Hyp3rion

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   by Hyp3rion 6y ago

   > I am a big fan of using contentious terms but then in close proximity expressing views slightly incongruent or even outright contradictory to those held by a stereotypical member of one of the term-using group If done well it can induc
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   by Hyp3rion 6y ago

   I think you may have missed my point, and that quote you are using is just on the borderline of being taken out of context. Perhaps that's my fault for using the word 'agitprop' in place of groupthink, stunting, or something
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   by Hyp3rion 6y ago

   > I find myself self-censoring on controversial topics far more often than I think is healthy for deep, mutual understanding I've been finding more and more that I have to bite my tongue around people, even that I know also. The mos
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   by Hyp3rion 6y ago

   This is correct. To add to your point, it's also the respective institute's media departments. In a university for example, there's a strong incentive to hype up your research to attract young, impressionable undergraduates t
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   by Hyp3rion 6y ago

   You're right, nobody will be automagically freed as a result. That being said, pushing for amnesty, and pushing for pardons is completely how the law works, and very doable.
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   by Hyp3rion 6y ago

   > While being versatile and robust it also follows CERN OSHL, GNU-GPL, FOSS, EOMA, ISA and even CC guidelines This is almost the most concerning part. They're treating FOSS like it's some kind of standard. It's not. FOSS j