Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoA fair proportion of the suffering in the world can be laid at the feet of binary thinking.message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down111
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareA fair proportion of the suffering in the world can be laid at the feet of binary thinking.Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareXeroxchasechase@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·20 hours agoOne of many fallacies. But the origin is mostly some asshole or asshole organization thinking they can abuse the democratic system to submission.
minus-squarePriorityMotif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoHeard a child mispronounce it as “mockracy” and couldn’t have coined a better term myself.
minus-squareXeroxCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 hours agoI read this as you saying OP’s claim was a fallacy but a re-read (and small dive into what type of Xerox you are) makes me beleive you meant binary thinking itself is a logical fallacy
minus-squareXeroxchasechase@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·16 hours agoYes, a binary thinking is one form of the many fallacies that are being exploited by those who seek power
One of many fallacies. But the origin is mostly some asshole or asshole organization thinking they can abuse the democratic system to submission.
Heard a child mispronounce it as “mockracy” and couldn’t have coined a better term myself.
I read this as you saying OP’s claim was a fallacy but a re-read (and small dive into what type of Xerox you are) makes me beleive you meant binary thinking itself is a logical fallacy
Yes, a binary thinking is one form of the many fallacies that are being exploited by those who seek power