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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
Every time I read a complaint about having to do the dishes or working a dumb job, I like to imagine the complainer making their case to the kids who work 16 hour days to make their clothes.
I end up explaining this a lot:
Just because something 'more X' exists, it does not mean things that are 'less X' cease to exist. If someone else has been murdered somewhere in the world, it doesn't mean non-consentual gropings are to be ignored. If your older sibling was given three slices of pizza, it does not mean you will starve with your two slices. The fact that we have a concept of a googleplex as a number does not mean the number one is meaningless.
Whether something is good or bad, it remains good or bad, regardless of its scale.
And complaining about things, though annoying, is the best form of feedback we can hope for. If something is wrong, no feedback leads to the continuation of the thing being wrong. If people complain, something can be done to fix the issue. If people take direct action to end the problem, that's usually violence.
By diminishing people's ability to complain, you are advocating for either ignorance of harm or violence.