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by Proziam 6y ago
I find it concerning that so few people are aware of the differences between their middle or upper class lives in the US and the average life for a citizen in less privileged places. To many, the thought of carrying a weapon or wearing armo
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by Proziam 6y ago
> Words are tools of communication. They have meanings. Those meanings shift over time, and according to context. This is exactly correct. Not everyone's experiences are the same, leading different people to wrap a situation or a s
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by Proziam 6y ago
I know folks, including black folks, who disapprove of the Black Lives Matter messaging and try to redirect BLM conversation towards specific issues while promoting the use of 'all lives matter' Your statement > Placed in the c
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by Proziam 6y ago
Minor nitpick, just so people reading get more complete information on your example. Very few states maintained their supply of medical equipment properly. Likewise, the federal government hasn't restocked much equipment since the earl
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by Proziam 6y ago
I don't expect Twitter to last forever either. Myspace sure didn't. That said, in my view, surveillance against the average person has got to go.
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by Proziam 6y ago
Imagine every person in a public square has a police officer following closely behind them with a microphone in one hand a video camera in the other. And we're not even touching on the 3-letter-agency relationships with tech companies
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by Proziam 6y ago
We as a collective seem to treat the government as a natural person online, but not in person. If a police officer sits down at the dinner table next to me and listens in on my conversation with friends and family, I'd be quite uncomfo
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by Proziam 6y ago
> You'll need to define what an "evil thing" is. If someone says something false with the intent of harming someone (getting them fired, ostracized in their community, harming their personal relationships, etc) I would say
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by Proziam 6y ago
> if you share an article about race statistics that prompts a riot, are you responsible? Entirely depends on if the statistics and any stated conclusions are true, and to what extent the article actually prompted the riot vs other facto
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by Proziam 6y ago
> Okay, but then you aren't disagreeing with me I wasn't trying to disagree with you. I just think the issue is oversimplified into forum sized bites and needs to be approached holistically. > If you want to have a separate
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by Proziam 6y ago
> False speech isn't protected. It is to the extent that it isn't prosecuted as a matter of policy. > Also, the parent comment made no claim that the statements made were true or false, just that there were accusation And I&
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by Proziam 6y ago
Falsely calling people you don't like evil to cause them harm or for you own economic gain should result in jail time and compensation for the victim. As of now, we're so afraid of stopping people from coming forward that we'
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by Proziam 6y ago
I understand your point but can't get on board with it. The main issue I have is that people make organized attempts to cause harm to others as part of the 'canceling' rather than a personal choice. Not wanting to work with m
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by Proziam 6y ago
I think it's rather easy actually. The police aggregate vast sums of data and uses it in ways that the public does not understand, intend, or expect. It's not unlike the way people 'sign' away their privacy on the intern
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by Proziam 6y ago
I expect it's because of the redundancy in the posts. My reasoning for that is my feeling that 'adding on' another thing to keep in mind would have made the thought too incomplete to be useful on its own. Either way I strongl
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by Proziam 6y ago
1. Pay well 2. Reward good performance 3. Give opportunities for internal growth. 4. Support their other goals (startups, health, lifestyle). 5. Appreciate them and don't be afraid to show it. --- #3 on this list is under-rated, in my
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by Proziam 6y ago
Alternatively, they could simply have invested in every tech company at the time. Today, it's rather well known that some 3 letter agencies have an uncomfortable relationship (sometimes not even a consensual one) with large companies.
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by Proziam 6y ago
It already exists. If it's displayed on a television or the internet you can assume it is untrue. I generally accept only first-hand accounts and original sources for information.
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by Proziam 6y ago
The way I've always heard it: We judge others by their actions. We judge ourselves by our intentions.
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by Proziam 6y ago
I'm firmly in the camp that convictions should be difficult to get. I dislike the manipulations of the legal system that universally work against the average person and for the large entities or wealthy who can afford expertise. Jury N
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by Proziam 6y ago
I disagree primarily due to the way plea deals are handled. You can be innocent of any wrongdoing and still have to take a deal that results in jail time to avoid losing the rest of your life. If there is no charge, there is no need to plea
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by Proziam 6y ago
I'm not sure about where the upper bounds of legal complexity should be, but I do have at least one thought on how to limit the overall complexity, at least for the average citizen. Eliminate all victimless crimes in their entirety.
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by Proziam 6y ago
If everyone could agree on new terminology without getting annoyed or creating drama I'd be all for it. Unfortunately, people get so hung up over the words that they lose sight of the sticks and stones. If the black folks discussing th
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by Proziam 6y ago
My issue with this approach is this: it drags attention and headlines away from real issues. We need serious reform in our policing and prisons in the US. Every time serious reform is demanded in any real way, the distractions get brought u
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by Proziam 6y ago
The first definition is marked historical . The other 3 definitions google offers make no reference to slavery unless you really want to stretch "in charge of an organization or group" just to be offended.
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by Proziam 6y ago
It's remarkable how much drama is being manufactured over a non-issue. There's a zero percent chance the people putting in the effort to promote this don't realize that 'Master' is an industry term of art meaning or
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by Proziam 6y ago
I don't really care much about what the branches are named at the end of the day. However, I do find it concerning that we're so bothered by appearances that a term of art in multiple industries is being made to appear unsavory (a
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by Proziam 6y ago
This right here is why Youtube is my first choice. I've had too many run-ins with bad documentation and some of them are just about nightmare-inducing. Youtube has an awesome advantage that I can see the whole process (which sometimes
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by Proziam 6y ago
You seem to trust Apple a lot more than I do. Why not go a step further and use Firefox/Tor?
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by Proziam 6y ago
Everyone cheered in the streets when Obama sent in the SEALs to kill Bin Laden. Violence is tolerable if people don't empathize with the victim, apparently.

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