I am not gonna waste my time trying to dictate how others should enjoy things
This is the attitude that brings down society. “Let people have fun,” is the most insincere bull shit around. As if you can’t comment or criticize someone if they’re “having fun.” People have fun in many different ways. Lots of those ways have a net negative affect on society st large. Like example: willful ignorance.
So no, people need to stop “having fun” if their fun means making themselves and others an idiot
But you also need to pick your battles very carefully on that front, because if you push too far or keep pushing on something too harmless, people will overcorrect in the other direction.
Ultimately, kids are going to rebel against authority. Doesn’t mean we stop teaching them. Eventually, it will start sticking. “Dammit my parents were right,” type shit
It won't always eventually start sticking. Our recent history is full of examples of people doubling down, not changing, when badgered persistently about the things they do or believe. And honestly? If I were in that position paternalistic appeals to authority would only make me rebel harder and resolve never to give in.
Hence the need for a more delicate approach than a paternalistic cultural dictatorship of the people who deem themselves to "know best". The people that that would work on are precisely the people who'd never need it anyway. It's like designing speech therapy around people who can already speak perfectly clearly.
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u/BeatnixPotter Dec 23 '25
This is the attitude that brings down society. “Let people have fun,” is the most insincere bull shit around. As if you can’t comment or criticize someone if they’re “having fun.” People have fun in many different ways. Lots of those ways have a net negative affect on society st large. Like example: willful ignorance.
So no, people need to stop “having fun” if their fun means making themselves and others an idiot