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I think there are collectives, as in groups organized around an interest or a concern. Then there is THE collective. And I tend to agree with supplecow. THE collective is very hard to influence in subtle yet meaningful ways. It is hard to get THE collective to change or sacrifice because, individually, they can fall back on laziness or indifference without being singled out.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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