Memes presenting false "choices" aggravate me. You know, "help homeless vets instead of refugees," and "cancel costs for cancer care instead of student loan debt." I think illogic and stupidity are triggers for me.

It's like you can't hold two thoughts at the same time, that's what bugs me

KitchenBuddy : plus the assumption that you can only do one of the 2 things.

yup

That is irritating.

and they're unspoken value judgements. that's my Thing

🧊wotitdo🧊 : not unspoken, explicit - vets are good, immigrants are bad. student loans are frivolous, etc.

they don't literally verbalize it..."help X because they're more deserving than Y" is all I meant

how about we just adhere to the fundamental concept of civilization, and look after everyone in need?

potato boyo : Where’s the profit in that? </sarcasm>

80s wall street guy from futurama singing the safety dance

I agree.

🧊wotitdo🧊 : true

potato boyo : radical idea!

Isn't it a shame that common decency is a radical idea?

potato boyo : It would be nice... I think when people who really are not of the kind of mindset of "divide and conquer" which this is, are getting it to an extent that they aren't feeling OK about just ignoring it, then you know you can't get "unite and make the world better" really happening.

Άτροπος : Unfortunately that seems to be far from what a lot of the "powers that be" think (that it's kind of bad to just do something because it's good, it has to make a profit). And I don't think I put that right.

JigmeDatse : I think I know what you meant, and we agree.

Yeah. Wording is being hard today...

I'm 100% on board with that

Makes me feel stabbity!