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    I thought she must have thought that the hot air in the opposite direction would somehow actually slow down a car. Grandma is definitely smarter than me.

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    Chaotic isn’t just quirky. This is clearly lawful good, given the fact that she’s inducing people to, you know, follow the law.

    Chaotic good would be if she only did it to cars worth more than $20,000 because “the threat of a ticket puts too much stress on people with so little money that a speeding ticket might mean they can’t make rent.”

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      Nah, it’s chaotic. A lawful person might ask the cops to set up a speed trap there, as it’s their responsibility. She’s out there getting drivers to follow the law in her own way.

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        Chaotic motivation and lawful action are not mutually exclusive, in my experience. Lawful good is believing that there is a right code to live by - “the law” - be that an actual legal system, or a creed.

        Chaotic good, on the other hand, is still good, but it’s a very personal, sometimes selfish good. They do not have a book or spoken history to point to and say “this is what’s right.” But they know it when they see it.

        That’s how I’ve always explained it to people, after having it explained to me as that 🤷

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      The method is neither chaotic nor lawful. The motivation is. If she wants to enforce the speed limit, she is lawful. If she doesn’t care about the speed limit and just wants the cars to slow down, she’s chaotic.

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    Yeah, l ts not design roads to make people want to drive the right speed, let’s just continue with the 1960 mentality that ll roads must be like highways and continue being surprised that people drive too fast.

    Let’s also not design cities for people, let’s design them for cars. Car manufacturers say we need more and bigger cars so let’s demolishh nice buildings for more hellish parking lots. Climate change is a hoax as we all know, so let’s not design cities for people where they can walk and cycle everywhere because we know that the 25 minute city is a conspiracy theory to make the frogs gay… or something…

    I’m so tired of reading shit about shit that could be fixed so easily. It’s like watching somebody wipe their ass with their hands and complain about shit on their hands and I’m just sitting here waving with toilet paper but they just look at me like I’m crazy.

    People deserve this shit because they don’t want solutions

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      In the US, we don’t use the government for the collective good of the people. If it’s something that individuals and small groups can do themselves, it’s “not the government’s job.”

      Managing speeding? Post on social media about how people need to slow down. Do what grandma do.

      Feeding school children? Have a food drive one time a year for the community and forget about it the rest of the time.

      Need to pay for medical care? Run a Go Fund Me and get your neighbor’s help.

      Many americans will open their pockets for small charities, but god forbid you tax them a little more so that everyone benefits from a more efficient system.

      We the people apparently want to feel empowered to run an inefficient system ourselves.

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    Please don’t turn this into another c/memes with a bunch of non-meme garbage posts…

    The number of people who are perfectly fine with a garbage dump is sad.

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        And that has exactly what to do with hoping this community doesn’t become a dumping ground for no-effort posts?

        I appreciate you taking the time to so thoroughly peruse my post history though.

        I also appreciate the meme. I’ll work on that.

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      Please don’t turn this into another memes comment section with a bunch of bitching and moaning

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          The voting system exists for a reason. There’s no need to play personal gatekeeper and tell people they can only post what you want.

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            The voting system means shit when people such as yourself don’t give a fuck about relevance of content and upvote anything and everything. Don’t give me this gatekeeping bullshit for asking that posts be made where they belong.

            Other communities will never grow if there’s one garbage dump for everything.

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              I didn’t upvote anything and you need to grow up. Other communities won’t grow if you’re acting like a shithead to everyone you speak to.

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                I’m sorry, what? I asked that consideration be given to content so this community doesn’t become another dumpster fire. You’re the one who decided to be an asshole and I responded in kind, and now you just have to keep this going.

                Other communities won’t grow if… What the hell are you talking about? You’re trying to parrot everything I’m saying to the point of stupidity. Piss off.

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                  Wow. You need to work on your communication skills. Seriously. Luckily I’m well aware of how to use the tools at my disposal instead of whining about other people not doing what you want. It’s easy enough to block you. Feel free to respond, but I won’t care.