Some of it needs more context (the one about not talking to cops doesn't make sense, but I haven't watched the YouTube link yet), and some of it sounds like it's talking to a specific audience that is far from universal (e.g., the RPG metaphor in 66).
My favorite is 46, "Things that aren’t your fault can still be your responsibility."
My least favorite is 92, "You have vanishingly little political influence and every thought you spend on politics will probably come to nothing." There's privilege involved in being able to ignore politics.
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: yeah. Maybe in China you have zero say, but at least here you really can organize and effect change. But you have to not let yourself get brainwashed, sucked into political cult, or ruin your life with anxiety, hate, and rage.
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: "don't talk to cops" = "i want a lawyer" cops will often try to basically trick people into things they do not mean. you will probably never be in a situation where it is a problem for you. but the wrong cops, the wrong situation? it's a MASSIVE issue.
yeah, definitely! i more meant "this is a reason not to talk to cops, but i didn't watch that particular video so really...maybe there are more reasons"
and agreed re: some things on that list are great, some things are...not so much. i also have Opinions re: the political bit. it's privilege, it's selfish, it's shortsighted. you may be _happier_ ignoring things, but you aren't participating in society or making things better for anyone else- and you're more likely to be blindsided by things that can fuck
If I was still living in my home country, 92 would ring true. Now that I live in a country where we change prime ministers like we change panties, I don't believe in it anymore
My least favorite is 92, "You have vanishingly little political influence and every thought you spend on politics will probably come to nothing." There's privilege involved in being able to ignore politics.