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There are no ethical choices under first-past-the-post voting. We must instead make a decision that reduces the most harm.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harm_reduction

I finally figured out what some people were concerned about. Apparently there is already a phrase called harm reduction or harm minimization that I wasn't aware of. This phrase specifically refers to reducing harm around drug and sex related activities. This is a naming collision on my part for the title of the meme.

However I stand by my usage of the words for the title. I was using the words harm and reduction together because that is what makes sense to me for the topic based on the definitions of those individual words. I wasn't referring to harm reduction the phrase and I think that was clear to most people. Also, it's just for the title of an internet meme. No one is co-opting the phrase harm reduction or using that phrase incorrectly. I hope that clears up that confusion.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Made sense to me, even knowing the original meaning of the phrase. Good splainer though