• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    “Don’t care what other people think about you”

    Sounds like permission to be an asshole.

    I understand what it’s trying to say, but assholes don’t mind borrowing the mantra.

    • Libb@piefed.social
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      6 hours ago

      I get what you’re trying to share, which makes a lot of sense, but now reframe it in a different context (just an hypothesis, obviously not an affirmation) : you live surrounded by assholes (say, racists ones), should you mind what they think about you (not being a racist)?

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      5 hours ago

      if you care what people think about you, you become a masked compliant normie