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Usual posts by rayiner tend to be rather conservative, and oftentimes, rather pro-government. Seeing him arguing for something rather out of character is the j
by angersock 12y ago
Usual posts by rayiner tend to be rather conservative, and oftentimes, rather pro-government.
Seeing him arguing for something rather out of character is the joke. If you go back and look at his post history, you'll see some things going either way--but I don't think that makes the joke any less funny.
I use different things when poking fun at you. :)
- tptacek 12y agoWe should be a little more careful about assuming we can project entire ideologies onto people from their comments. I think it's probably pretty apparent why I'm sore about that point. Sorry to make a thing out of it though.
- angersock 12y agoI think it's fine to model people's ideologies according to their comments, so long as we are able to adapt that model when new data happens. Similarly, if we consistently comment in ways that don't match our ideology, we shouldn't be upset when people draw incorrect conclusions about us. Anyways, no harm done...it's just a few pg funbucks.
- tptacek 12y agoIt's fine until you presume something that a reasonable person might find offensive. For instance: it bugs me when people extrapolate from my nerdy desire to close-read 4A law the belief that I generally support dragnet surveillance. It would also bother the heck out of me if someone presumed that I was in favor of onerous custodial sentences for most non-violent crime.