Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoA fair proportion of the suffering in the world can be laid at the feet of binary thinking.message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down113
arrow-up186arrow-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 · 8 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareXeroxchasechase@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·8 days agoOne of many fallacies. But the origin is mostly some asshole or asshole organization thinking they can abuse the democratic system to submission.
minus-squareXeroxCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days 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-up5·8 days agoYes, a binary thinking is one form of the many fallacies that are being exploited by those who seek power
minus-squarePriorityMotif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoHeard a child mispronounce it as “mockracy” and couldn’t have coined a better term myself.
One of many fallacies. But the origin is mostly some asshole or asshole organization thinking they can abuse the democratic system to submission.
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
Heard a child mispronounce it as “mockracy” and couldn’t have coined a better term myself.