sanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoPark benches don't "open" until 10amlemmy.todayimagemessage-square129linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1imagePark benches don't "open" until 10amlemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square129linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days ago And politicians think removing their best option is a solution? Because it gets them votes. The politicians aren’t the problem, they merely reflect public attitudes.
minus-squareKangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThey cause public attitudes in most cases, so…
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoWhat makes you think that the average politician is actually a leader, rather than just a follower who pays attention to polls? That would imply they have a spine, which seems unlikely.
minus-squareKangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoYou have a good point, actually 🤣 But people prefer to follow the one who “knows everything” and that never shows any kind of doubt or insecurity. C’mon, precisely because they’re in the “Dunning-Kruger” sector of the bell curve is why they can have a big influence in a lot of people.
Because it gets them votes. The politicians aren’t the problem, they merely reflect public attitudes.
They cause public attitudes in most cases, so…
What makes you think that the average politician is actually a leader, rather than just a follower who pays attention to polls? That would imply they have a spine, which seems unlikely.
You have a good point, actually 🤣
But people prefer to follow the one who “knows everything” and that never shows any kind of doubt or insecurity.
C’mon, precisely because they’re in the “Dunning-Kruger” sector of the bell curve is why they can have a big influence in a lot of people.