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I remember always getting annoyed at colleagues and Hacker News generally for being technolibertarian fanboys. And now I'm constantly annoyed at the sanctimony

I remember always getting annoyed at colleagues and Hacker News generally for being technolibertarian fanboys. And now I'm constantly annoyed at the sanctimony and self-indulgence of the "Left," even though I hate granting them that label. Maybe I'm just getting old.

sho 9y ago
> Maybe I'm just getting old. Well unfortunately nothing can stop that, but things have definitely changed. I remember thinking that too.
- fastball 9y ago
  Nothing can stop [aging] You just wait, SV will figure it out eventually.
  - sho 9y ago
    Well bloody hell I hope so! Finally something useful!
  - colejohnson66 9y ago
    I wonder if there will be an ICO
- 6487698hhhh 9y ago
  From my own highly biased perspective the right has remained more or less in the same place politically over time, whereas the left has lurched violently towards the extreme on some topics, also tending towards the extreme in its tactics. We are not at war; we are not generally living in autocratic regimes; people generally have freedom to conduct their lives in the way they would prefer; so why is the left acting like we are living in a fascist state? Above all we need honest dialog. If anyone saw Cathy Newman's interview of Jordan Peterson, for example, I cannot see how it helps feminism at all to merely shout down those you disagree with rather than having an honest exchange of ideas.
wavegeek 9y ago
Old saying If you're young and you don't have left wing views, you have no heart. If you're old and you still have left wing views, you have no brain.
- adamnemecek 9y ago
  ... but the terms left and right have lost all meaning so this saying is kinda meaningless too.
  - asdf1234 9y ago
    That "saying" was never good. It's just an extremely simplistic way for right wingers to pat themselves on the back.
- deleted 9y ago
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- sbov 9y ago
  Well then I guess I'm heartless and brainless.

sho 9y ago

> Maybe I'm just getting old. Well unfortunately nothing can stop that, but things have definitely changed. I remember thinking that too.

fastball 9y ago
Nothing can stop [aging] You just wait, SV will figure it out eventually.
- sho 9y ago
  Well bloody hell I hope so! Finally something useful!
- colejohnson66 9y ago
  I wonder if there will be an ICO
6487698hhhh 9y ago
From my own highly biased perspective the right has remained more or less in the same place politically over time, whereas the left has lurched violently towards the extreme on some topics, also tending towards the extreme in its tactics. We are not at war; we are not generally living in autocratic regimes; people generally have freedom to conduct their lives in the way they would prefer; so why is the left acting like we are living in a fascist state? Above all we need honest dialog. If anyone saw Cathy Newman's interview of Jordan Peterson, for example, I cannot see how it helps feminism at all to merely shout down those you disagree with rather than having an honest exchange of ideas.

wavegeek 9y ago

Old saying If you're young and you don't have left wing views, you have no heart. If you're old and you still have left wing views, you have no brain.

adamnemecek 9y ago
... but the terms left and right have lost all meaning so this saying is kinda meaningless too.
- asdf1234 9y ago
  That "saying" was never good. It's just an extremely simplistic way for right wingers to pat themselves on the back.
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sbov 9y ago
Well then I guess I'm heartless and brainless.