BolexNOLA

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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
“It’s the law” is a terrible rationale though. Our values should inform our laws and their interpretation, not the other way around. There is a clear externality forcing this situation and it is clearly more detrimental to force them out of
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Wow man. Nothing to add, this is just gorgeous
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
I don’t think an ability to hit the lowest common denominator is necessarily an indicator of artistic value. What is considered “high art” or “refined and complex” is often partially a function of class distinctions and access. The Beatles
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Thank you!
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
I don’t know how you could possibly objectively claim that pre-modern western art is “exponentially better.” Are The Beatles not as significant as Mozart?
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Dang missed the opportunity back and get one by days.
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
But we literally do. Do a cursory google search. Hell even Pence wears one.
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
>On top of this, there is decent reason to believe that there's a down-side to mask laws: too many people think that they can behave normally if they're wearing a mask, when the evidence simply doesn't support it. I have s
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Still makes a world of difference though, especially because your mask (unless N95) isn’t for you as much as it’s for others . If two people interacting are both wearing - even loose fitting - cloth masks over their nose and mouth, the c
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Produces a lot of lost pens and paper in waste bins though!
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
They’re gonna be mad when they learn that Star Wars is derivative haha
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Love the movies, mixed on the books. They’re obviously classics and have a lot of beauty but I don’t feel the need to revisit them. I like a little faster pacing in what I read.
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Ahhh good catch. Thanks! I always do that with his name. And I started stormlight recently!
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
I guess I should have been more clear. I’m not saying that literally anyone can easily grab anything about you, though that isn’t entirely untrue in the current moment. What I am saying is that once you put it out there, once you link accou
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
You should really check out Brian Sanderson’s “Mistborn” trilogy
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
You should check out the “Mistborn” series by Brian Sanderson. You’ll recognize some tropes/themes but it’s really different from what I’ve usually read and the characters are absolutely fantastic. It’s 3 books and they’re a bit length
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Wow that was a fascinating read. Thanks for sharing it, I’ve never seen a take quite like it.
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Also every critic (hell, every person with a social media account and too much time on their hands) will endlessly berate you - and you see it too. Critics have also learned that, unless the film/book/game/etc is absolutely b
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
That’s exactly what the article says.
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
It is kind of crazy how many people can’t - or won’t - connect the dots about this. If you have an online presence you cannot be anonymous. Some of our parents, whether they know it or not, were actually pretty wise to tell millennials “eve
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
So you’re saying the only way for stuff to get done is for everyone to be “boots on the ground” and to never fund or work for advocacy organizations?
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Why is the assumption that if people want to remove symbols/language that it means they aren’t also doing “real” work too? We can walk and chew bubblegum at the same time. We also should be able to acknowledge that terminology/sym
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Don’t be that guy. You’re derailing the conversation. No one is “banning” a word. We are saying that a term should be dropped and a more appropriate one brought into usage. No one is “banned” from saying the word slave and no one is advocat
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
> if your school/employer uses google products...you’re SOL Yes. That is literally what I said. That applies to millions of people.
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
I’ve never liked this argument. The Google ecosystem is more or less required these days unless you are a little more tech savvy than the average person, and your job/education doesn’t require it, AND you have the patience to stitch to
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
God I feel like I’m on reddit with nonsense comments like theirs. It’s baffling how they can’t see why master/slave MIGHT be an issue and compare it arbitrary offenses.
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
If you can’t see why the term “slave” might cause issues I don’t know what to tell you.
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
I get what you’re doing, but the fact that you’re “doing” something is a problem. Simply put: don’t be needlessly ridiculous.
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
You had an interesting discussion going until the second half.
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by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Because it was outdated technology, that’s not even what you are talking about. You’re talking about a fundamental change in technology, not production methods (automation) or market/labor expansion (globalization). Frankly, I’m not s

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