You are not powerless, quite the opposite.

[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

OK. Which books?