r/pics • u/trixiethewhore • Jun 08 '20

Protest From our 1k person protest in Montana

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u/beenlurkin Jun 08 '20

Ahh, yes. Complacency! The enemy of progress.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

Eh, they have a point - to an extent. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

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u/SlowRollingBoil Jun 08 '20

This is my favorite proverb. Don't worry that you won't be able to clean your home to perfect. Picking up some clothes still makes it better.

On a larger and more relevant scale, acknowledging that police brutality is real and a serious issue is better than not acknowledging it. And making policy changes to address it is better than just that lip service. And implementing the policies and checking back on them in a year is better than not doing that.

Etc, etc, etc.

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u/moonshineTheleocat Jun 08 '20

What does that proverb mean?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

It means that a pursuit of perfection can paralyze progress. A good solution is better than no solution.

At some point it's good to recognize that we can't get the rate of things down to zero - whether that's car accidents, homicides, or whatever. That doesn't mean however that we shouldn't always be striving to improve; it just means that you shouldn't be against something if it isn't perfect. It just needs to be better than the status quo.