• julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    Nah this is just whataboutism. We all agree that the highest severity issues are access to heathcare/nutrition/sanitation/education in developing countries or among the homeless etc. That doesn’t mean we are suddenly not allowed to talk about anything else.

    Do you do this in real life?

    Colleague: “hey did you catch the game this weekend, boy I hate being a jets fan”

    Blarghly: “that’s rather gauche, don’t you know there’s major food insecurity in sudan”

    It has the intellectual weight of a parent trying to cajole their toddler into eating.