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I don't think it's okay to call another human a rat. It's pure hate without reason.

by tpmx 5y ago

brnt 5y ago
In this case, I believe we should make an exception.
- skrbjc 5y ago
  This says everything about what is wrong with the woke/anti-woke, in-group/out-group craziness playing out on in the world right now.
  - long_time_gone 5y ago
    Which seems to correlate with Facebook user numbers, ironically.
  - brnt 5y ago
    No it does not. He is a self-declared anti-democrat. By your measure soldiers in WW2 would be woke.
hinkley 5y ago
>Co-founder of Palantir Technology. I'm gonna need a DNA swab on that one. Dude is filthy rich. Emphasis on the 'filthy'.
- tpmx 5y ago
  Why does his wealth change anything in this regard? I honestly don't get it.
  - hinkley 5y ago
    When someone says, “emphasis on <word A>“ what response do you expect when you ask them why word B has anything to do with it?
toss1 5y ago
No, there's plenty of reason Thiel has worked hard to earn that disrespect; there's no reason to deny him that which is due.
mewse 5y ago
I spent some time at university doing psychological research on rats. In my experience they’re the sweetest things and actually quite affectionate, as long as they’re given somewhere safe to live, aren’t too hungry, and you handle them with kindness and care. (they have quite sharp claws which can accidentally pierce your skin if they’re startled or scared of you. Also, their vision isn’t great; you can wind up getting bit if they mistake your finger for a piece of food being offered to them, so you do need to keep your fingers together whenever you present your hand to them. But other than those? Absolute sweeties.) I guess I just mean to say that I think I might agree with you.
- Banana699 5y ago
  >as long as they’re given somewhere safe to live, aren’t too hungry, and you handle them with kindness and care. What I wouldn't give so that the preconditions for human being sweet are this weak !

I don't think it's okay to call another human a rat. It's pure hate without reason.

by tpmx 5y ago

I don't think it's okay to call another human a rat. It's pure hate without reason.

brnt 5y ago

In this case, I believe we should make an exception.

skrbjc 5y ago
This says everything about what is wrong with the woke/anti-woke, in-group/out-group craziness playing out on in the world right now.
- long_time_gone 5y ago
  Which seems to correlate with Facebook user numbers, ironically.
- brnt 5y ago
  No it does not. He is a self-declared anti-democrat. By your measure soldiers in WW2 would be woke.

hinkley 5y ago

>Co-founder of Palantir Technology. I'm gonna need a DNA swab on that one. Dude is filthy rich. Emphasis on the 'filthy'.

tpmx 5y ago
Why does his wealth change anything in this regard? I honestly don't get it.
- hinkley 5y ago
  When someone says, “emphasis on <word A>“ what response do you expect when you ask them why word B has anything to do with it?

toss1 5y ago

No, there's plenty of reason Thiel has worked hard to earn that disrespect; there's no reason to deny him that which is due.

mewse 5y ago

I spent some time at university doing psychological research on rats. In my experience they’re the sweetest things and actually quite affectionate, as long as they’re given somewhere safe to live, aren’t too hungry, and you handle them with kindness and care. (they have quite sharp claws which can accidentally pierce your skin if they’re startled or scared of you. Also, their vision isn’t great; you can wind up getting bit if they mistake your finger for a piece of food being offered to them, so you do need to keep your fingers together whenever you present your hand to them. But other than those? Absolute sweeties.) I guess I just mean to say that I think I might agree with you.

Banana699 5y ago
>as long as they’re given somewhere safe to live, aren’t too hungry, and you handle them with kindness and care. What I wouldn't give so that the preconditions for human being sweet are this weak !