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[–] lime@feddit.nu 119 points 2 months ago (6 children)

i learned recently that this is a false premise; the frogs will get out when the water gets too warm for them. which imo makes its proliferation even more apt; it makes sense that they would, but we've so used to the narrative that we keep this factoid going without questioning it.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I pointed this our recently in another thread and people got real bent out of shape about it, it was weird.

[–] masinko@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Woah buddy, no need to get all political.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

People don't like the things they believe to be challenged, and many people fail to recognize what is a belief and what is a fact.

It's the problem with knowing enough to not know how little you actually do (know).

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Am I seeing shapeism here? Why do you think you can dictate the shape people choose for themselves?

[–] Homescool@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, even I know when to get out of the Jacuzzi

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

i think its a good way to illustrate how 'they' change things for the worse incrementally so we get used to it. and not much else, it does its job.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 2 months ago

not only that imo, with this extra layer it serves to illustrate how the complacency is not innate. everybody has a breaking point, but we have been told that we will just take it if it is gradual enough.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

They waited too long and the water has gone down too far and they can't escape