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1. nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 00:47:26 UTC nae

   i read a thing recently that blew my mind a little.
   went something like:

   people can imagine time travel to the past and one little act making massive differences in the timeline

   but in their present they think even the greatest effort they can put in will not make any difference to the future

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   • nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 00:49:21 UTC nae

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     • hypolite

     @hypolite go on..?

   • hypolite (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 00:49:21 UTC hypolite

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     • hypolite
     @fuchsiashock When you go back in time, you already know the path time will take between the infinite possibilities. So it doesn't seem strange to me that any change in the past would deviate from that unique path that may not be the ideal one for us, but it is what it is.
     
     On the contrary, in the present, we are able to imagine an ideal future which more often than not requires sweeping changes to the structure of society and would, indeed, require an Herculean amount of work to bring about.
     
     Basically we can imagine little acts in the past making massive differences in a mediocre timeline (but it's ours so there's a sentimental attachment). And we think the greatest effort we can put in at our individual level will not make any difference towards the ideal future we can conceive because it's so far out of reach.
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   • hypolite (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 19-May-2022 00:49:22 UTC hypolite

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     @fuchsiashock Would you care for my hypothesis explaining this discrepancy?
   • nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:03:08 UTC nae

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     if someone has a choice every day to do something kind or unkind, why would someone choose, every day, to be unkind?

     i cannot understand it

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   • nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:03:09 UTC nae

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     imagine the difference people with actual platforms or influence or resources or power could make

     but they frequently choose instead to be unkind, to be greedy, to be cruel, to tear others down, to exploit other human beings

     for personal profit

   • nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:03:10 UTC nae

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     my life is pretty small and nothing special
     i usually think of myself as powerless and unable to make a difference
     but i have made positive differences in some people's lives, maybe saved a couple of lives even
     i've been told a couple of times that my social media posts have inspired someone to transition and live as their true self
     i've been told once or twice that my listening to and being kind to someone has led them away from the edge
     i've been told that my defiance in the face of ongoing hatred has had positive effects on the lives of others

     and i'm just one unemployed trans woman living in poverty with no direct power over anything

   • nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 00:03:11 UTC nae

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     what if the small positive thing you do for someone today has a domino effect?

     or even, on a smaller scale, what if just listening to someone or showing them kindness or aiding them when they needed it most, saves a life?

     what if some positive change you made in your own life inspired someone to make a positive change in their own, and then they inspired another, and they inspired another?

   • nae (fuchsiashock@todon.eu)'s status on Saturday, 21-May-2022 06:10:57 UTC nae

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     • hypolite

     @hypolite do go on

   • hypolite (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Saturday, 21-May-2022 06:10:58 UTC hypolite

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     @fuchsiashock I hear you, I am the same, and once again I'm going to ask you if you would like an answer to your question? It may not be satisfying, but I believe it's pretty accurate.