I would say that such a video is none of my business; just like the Clinton's bj, that's a private topic that should be relevant only to the people involved. I

I would say that such a video is none of my business; just like the Clinton's bj, that's a private topic that should be relevant only to the people involved. I get your point, that scandals involving outdated systems of morality are still a problem in some areas. Technology marches on, and we must learn - as a species - to update our social and moral systems fast or we may find out that intelligence is not[1] an effective survival trait in the long-term. > The number of things I genuinely cannot imagine him saying is shrinking rapidly. Trump's speech is very predictable in it's general theme. The details are random, but he always says things that are self-serving, in a childish "obviously I was always right" attitude. If there's is a way to add a not-very-subtle insult, he will add it. Most important, it's foolish to try to parse his statements for information, because that's not how he uses language. Instead, he uses phatic[2] language to express emotion, confidence, and social standing. > [Trump] saying very solemnly that bombs were about to be dropped on Russia Why would he bomb the people he wants to do business with? The few comments Trump has made about increasing talks with Russia is one of the very few things I like about Trump (not that I expect he will actually do anything whatsoever on that topic). Anything that reduces the risk of nuclear war is great. > I am literally shocked into silence. Fear is the mind killer. Recently a lot of people of - orthogonal to political ideology - are doing everything in their power to push the politics of fear. Almost all of it is unsubstantiated hot air... which is what the Baloney Detection Kit is for. Science isn't perfect, but it's still the best method we have for filtering out charlatans, propagandists, and simple mistakes. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8916033 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8916033 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14577909 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14577909