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takes one to know one; i have actual ADHD. having a doctor’s note does not alter the facts of the situation. as for “libertarian”: principle vs practice. th

takes one to know one; i have actual ADHD. having a doctor’s note does not alter the facts of the situation. as for “libertarian”: principle vs practice. think of the Christians. local businessman has the Gospels on his lips, has the checkbook wide-open for the church, but when that secretary is looking sweet and juicy…

soulofmischief 2y ago
Having ADHD doesn't mean that you have a consequence-free pass to be insensitive with your words. It doesn't automatically grant you full understanding of the disorder, nor of the broader social implications of normalizing the use of "ADHD" as a slur. I again ask that you reconsider your language. > as for “libertarian”: principle vs practice. think of the Christians Are you claiming that Ellison is a private libertarian, or a public one? He has a clear history of backing GOP candidates, has not claimed to be libertarian, and so I am confused by what you mean. He neither preaches nor practices libertarianism, publicly or privately.
- hello_computer 2y ago
  From a Randian perspective, he does practice it—publicly & privately. They all do. If you mean that he falls short of some ancap purity test, hate to break it to you, but that’s just their version of “that wasn’t true socialism”. As for the ADHD sensitivity, deal with it. People who get so stuck on their diagnoses only do it because they aren’t performing. It’s very important to milk it for maximum victimhood, so that the next time the boss/customer/client gets pissed at him for not delivering the goods, he can sue them for discrimination against his “disability”, instead of getting fired for being a flake. I don’t care what people say about ADHD because I perform, and see that sort of play as an ignoble win.
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  - AstralStorm 2y ago
    You don't care until you yourself get hit with the shirt stick somewhere. It takes just a bad flu season, a tick bite, a vehicular accident and billion other things you don't and really can't control to mess someone for life, like yourself. And then you would be the one screaming for someone to care or help and not dump you in the dumpster. Apparently lack of empathy is now a job requirement.
    - hello_computer 2y ago
      Using clinicalization, and ultimately lawfare, to force someone to pay me for work that I have either not performed, or have not performed to standard, is neither justice nor empathy; it is injustice, selfishness, & legalized theft. And I have been hit with the short stick before. That is what savings, family, & friends are for.
      - soulofmischief 2y ago
        > And I have been hit with the short stick before. That is what savings, family, & friends are for. It wasn't a very short stick. You had savings, family and friends to depend on. It's privileged to assume everyone has access to these three things, or that lack of access to them is their fault.

soulofmischief 2y ago

Having ADHD doesn't mean that you have a consequence-free pass to be insensitive with your words. It doesn't automatically grant you full understanding of the disorder, nor of the broader social implications of normalizing the use of "ADHD" as a slur. I again ask that you reconsider your language. > as for “libertarian”: principle vs practice. think of the Christians Are you claiming that Ellison is a private libertarian, or a public one? He has a clear history of backing GOP candidates, has not claimed to be libertarian, and so I am confused by what you mean. He neither preaches nor practices libertarianism, publicly or privately.

hello_computer 2y ago
From a Randian perspective, he does practice it—publicly & privately. They all do. If you mean that he falls short of some ancap purity test, hate to break it to you, but that’s just their version of “that wasn’t true socialism”. As for the ADHD sensitivity, deal with it. People who get so stuck on their diagnoses only do it because they aren’t performing. It’s very important to milk it for maximum victimhood, so that the next time the boss/customer/client gets pissed at him for not delivering the goods, he can sue them for discrimination against his “disability”, instead of getting fired for being a flake. I don’t care what people say about ADHD because I perform, and see that sort of play as an ignoble win.
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- AstralStorm 2y ago
  You don't care until you yourself get hit with the shirt stick somewhere. It takes just a bad flu season, a tick bite, a vehicular accident and billion other things you don't and really can't control to mess someone for life, like yourself. And then you would be the one screaming for someone to care or help and not dump you in the dumpster. Apparently lack of empathy is now a job requirement.
  - hello_computer 2y ago
    Using clinicalization, and ultimately lawfare, to force someone to pay me for work that I have either not performed, or have not performed to standard, is neither justice nor empathy; it is injustice, selfishness, & legalized theft. And I have been hit with the short stick before. That is what savings, family, & friends are for.
    - soulofmischief 2y ago
      > And I have been hit with the short stick before. That is what savings, family, & friends are for. It wasn't a very short stick. You had savings, family and friends to depend on. It's privileged to assume everyone has access to these three things, or that lack of access to them is their fault.