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If you could plant a single thought in the minds of everyone on Earth simultaneously, what thought would you choose to share? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by AndreyAsimow@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The experience of being the victim of real violence. It's pretty clear most people don't really get it. And it's weirdly common for people to have romantic ideas about fighting, revenge, punishment, war, and even torture. I think it would be eye opening.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And oppression. Real, actual oppression, not whatever middle class white Christian Americans think is oppression.