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How about, to mix it up a bit, we have a 'struggle session' on the theoretical level? Instead of using topics to have proxy debates about conceptions of justice and autonomy, we just lay out clearly our differing views of justice, autonomy, democracy, intellectual property, etc.
- Is it that most of us don't have the ability to properly articulate an argument about those things? Or that we all assume we share the same stance but the differences come out in these super specific situations that turn into struggle sessions? That's why we get fixated on the specific things. If you ask how we feel about autonomy in the abstract, we all pretty much agree. If you ask about autonomy and not moving rocks, we argue because we don't have the same view of it. The rock moving brings it out but the source is an actual fundamental disagreement about those things but we can never properly touch on it because it requires specificity to a "real world" situation in order to show up clearly.
  
  Very good points, you can only really expect political philosophers/theorists to engage in this type of discussion
- what, and get banned for sectarianism?

the left tells me there is too much plastic so instead i play with nature's legos (rocks) and suddenly that means i hate fish???

"You want me to not stack rocks? So, what, if I don't donate all my money and live like a monk and put nature in a big glass box I'm worse than Hitler? That's what you're saying, right? You just want to keep all the nature for yourself!" - like three different people
- To be clear, the monk comment was dunking on those constantly making weird excuses for their behaviour, not arguing in favour of stacking the rock lol.

The woke mob is telling me I can’t stack rocks any more? Literally 1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451 COMBINED.
- Insert awkward angle selfie with a bunch of rocks and a gun

This is why the saying is "touch grass" and not "touch rocks"
- Grass is a horrible monoculture and is the most widely planted crop on the planet. Please touch it so much that it dies and makes room for native flora
  
  Me (God's Aggressivest Gardener) on my way to touch some grass:marx-guns-blazing:
  
  That would disturb the ecosystem that has been built up around the grass.
  Like ants.
  Why do you hate ants, buddy? Let them touch their fucking grass.

I'm just tired of moralism and people coming up with the weirdest excuses to morally justify doing "bad thing" to themselves. Like just be honest and say you don't care, coming up with these galaxy brain theories about why you're right to do "x bad thing" is really tiring
- My theories are way better than this. Leave the rocks alone. Nature = it's not yours don't touch
- Average tl;dr novels rationalizing their behavior fans vs average "you can't tell me what to do" enjoyer

:matt-jokerfied: stone yourself and everyone around you
- Way ahead of you. :stalin-smokin:

Perhaps “rockstacker” will become a new hexbear slur for people who destroy the environment.
E.g. - Shell oil Are a bunch of scummy rockstackers.

I'm always away for these stupid ass struggle sessions lol

Cairns aren't great but please don't kick down every one you see while hiking. Doing so can be far more damaging than their building ever was, much less keeping them as is. From the NPS guidelines :
If you come across a cairn, do not disturb it. Don’t knock it down or add to it. Follow the guidelines from the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics to ensure future hikers can navigate the trail and prevent damage to the landscape:
Do not tamper with cairns – If an intentional cairn is tampered with or an unauthorized one is built, then future visitors may become disoriented or even lost.
- Galxybrain tip: Don't Fuck With Things. If you see a thing and don't know why it's there, what it is or how it works, DONT FUCK WITH IT. You aren't a toddler and should have that kind of self control.

Hexbear discourse: "you rock-stacking piece of shit!"
Ah, theory.

I read that thread and saw no struggle session lmao I miss everything :blob-no-thoughts:
- You missed people being mad at me for making an informative post telling them that messing with the hydrology does in fact have an impact on hydrology. You didn’t miss much substantial argument that wasn’t “but what if I really like doing it?”

i'm getting real sick of everyone's crank opinions on everything
- Amber
  
  Amber.

Gotta stack em all!!
- :gulag:

Also, never a good reason to go off trail
- if you need to take a shit please go off trail but follow local guidelines to check how far off trail you're allowed to go
  and ALWAYS bury it (following the local guidelines again) or pack it out
  also NEVER bring soap, you don't need soap and it breaks my heart to see it
  
  Never bring soap to poop? Or never bring soap to nature at all?
  
  And here I was shitting and wiping my ass with soap on the surface of the trail. The libs want to take everything from me :lenin-rage:

Rage Against the Machine:
I'll stack rocks
I won't do what you tell me!

I've stacked rocks before forgive me
- Only God forgives. :astronaut-1:

Amazing

Being contrarian and getting pissy, brb time traveling and making stonehenge

Kicking down rock stacks is fun knowing they shouldn't be there.
- It’s best to spread them out as much as possible to mitigate their impact, so make sure to kick hard!

I'm going to make an inukshuk somewhere in ireland and you cant stop me
- Honestly, just don't take a picture of it to encourage other people to do it too.
  
  The only pictures i take are landscapes (pictures of myself barely exist). A cree like myself making an inukshuk in the middle of the irish bush shouldn't do much.

We are creatures of rock stacking; it is part of what makes us human. When we can find no rocks to stack, we take shortcuts in the process of rock formation to procure rectilinear and Euclidean rocks to stack.
Stacking- instead of passively letting it all get smashed- is the order we have been bringing to the universe, through our labor, for 15,000 years.

This seems to be satirizing something but it could be literally anything :matt-jokerfied:
- :skub:

stacking rocks kinda cringe tbh

That thread actually happened? I thought it was a fucking fever dream

STACK LEGOS AND TINKER TOYS INSTEAD OF FUCKING ROCKS YOU LITERAL ADULT CHILDREN
- legos is plastic why do you hate the creatures of the sea
  
  Comrade, in today's world, there are many methods for constructing and creating. Some turn to the simplest of materials, such as rocks, while others opt for the versatility and imagination-sparking possibilities of Lego building blocks.
  As the revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin once stated, "Life is precious, and so too is play." In this vein, I argue that the act of playing with Legos is indeed superior to stacking rocks into pillars.
  Lego building offers a unique blend of creativity and problem-solving skills. It allows one to dream up a design and bring it to life, using a system of interlocking blocks to build structures of all shapes and sizes. It is a tool for self-expression and encourages a sense of independence and self-reliance in children and adults alike.
  In contrast, stacking rocks into pillars may offer a simple form of manual labor, but it lacks the imaginative and creative aspects that are inherent in Lego play. It is a limited form of construction that fails to offer the same level of creative challenge and self-expression.
  In conclusion, while both Lego building and rock stacking may have their merits, the superior choice is clear: Lego building offers a superior combination of creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills. It is a tool for self-expression and encourages a sense of independence and self-reliance, all while providing hours of enjoyable play.
  Long live the power of imagination and creativity! Long live the spirit of Lego building!

What if stacking rocks is enrichment time? Return to rock :anprim-pat:

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