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In fact, I've already said brc might be right and decided to change to some other claptrap.[1] No one ever comes back and says they're glad they convinced some
by meric 12y ago
In fact, I've already said brc might be right and decided to change to some other claptrap.[1]
No one ever comes back and says they're glad they convinced someone - they just switch targets and find new people to call doomsday prophets and bloviating windbags.
Thank you for your prejudice and have a nice day.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9300899 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9300899
- brc 12y agoFor the record I appreciated your comment but can't reply there. It shows a willingness to consider a position. I'm guessing you're probably young, and young people have a torrent of "the end of the world is nigh" thrown at them these days. It's tough to see above this and think optimistically. But the key to a calm mind is to think optimistically, tempered with rational 'what if' thinking, so if bad events do come to pass, it's not earth shattering.
- gress 12y agoHow do you account for the failure of past civilizations? What is different this time? I'm all for optimism, but optimism and ignoring problems are very different things.