And yet, paradoxically, there are so many ways in which normal people are trending towards better and more considerate behavior. My two favorite examples don't have to do with wokeness or an awareness of microaggressions, they're that: 1) It used to be perfectly normal for a guy to light up a cigarette in an elevator and anybody who obje…
And yet, paradoxically, there are so many ways in which normal people are trending towards better and more considerate behavior. My two favorite examples don't have to do with wokeness or an awareness of microaggressions, they're that: 1) It used to be perfectly normal for a guy to light up a cigarette in an elevator and anybody who objected was seen to be some sort of "health nut" and 2) Drunk driving used to be treated as something of a joke (there's plenty of cringe-inducing TV comedy from the 60's showing this) and now it's seen as a serious crime. People are becoming better-behaved and more civilized in multiple ways, which might itself be a spark for the MAGA counter-revolution.
Yeah, and seatbelts, etc. Honestly, I don't see these behaviors as "more considerate" so much as "how can I live longer and/or avoid being sued/criminally prosecuted?" All driven by insurance companies.
I guess what stands out to me is getting behind the wheel of a car and not thinking about how you might kill someone. Or lighting up a cigarette and not thinking about how it affects other people. American culture has always been full of not-thinking of this sort, and I see us actually making progress against it, which probably enrages those who really, really like not-thinking.
Making a joke and not thinking anyone could be offended by it is another example. Easier to do in the past than today, and that makes some people absolutely furious. How dare you take my not-thinking from me!
Even the guys who are loud n' proud about their eagerness to offend can't escape the fact they they're now thinking about the offense they give, they can't get back that total obliviousness with which their fathers and grandfathers were gifted.
And yet, paradoxically, there are so many ways in which normal people are trending towards better and more considerate behavior. My two favorite examples don't have to do with wokeness or an awareness of microaggressions, they're that: 1) It used to be perfectly normal for a guy to light up a cigarette in an elevator and anybody who objected was seen to be some sort of "health nut" and 2) Drunk driving used to be treated as something of a joke (there's plenty of cringe-inducing TV comedy from the 60's showing this) and now it's seen as a serious crime. People are becoming better-behaved and more civilized in multiple ways, which might itself be a spark for the MAGA counter-revolution.
Yeah, and seatbelts, etc. Honestly, I don't see these behaviors as "more considerate" so much as "how can I live longer and/or avoid being sued/criminally prosecuted?" All driven by insurance companies.
I’m not either we’re quite what hey had in mind enacting the bill.
I guess what stands out to me is getting behind the wheel of a car and not thinking about how you might kill someone. Or lighting up a cigarette and not thinking about how it affects other people. American culture has always been full of not-thinking of this sort, and I see us actually making progress against it, which probably enrages those who really, really like not-thinking.
Making a joke and not thinking anyone could be offended by it is another example. Easier to do in the past than today, and that makes some people absolutely furious. How dare you take my not-thinking from me!
Even the guys who are loud n' proud about their eagerness to offend can't escape the fact they they're now thinking about the offense they give, they can't get back that total obliviousness with which their fathers and grandfathers were gifted.
I'd still argue that until behavior is internalized it's just "I won't do X because..." VS. "I won't do X."
Hearted for the use of X, we don't get enough variables here.
It's a nefarious plot by El0n Musk for publicity.
Ain't nuthin' mo' variable than X.
Same diff, except we need the force of law behind it because people are badly raised.
Ya THINK?