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seriously, don't try answering them, hate simply isn't in my nature.

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[-] smotherlove@sh.itjust.works 66 points 2 years ago

I know this is rhetorical but I'm answering anyway.

I think our society generates hate. Our material conditions are worsening and everyone can feel it. I personally have an extreme amount of hate, but my target is authoritarianism. I sometimes feel so angry it feels like my head is going to explode like a supernova and evaporate the entire solar system. I devote a lot of energy to containing this and channeling it into productive efforts but it does leak into my daily life time to time, regrettably. I act rude without thinking and I always feel awful about it the next day.

Imagine if I wasn't able to determine where to point my anger. I would likely fall back to baser instincts, specifically the "fear of other", which would then be confirmed and reinforced by media targeting suggestible people. When you lack critical thinking skills, anything that simplifies your model of reality tends to feel valid / truthful. Pointing anger in the wrong direction feels better than having no idea where to point it.

Just my $2. (Two cents ain't what it used to be.)

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