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Bethany Brookshire

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Or WORSE I see people being like "oh yeah they're doing this thing and here's WHY IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND HERE'S WHY IT'S ACTUALLY BAD BECAUSE A LITTLE ACTION IS WORSE THAN THE NO ACTION I DO" No. Tiny actions >>>> your Discourse.

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Mike Wiser's avatar Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social
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If these people have any actual citation for an instance in which doing something small was measurably worse than doing nothing, I will listen (and probably go check it out). If they are making this claim off of vibes alone, I kind of want to hurl them into the icy grip of deep space.

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Rosemary Mosco's avatar Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com
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I am okay with this discourse so long as the person discoursing is also doing the work. But usually they are Not Doing A Damned Thing

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Taco Bell's Cannon's avatar Taco Bell's Cannon @jamtoday.bsky.social
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I had some half-formed thoughts a while ago about the difference between "yes but" and "yes and" when talking about progress towards a goal. The former diminishes and degrades the hard work done, the latter acknowledges and encourages (and invites more people to join).

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