Bakary

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by Bakary 4y ago
Are there any examples of discussions or arguments having to do with political correctness that are actually thought-provoking? Seems like it's always the same ideas that come up whether the people involved are for it or not.
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by Bakary 4y ago
Yes and no. I'm familiar enough with the anglosphere that I could spend hours talking about the cultural nuances between some of its component regions. At the same time, there are broad overall patterns that are hard to escape, to the
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by Bakary 4y ago
All of the other developed economies are also capitalistic yet have their own healthcare idiosyncrasies and attitudes towards such scams. Setting aside the debate of whether complete ideological overhaul is needed in general, we can still c
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by Bakary 4y ago
Game of Thrones? I'm not really a TV guy. I was specifically intrigued by what the GP saw as political censorship, but I see what you mean.
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by Bakary 4y ago
There is a bias in that we see such videos, find them shareable, notice their existence but really there's absolutely no reason to use either the Kimmel or PragerU vid as anything other than light entertainment. That doesn't mean
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by Bakary 4y ago
Social progress is somewhat of a loaded term, but for instance abortion has been legal for longer and is still more widely available in China than in the US. The controversy surrounding abortion is in itself different, since instead of Chri
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by Bakary 4y ago
What sort of religion should I believe in to unlock this extra intelligence?
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by Bakary 4y ago
What sort of TV shows are censored in the West?
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by Bakary 4y ago
I don't have a definite view on this, but my intuition tells me that there is more to it than just the monopoly effect. If YouTube had developed with additional competitors, it might not necessarily have lead to a better market/sp
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by Bakary 4y ago
I often have periods of anglosphere fatigue where hearing about the same values, debates, and cultural norms every day starts to take its toll. That's why learning languages is so psychologically helpful.
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by Bakary 4y ago
YouTube sounds replaceable or unimportant in an ethical sense but in a practical sense it's certainly not that simple from the POV of someone trying to build an audience for their videography or even the audience itself.
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by Bakary 4y ago
I'd be surprised if they ever will. For my part, I just use afwall and other related services and accept the risk.
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by Bakary 4y ago
Reversing the argument a bit: what incentive does the dev have to not restrict characters and be done with it? It's basically getting rid of various problems at no cost. And the type of customer demographic annoyed by this will not onl
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by Bakary 4y ago
Thanks for making this. This type of software makes e-ink much more usable. I also suggest trying Android e-ink readers from companies such as Hisense or Onyx Boox as they've come a long way in the last few years. (Not affiliated with
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by Bakary 4y ago
The incentives are too high to ignore. What's mindlowing to me is that there are so many schemes of this type and of varying degrees of legality that are all out in the open with millions of eyeballs on them, but getting consequences i
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by Bakary 4y ago
The premise is that the guy lacks power. Twitter has very little incentive to help him, and a strong disincentive to piss off the Pakistani government. Wallowing in outrage is pointless as they have to cynically maneuver until they have res
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by Bakary 4y ago
Most people don't think their stance is ever political. But it very clearly is here since Twitter would be directly at odds with the Pakistani government if they sided with the journalist.
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by Bakary 4y ago
Did Turing have deficient intelligence levels? We are after all having this conversation in large part thanks to him.
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by Bakary 4y ago
The tradeoff is that the audiobooks are agonizingly slow and unpleasant to listen to if you speed them up.
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by Bakary 4y ago
It's certainly a tough problem, but on the other hand: - It can be part of a constellation of services that all reinforce the value of a single subscription, like what Amazon what is trying to do (sort of) - It can be the key to gettin
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by Bakary 4y ago
In a similar vein, there is the Giscardpunk movement.
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by Bakary 4y ago
Reminds me of the concept of antilibrary inspired by Umberto Eco. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilibrary
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by Bakary 4y ago
Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/863 Honestly I would drop the ego that fuels this mindset and make an inventory of the topics you've actually pursued in life so far. That can be a good indication of the things you trul
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by Bakary 4y ago
I can see the gaming pass schemes thrive if game streaming services to cheap hardware improve. Of course, that would raise the question of why we would then need dedicated vendor-locked consoles...
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by Bakary 4y ago
Disappointment is a recurrent theme with getting a device meant to decrease the smartphone's hold on our lives. There's the hipster-fare which are e-ink dumbphones sold at the price of a mid-level smartphone. There are the feature
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by Bakary 4y ago
There are a few rules of thumb you can apply: - Only a tiny minority of your beliefs have any impact on the outcome of your life. Perhaps your concept of [insert social or political policy] or [scientific topic] or [cultural idea] might hav
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by Bakary 4y ago
Could you expand on what you define as socially desirable or undesirable? I understand the point you are making but I am not sure exactly through what lens you are quantifying these characteristics.
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by Bakary 4y ago
It's entirely possible that these were both copies of another paper in another country.
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by Bakary 4y ago
On the contrary, the fact that SDGs became buzzwords is likely tied to the fact that Japan does well or can market itself as doing well in most of these indicators. Obviously gender equality is a glaring problem, but you'll notice they
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by Bakary 4y ago
I would say it's an unlikely coincidence, but not truly bizarre. - It's common for desi names to start with A or K - It's common for desis to use initials when referring to themselves - Some desi surnames are over-represented

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