HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat is a piece of media that has changed your life?message-squaremessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down14
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a piece of media that has changed your life?HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square128fedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down3·1 year agoYeah, it’s Cracked.com, but humor me and give these two a read. I think on these quite a bit, even after many years. Explains much as to how we humans act towards one another: https://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html How the hell Trump supporters even exist: https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about
minus-squareWhyAUsername_1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoI read the first one. It was a very interesting read.
minus-squarehdnsmbt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThe guy who wrote those is very insightful. I also like his writing style. Thanks for sharing!
minus-squareasceticism@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWow excellent picks. Read both of these and enjoyed the perspective. Thanks for sharing!
minus-squareImplyingImplications@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoHuh, these are really good! I admit I definitely didn’t see people born into rural poverty the same way I saw people born into urban poverty. That gives me a lot to think about!
minus-squareR0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoLike 75% of my basic training division was either inner city poverty escapism or rural poverty escapism. Ironically that became the uniting force of those people, something they could understand when everything else about the person is different.
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt’s too bad they laid off all their good writers about five years ago. At least we got Behind the Bastards out of it!
Yeah, it’s Cracked.com, but humor me and give these two a read. I think on these quite a bit, even after many years.
Explains much as to how we humans act towards one another:
https://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html
How the hell Trump supporters even exist:
https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about
I read the first one. It was a very interesting read.
The guy who wrote those is very insightful. I also like his writing style. Thanks for sharing!
Wow excellent picks. Read both of these and enjoyed the perspective. Thanks for sharing!
Huh, these are really good! I admit I definitely didn’t see people born into rural poverty the same way I saw people born into urban poverty. That gives me a lot to think about!
Like 75% of my basic training division was either inner city poverty escapism or rural poverty escapism.
Ironically that became the uniting force of those people, something they could understand when everything else about the person is different.
It’s too bad they laid off all their good writers about five years ago. At least we got Behind the Bastards out of it!