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I want to be more effective in my activism, but there's definitely a sense I have that effectiveness in one area seems to invariably come at the cost of effectiveness in other areas, and that it is very, very difficult to strike the right balance. And maybe striking the right balance is not even possible, and we are always tasked with choosing between things that are unbalanced and unsatisfactory, because we live in an inherently unbalanced world.

To give an example, I have had to learn to be a less uncompromising person in order to be a social person, because to be too uncompromising is to isolate oneself, thus making it impossible to coordinate one's actions with others.

At the same time, I have observed ample demonstrations of the cost of compromising with one's ethics for this purpose, where one compromises and compromises with others to be more socially connected and thus more effective, but by doing this, effectively compromises themselves out of any worthwhile ethics, thus making themselves less effective in accomplishing their goals.

Thus their actions cannot effectively bring about any worthwhile goal, because they either no longer hold any worthwhile ethics, or believe that their willingness to compromise will convince others to adopt their more worthwhile stances. When rather, a willingness to compromise, a willingness to wait, can be used to compromise away those ethics, to forestall them, forever.

And I do not bring this up merely to express negativity for the sake of it, but because this is something I think is important to think about, because perhaps through that thought we can identify ways to avoid some of the pitfalls in these thorny choices.

Friday, May 9, 2025

The front is noisy for Ukraine’s soldiers, Russia’s Victory Day ‘ceasefire’ is yet another sham — I’m not fine; Intimate scenes of life during war (Photos) — What Putin won’t tell you about Russia’s Victory Day — Clearly, Ukraine is holding card; economist on why US pressure won’t force Kyiv to concede … and more

activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

Friday May 9th, 2025

Today the #Moon 🌔 is in #Libra ♎, helping us see...

where #balance is needed. ⚖️

Libra can bring the energy of #compromise,

but not all compromises are healthy. 🫥

Where do you need to:

✨ stand in your truth 💪🏽
✨ take up space 💖
✨ speak up for what you care about 🎤

Details in this video youtu.be/-Ga13zVTZpE

Everyone keeps trumpeting #trump's low approval ratings

Fine
Meanwhile

#corporate #news #media #journalists studiously avoid asking #republican politicians in #congress to defend blatantly #illegal #unconstitutional actions never seen in #America

#kidnapping entire #families

#arresting #scientists #lawyers #judges #educators

Letting an #unelected #uncertified #crook #fraudster #rapist systematically #destroy critical #infrastructure and #compromise #American citizen's #privacy and #security

Ukraine Daily summary - Wednesday, March 12 2025

Putin unwilling to compromise on Ukraine, sets maximalist demand -- Half of Ukrainians say territorial concessions, forfeiting NATO membership in exchange for ending war completely unacceptable -- Ukraine targets Russian oil facilities in Moscow, Oryol oblasts in mass strike overnight -- Do US-Russia talks on Ukraine mark a reappearance of colonial power play? -- and more

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writeworks.ukUkraine Daily summary - Wednesday, March 12 2025Putin unwilling to compromise on Ukraine, sets maximalist demand -- Half of Ukrainians say territorial concessions, forfeiting NATO membership in exchange for ending war completely unacceptable -- Ukraine targets Russian oil facilities in Moscow, Oryol oblasts in mass strike overnight -- Do US-Russia talks on Ukraine mark a reappearance of colonial power play? -- and more

I'm back, maybe. I kinda left Mastodon behind for awhile to check out #bluesky. I got very few responses to posts here, so figured why not try the new kid? You know what? It seems to be shaping up to be like a left wing safe space. No place for moderates with independent thought. Is Mastodon any better? #moderate #compromise

A quotation from Molière

TARTUFFE: Some joys, it’s true, are wrong in Heaven’s eyes;
Yet Heaven is not averse to compromise;
There is a science, lately formulated.
Whereby one’s conscience may be liberated,
And any wrongful act you care to mention
May be redeemed by purity of intention.
I’ll teach you. Madam, the secrets of that science;
Meanwhile, just place on me your full reliance.
Assuage my keen desires, and feel no dread:
The sin, if any, shall be on my head.
 
[Le ciel défend, de vrai, certains contentements;
Mais on trouve avec lui des accommodements.
Selon divers besoins, il est une science
D’étendre les liens de notre conscience,
Et de rectifier le mal de l’action
Avec la pureté de notre intention.
De ces secrets, madame, on saura vous instruire ;
Vous n’avez seulement qu’à vous laisser conduire.
Contentez mon désir, et n’ayez point d’effroi ;
Je vous réponds de tout, et prends le mal sur moi.]


Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
Tartuffe, Act 4, sc. 5 (1664) [tr. Wilbur (1963)]

Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/moliere/65413/

#quote #quotes #quotation #accomodation #carnality #compromise #divinelaw #God, #goodintentions #gratification #heaven #intent #lust #pleasure #seduction #sin #virtue #wellintentioned