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minus-squareVictoria Antoinette @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoI don’t presume to know. I am only saying we can’t assume anyone is actually acting in their own rational self interest since we know people so often do not. Anita Hill is no exception.
minus-squareXanis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI’m sure I don’t need to point out the irony here, right? I do want to point out that if no one can be trusted to act in their own self-interest, who then should act on their behalf?
minus-squareVictoria Antoinette @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoyou don’t seem to be very good at handling nuance, and i don’t feel qualified to help you understand this.
I don’t presume to know. I am only saying we can’t assume anyone is actually acting in their own rational self interest since we know people so often do not. Anita Hill is no exception.
I’m sure I don’t need to point out the irony here, right?
I do want to point out that if no one can be trusted to act in their own self-interest, who then should act on their behalf?
you don’t seem to be very good at handling nuance, and i don’t feel qualified to help you understand this.