asterialite

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by asterialite 5y ago
Never attribute to malice what you could attribute to a desire for profit.
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by asterialite 6y ago
> is itself a particular partisan talking point put out by Democrats to explain Hillary's loss in 2016 ...No? Trump lied far less back in 2015. The reason he won is that media gave him a platform, not that he used it to lie. Most De
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by asterialite 6y ago
That's kind of what I'm saying, though. Disinformation is a problem, but because there is no objective arbiter of truth, curbing free speech to prevent it is impossible. Anyone who can do so (i.e. Jack Dorsey, Amazon, etc.) has
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by asterialite 6y ago
> Who decides what is 'disinformation' or 'misinformation'? You? The Democratic representatives? Jack Dorsey? No thanks. You are restating what I said almost word for word — but still disagreeing. Somehow. Everyone pr
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by asterialite 6y ago
I think the crux of the issue is not freedom of speech, but rather determining what counts as harmful disinformation. I imagine we all agree that disinformation should be curbed; the point of contention is precisely where we should draw the
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A Practical Guide to Evil: Do Wrong Right(practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com)
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by asterialite 6y ago
There's lots of ways global warming could lead to colder winters.[0] For example, the temperature differential between Arctic and mid-latitude air normally keeps the polar vortex contained. As this differential decreases, however, the
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Rethinking Our Sister Planet: A Handbook for the Development of Venus (2017) [pdf](venuslabs.org)
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Umberto Eco: Ur-Fascism (1995) [pdf](theanarchistlibrary.org)
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