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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Can the students asking this remove billionaires? (Without going to prison)

No, so whats your point? They want to do something. Telling them to not do things because those things are less significant than other things that could theoretically be done is nihilistic.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If a building is burning, and all you have is a thimble of water, whats the point?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

someone else might also have a thimble! then you two can feel smug together.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

smug? where in my comment am I being smug

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

i didn't think you were, I'm lampooning people who think their thimble is meaningful.