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> I believe we ask and expect too much of satire which relies heavily on hypocrisy and shame, two concepts that no longer carry the same weight.

Indeed. It's amazing to me how many people I encounter these days who don't appear to consider hypocrisy a moral failing.



been shamed too many times, man. Moral failing itself became just a button people try to press in my brain. Often very dishonest people. So, welcome to moral learned helplessness, and damn the moralizers.

ALSO: thinking means changing your mind, which often exposes you to being called a hypocrite




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