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It appears based on this thread HN has fully transitioned into becoming intellectually as interesting as the front page of Reddit, so why not skip the middle ma
by pembrook 2y ago
It appears based on this thread HN has fully transitioned into becoming intellectually as interesting as the front page of Reddit, so why not skip the middle man and just link to it outright.
- torlok 2y ago"Intellectually interesting" of course meaning that we should calmly discuss everybody's interests and motivations, and look for deeper meaning, while Russians have been lobbing missiles at Ukrainian homes for the last 3 years. You must love the Lex Friedman Podcast.
- goatlover 2y agoIt's clear as day now that the Trump admin is carrying out the Project 2025 and techno feudalist playbook of consolidating power in the executive branch by removing opposition and appointing loyalists. While at the same time shifting America's foreign policy to be in line with Putin and Xi's. Maybe none of that concerns you, but many of us don't want the us to descend into autocracy.
- pembrook 2y agoWhat's more likely: The US becoming a Russo/Sino-inspired dictatorship? Or that most of the people in this thread a) spend a little too much time consuming partisan political narratives-as-entertainment, b) lack a capacity for non-emotional thinking, and c) unquestionably consume the current zeitgeist of their tribe? I'll place my bet on the latter. Let's revisit in 10 years and see who was right.