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[โ€“] mostlyapproximately@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

This line of reasoning just leads to inaction. You will always find bigger problems to be tackled. We typically start from small actions, and eventually build up momentum and goodwill for bigger changes.

[โ€“] Libb@jlai.lu 1 points 13 hours ago

My main point (the second one was kind of ironic, something online don't play nice with alas I tend to forget about that) is still that it should be to anyone to decide what they should and should not do ;)