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by alexryan 7y ago
"giving superior officers licence to search them for punishable behaviour" seems like a legitimate concern. You seem to be assuming that the "superior officers" will have "the best interests of the public" as
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by alexryan 7y ago
It’s my strong intuition that there is indeed a link between accelerated progress, including the disruption of moral barriers erected by previous generations to ensure peace, and the eruption of movements (both fascist and communist) driven
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by alexryan 8y ago
“The selfish gene” by Richard Dawkins Once I came understand that human beings are survival machines built for the single minded task of gene survival, everyone’s behavior become much more predictable.
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by alexryan 8y ago
People who live in the Silicon Valley bubble either don't seem to understand just how terrified people are in the heartland, or they don't care, or they don't understand the consequences of not caring. If Silicon Valley firms
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by alexryan 8y ago
It's a strange world when stating the obvious is seen as an extreme position worthy of lynching. There is no need for cherry picking. The scientific evidence that men and women have different interests and that those interests become m
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by alexryan 8y ago
> such managers can and should be targeted to answer for their bias The point is that such managers are NOT being targeted. The lynching of James Damore was enthusiastically conducted by the very top of the management hierarchy and they
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by alexryan 8y ago
If the moral system which you currently subscribe to is such that it is morally okay and perhaps even virtuous to demand that people who have voluntarily chosen to work together at higher level of work ethic should all be forced to lower th
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by alexryan 8y ago
Agreed. I like the idea of cultivating "the resolve to resolve" conflicts by transforming them into positive sum games wherein the tribe commits to finding a way to meet everyone's needs and unifying behind of mission of cont
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by alexryan 8y ago
Uncomfortable situations can be perceived as “no-win” situations or as “huge opportunities” depending on what your aim is and how committed you are to achieving it. It could have been used as an opportunity to show the world how to resolve
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by alexryan 8y ago
There is truth to this. I would suggest, however, that it is at least theoretically possible to maintain good will and strong relationships with the community, even as your power grows, so long as the bonds of trust are rock solid. The most
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by alexryan 8y ago
I think you might be missing the bigger picture. 5 years ago these views would not have found any traction because nearly everyone loved Google. The general level of hatred in the community towards Google has increased significantly in that
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by alexryan 8y ago
In Buddhist insight meditation, the first of the four foundations of mindfulness is "mindfulness of the body".
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by alexryan 8y ago
> According to the story, in general, older employees received good reviews but were discriminated against by a point system that gave an edge to new, young employees. So what? Why would you choose to continue working for a company where
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by alexryan 8y ago
Arguably, one of the primary driving forces for the popularity of mindfulness in the west was the work done by Joh Kabat-Zinn with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
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by alexryan 9y ago
Nice video of this: https://youtu.be/RuUSc53Xpeg
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by alexryan 9y ago
Walk away. If they use that specific phrase, they are playing dominance games with you. If you choose to sacrifice your self respect and enter into a relationship with an immature petty tyrant like that, you’re in for a world of pain.
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by alexryan 9y ago
If you have a problem with someone's behavior, the moral and healthy thing to do is to address it with that person directly and to not leave that conversation until the situation is fully resolved to the mutual satisfaction of both par
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by alexryan 9y ago
I think of it this way: We are survival machines who evolved sensory-motor brains for the purpose of making ever better decisions about which moves will increase our ability to survive and thrive. Pain is a signal that our predictive model
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by alexryan 9y ago
To claim that voting for the candidate who actually won the election is controversial is not rational. In my estimation this kind of intolerance is exactly WHY so many people voted for him despite his flaws.
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by alexryan 9y ago
People are scared. A few companies have the power to censor and promote what we see and do not see. This is a tremendous power and we all want the companies entrusted with this power to do so morally and consistently. Pointing out that othe
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by alexryan 9y ago
Fair. "Balancing the scales" is a laudable goal. I merely wish to point out that suggested mechanism of balancing carries a significant downside and we might want to consider alternative means of achieving the goal. Innovation wou
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by alexryan 9y ago
Lots of quick hacks lead can lead to the accumulation of technical debt which can seriously impair the ability of the system to function. This can be even more problematic if the technical debt becomes a living entity intent on surviving an
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by alexryan 9y ago
That's an interesting point. Are there any examples of "alternatives ways of controlling the behavior of their customers spending" which do not result in the customer feeling motivated to withdraw from the relationship?
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by alexryan 9y ago
This is where all corruption originates. One group seeks to use the state to impose their will on another group. The victimized group, in turn, seeks to defend itself by bribing the enforcers. Instead of capital flowing to those who are bes
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by alexryan 9y ago
Nice reads. I have this hypothesis that thinking is layered on top of our two primal emotional strategies for stress: connection and aggression become diffuse mode (how is it similar?) and focused mode (how is it different?). When i use the
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by alexryan 9y ago
Yes. I can see how that term might have a negative connotation for some people. We do indeed live in a world where most people more highly value their current beliefs and their ego than they do the truth. Those people, unfortunately, battle
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by alexryan 9y ago
I really like Jonathan Haidt's ideas about encouraging people from 2 different sides of an issue but who are both genuinely committed to the truth to battle each other with the intent of letting the truth emerge from the argument. This
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by alexryan 9y ago
I couldn't agree more. Contrarian posts and comments which challenge the dominant beliefs are often the most interesting because that's where the innovation is. It would be interesting to see, say a contrarian view of a post where
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by alexryan 9y ago
"unfair distribution of wealth"? What is wealth? If you offer me something that meets my needs, I will feel grateful and offer you something in exchange for it. You have earned that wealth. If you are really good at meeting the
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by alexryan 9y ago
Fair. I was referring to how corruption most probably "originates" in a system that is theoretically free of corruption. I suspect that you are absolutely correct that the perception of victimhood is the trigger which compels indi

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