aabeshou

13 ms·

91.
by aabeshou 8y ago
Some emotion is a tool for sensing the world, but other emotion is the process of our actual being. It is truth in itself. If something makes me feel bad, that's a fact. Maybe it can change, maybe it can't. It's not a heurist
92.
by aabeshou 8y ago
https://www.salon.com/2013/08/03/the_10_worst_examples_of_ch... https://www.splcenter.org/20180723/terror-right
93.
by aabeshou 8y ago
I specifically did not advocate making decisions entirely out of emotion
94.
by aabeshou 8y ago
I don't see why we should go from "emotion shouldn't be considered an infallible source of info about the world outside our consciousness", to "emotion isn't a legitimate source of information." There are
95.
by aabeshou 8y ago
I think the reason why this type of attitude gets mocked is that it seems robotic and condescending to emotion, as if emotion is not a real, legitimate source of information. It shouldn't be the only source of information (and maybe
96.
by aabeshou 8y ago
I'm not saying market economics is the problem. I think that concept gets conflated with capitalism too often. I think markets are a good tool for economic organization. The problem is the system of capitalism, i.e. the centralization
97.
by aabeshou 8y ago
This is an excess of capitalism: those with capital are given too much power, and their self interest ends up being entirely selfish at the expense of society at large. Capitalism needs regulation, and if the system ends up entrenching itse
98.
by aabeshou 8y ago
I dont think unnecessary inequality of food and water are very controversial in humane ethical systems, unless you want to include fascism in your debate
99.
by aabeshou 8y ago
you misread my point. I was saying that the policy disagreement comes from that fundamental attitude difference with regard to vulnerability/dependence. It is not an explicit policy goal for all leftists to have kumbaya circles. My poi
100.
by aabeshou 8y ago
whats your issue with my writing?
101.
by aabeshou 8y ago
I think we need both internal activism and external regulation
102.
by aabeshou 8y ago
lol, that makes sense. heres another try: ELI5 v2: you can look at the sequences a different way, like tilting your head to look at them from a different angle. and from that angle, we can more easily try every possible way of putting them
103.
by aabeshou 8y ago
ELI5: You can turn this problem into finding the best "convolution index", and fourier transforms make computing convolutions cheaper. ELIUndergrad: (note that \* means multiplication, there doesnt seem to be a way to escape an a
104.
by aabeshou 8y ago
I would agree that wealth shouldn't negate his accomplishments. I think a lot of people who point out Gates' family wealth are reacting to the current political/ideological climate which would say "look, Bill Gates is se
105.
by aabeshou 8y ago
a lot of people taking the low hanging free-market attitude: if public trans was better, then uber/lyft wouldn't win. don't blame uber/lyft for filling a need. now I agree it doesnt make sense to hold uber/lyft resp
106.
People and Power – The Tech Threat (2015, Al Jazeera)(youtube.com)
2 points by aabeshou 11y ago|0 comments
107.
by aabeshou 12y ago
not all entertainment is created equal
108.
by aabeshou 12y ago
What's with describing his friend as a "mature, female software engineer"? That strike anyone else as weird?