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Comment by bigstrat2003

19 days ago

No, that isn't remotely true. It means that the alternative you offer isn't compelling, not that your interlocutor likes the status quo.

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popalchemist  19 days ago

We're talking about the effect of non-action. To not act against a status quo is to enable it. Your feelings don't matter in that equation.

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