• gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    “Better never means better for everyone. It always means worse for someone.”

    I think about this quote often.

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      1 day ago

      The a specious quote. That implies that all gain can only be at a cost for someone else. Instead of the conservation of mass, we’re talking the conservation of misery. It’s nonsense.

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      Where is that from? It is extremely pessimistic and obviously false.