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| Topic | can someone help me understand how 'mechanical time' is specific to 'whiteness'? |
| Giant_Aspirin 07/20/20 4:34:32 PM #49: | legendary_zell posted... Basically, if you're discussing punctuality and rationality in moral terms that's because you're really really American. And a specific type of American. If you came from somewhere else, or were part of a subculture due to immigration or societal discrimination, you might not believe the same things and might not assume they're universal and have moral dimensions. well that's cool and i can respect that, but part of moving somewhere is assimilating into that culture. you don't expect that culture to bend itself to conform to your expectations. just like its unreasonable for a westerner to move to a culture that doesnt value punctuality and expect them to all be on time, it's unreasonable for someone from another culture to move to the west and expect everyone to be alright with him showing up 49 minutes late to things. yes, cultures shift and evolve as people immigrate, but those transitions are slow processes. --- Playing: Disco Elysium; Rocket League You see it your way, I'll see it mine and I'll be fine ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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