Moodles

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by Moodles 5y ago
Second law of thermodynamics? That's a good one. I really can't be bothered to be drawn into a conversation on the pros and cons of capitalism and human progress (especially if a heatwave is the argument you're running with),
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by Moodles 5y ago
There is a $6000 contribution limit to a Roth IRA already.
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by Moodles 5y ago
I don't think this really makes sense. Capitalism isn't a zero sum game for humanity. He created Paypal, which, generally speaking, provided a net value to society. That was his work, and he was one of the 0.0001% to be mega succe
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by Moodles 5y ago
> And I /hate/ sounding like an angry socialist Well you definitely sound like one when your first sentence is "this is such a garbage attitude". And no, I never said I would do anything, no matter how immoral, to avo
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by Moodles 5y ago
I think the UK has a similar policy with pensions with a cap around £1m. Not saying it's a good or bad idea as I really havn't studied the economics of it, but other countries definitely do it. Though a UK pension is more like a 4
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by Moodles 5y ago
I think Mitt Romney famously has a lot in his Roth IRA in a similar way [1]. As others have said, it's not actually illegal so I think pointing fingers at individuals who do it (for themselves, their families, etc.) is wrong. If you th
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by Moodles 5y ago
I highly recommend to check out the immersive van Gogh experience. It's quite beautiful and I'm sure Vincent himself would love it. It's in quite a lot of cities across the US I believe: https://www.mlive.com/
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by Moodles 5y ago
It's somewhat interesting, but "what students think" isn't really as interesting as the reality of whether a degree is poor value for money or not. It might be, or might not. I suspect it largely depends on the degree an
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by Moodles 5y ago
Again, there quite clearly is a debate going on in society and I think the salient point you’re missing is that trans folks aren’t just deciding for themselves among themselves; there’s obvious negative externalities for women involved (suc
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by Moodles 5y ago
> You can say you’re not debating their existence till they’re blue in the face, but I’m telling you that’s how it will feel to 9/10 trans people when you try to discuss this topic with them. Indeed. Though I'm honestly not sur
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by Moodles 5y ago
Ok I promise. My last topics I posted on were about this, a security blog post, the news, Simone Biles and accents. I do actually talk about lots of topics on HN but I tend to get drawn into political discussions which are replied to a lot
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by Moodles 5y ago
Is this rate limiting on commenting ever going to be lifted or is it permanent?
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by Moodles 5y ago
I'm sorry, but this is a classic example of what I'm talking about. > People don’t like their identity being debated. But this is reframing. I'm not debating that someone is trans or should be treated with respect or anyth
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by Moodles 5y ago
> I'm mostly bothered by the focus on trans elite sports, because I find it to be a niche phenomena, and it suggests the curation of those who lead with such an argument. The reason I mentioned combat sports is because it's lit
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by Moodles 5y ago
> In this case it was validated by an admission that an argument was tactically made. Huh? Essentially all I have said is this: "I agree with the Economist article. This is my personal experience also. Here's an example."
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by Moodles 5y ago
I'm so confused. I never mentioned Joe Rogan. But even if I did say "Joe Rogan said X", then let's talk about X? How is the fact that Joe Rogan said something automatically invalidating the argument itself? I don't
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by Moodles 5y ago
You ask me "what do you think of suffering?". I honestly have no clue what you expect as a response. Yeah, it's bad. I don't want people to suffer. What is your point? What has this got to do with what I was saying? And
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by Moodles 5y ago
I have no idea what you're saying. I think clinical suffering is bad? I have not mentioned Joe Rogan. I have no idea what point you're trying to make.
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by Moodles 5y ago
> And you are saying if we can't discuss elite trans sports with nuance, then how can we discuss an even more nuanced topic than trans elite sports? That's all i'm saying. It's pretty obvious having an objection to Fa
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by Moodles 5y ago
Because I am making the point that even mentioning something as extreme as that still gets me lambasted with abuse. So if we can't even discuss that civilly, how on Earth are we meant to discuss more nuanced issues?
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by Moodles 5y ago
> The arguments the two sides put forward, in other words, are complex and debatable. But many trans activists think that any disagreement is tantamount to hate speech and try to suppress it. This is 100% my personal experience also. Eve
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by Moodles 5y ago
Yeah clickbait sells, but I’m saying if there’s a single error, combined with the emotional tone, I’m more likely to discount the whole article and think they’re just extremely biased and blinded by their emotions.
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by Moodles 5y ago
Huh? I’m not saying there should be a law. I’m just saying I think it would be more effective and persuasive if it was more dispassionate. It’s my personal opinion.
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by Moodles 5y ago
I appreciate articles that look into topics in some depth that I’m curious about. But I really dislike the author’s strident writing style. Now, if there’s a single exaggeration or untruth from the author, It’ll throw the rest of the articl
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by Moodles 5y ago
Indeed. This thread is clearly a lost cause.
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by Moodles 5y ago
We should refund the police, and then call them! What are you arguing about? 1. Someone mentions Fox being bad for bias in story selection. 2. I ask: why are we singling out Fox specifically? Others do it too? 3. You say: "They give Tr
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by Moodles 5y ago
They allow the previous president airtime!? Quick, someone call the cops.
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by Moodles 5y ago
> Biden's not the opposite of Trump either. Right, which is why this is kind of a pointless thing. What the hell does it mean for one media organization to be the opposite of another anyway? I agree I did kind of start it with my ea
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by Moodles 5y ago
Yeah, that doesn't surprise me at all actually. I'm sure both side demonize the other to some extent, and it's our natural reaction to look at them both as equally bad like we're disciplining two siblings or something,
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by Moodles 5y ago
Did you read that article? I mean, even that article has the multiple bitchy comments thrown in. I would quote, but honestly it would be every other paragraph. But yes, the headline is generally positive I guess. Now, could we find a simila

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