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by bambax 83 days ago
Absolutely agree. Also, the kind of Karens described in the post usually enjoy their position and the meager power they hold over other humans. They need to get bitten sometimes.
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> Also, the kind of Karens described in the post usually enjoy their position and the meager power they hold over other humans.

Do you have a citation for that or is that just an idea of a villain you've invented in your head? Karen doesn't hold any power whatsoever over anyone. Karen is a low level employee who has to answer the phones all day. She doesn't decide who gets benefits or not. She didn't create the Continuing Disability Review. She didn't create the security policy that said they should refuse to open PDF attachments from random people who email them. She doesn't need to "get bitten" any more than you do.

By that reasoning we shouldn't shoot at enemy soldiers during war, because they're not the ones who declared war and they have no power over its conclusion.

We're at war with bureaucracy and the front line is, well, the front line.

If you're trying to effect actual change that seems like a great way to harden the people you need to be influencing against you.