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by b6 9y ago
> institutionalized misogyny was pretty deeply ingrained in every pre-modern culture This is an extremely simplistic view that ignores millennia of men being injured or killed for the sake of women. How many lifeboats have been recovered
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by b6 10y ago
This may or may not be true in some places in China at the moment you posted, who knows. But the internet in China is comprehensively sabotaged.
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by b6 10y ago
I don't really have much of an opinion about this because, although it's harm, it's pretty small harm. If I could, I'd just ask him whether he thought English wouldn't be a steaming pile of slop if everyone used it
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by b6 10y ago
This is the Banksy argument, and it's crazy. When you walk down the street, your face enters the minds of others without permission.
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by b6 10y ago
Hi, I think it's really cool you're thinking along these lines. Giving to charity is great. I know you say it's not enough, but you might be able to get more out of it. I give to Watsi. When the email reports come in about th
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by b6 10y ago
It sucks for everyone. For women, it sucks because they're being bombarded and spammed. For men, it sucks because it can be nearly impossible to break through the noise. I'm a guy. I'm extraordinarily serious about relationsh
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by b6 10y ago
Stuff like this resonates a lot with me, because I'm interested in Buddhism, and Buddhism is very concerned with suffering, and how people deal with it. Maybe we don't like to think it's so, but things like this could happen
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by b6 10y ago
I get what you mean, but I think it's interesting to think about the seemingly simple question "do you believe in the power of prayer?" My reflex was just to say no, because I don't think anyone hears you and offers help
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by b6 10y ago
Please elaborate.
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by b6 10y ago
Sorry, I didn't mean for it to sound as if I was speaking for you. What I meant was, if you were actually them, you would be doing the same things they are. Maybe this seems tautological, but I think it's an insight that helps one
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by b6 10y ago
I liked _Mindfulness in Plain English_: http://www.vipassana.com/meditation/mindfulness_in_plain_eng...
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by b6 10y ago
I got intrigued with Warhol after I found out he'd supported the Velvet Underground and suggested they work with Nico. It was a strange suggestion, but the results were brilliant. I'm also really interested in his "Factory&qu
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by b6 10y ago
It's funny, but I don't think it does much good to think of somebody as dumb. If you or I were actually them, we would be doing the same job. Everyone is getting swept up and used by processes that are too big for them to see.
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by b6 10y ago
It takes a lot of courage to put yourself in a strange environment, away from familiar comforts and friends and family, into the care of strangers, to learn about a million faults they have, and then learn to love them anyway, and, most imp
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by b6 10y ago
> There's also just the creeps who really enjoy being served by other humans, but can't really afford to own a full time servant class anywhere but SE Asia so that's where they live. Hi, I've been doing the digital no
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by b6 10y ago
I think there's another way to attack the problem. I assume that the anger is arising for good reason, that it is (or at least was) helpful to human creatures. So it may be really difficult or impossible to prevent the anger from arisi
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by b6 10y ago
I hope I'm not alone in thinking "why should we hire you" is a bit of a dumb question and a bit insulting. If I was asked that, I'd be thinking something like: We're all adults here. We know why you're trying t
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by b6 10y ago
> Clandestine intelligence service spying on non-US citizens == literally the entire point of the Agency The problem I have with this is, it sounds like "Yes, of course the zombies are eating your brains -- that's exactly what
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by b6 10y ago
Is the article a bit strange? They say Liu Zhijun was "removed for corruption", which, of course, in China, does not mean anything. They mention the crash in 2011 but not that the government wrapped up rescue efforts the next day
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by b6 10y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pInkduXOQac
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by b6 10y ago
I think it's interesting to wonder about the mentality of someone who wouldn't step down after protests like the ones that have been happening. Wouldn't any decent person, whether or not they thought the criticism was reasona
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by b6 10y ago
I lived in China for 3 years and speak pretty decent Mandarin. I'm really grateful people are doing analyses like this, but, and I am very sad to say this, I think it may not matter because very few people want to discuss anything subv
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by b6 10y ago
Who knows, the people you disagree with might not actually be zombies. They might have good reasons for thinking the way they do.
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by b6 10y ago
Please try a bit harder to really internalize that you don't have perfect comprehension of this extremely complex situation. And that it is impossible to know what the future holds.
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by b6 10y ago
It's not rude. You're absolutely right. Somehow, despite my best efforts, I never went to prison. But I was obsessed about the possibility for a while, and read a lot of books. The one that made the biggest impression on me was _T
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by b6 10y ago
This list is OK, but I think there's a major omission: be ready to fight. If you are ever probed for weakness, you must make it clear that you will not be easy to victimize. You don't have to win, but you have to fight and make it
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by b6 10y ago
It seems like you quote Le and then give an unsubstantiated opinion that isn't even really related to the quote.
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by b6 10y ago
> In principle I am opposed to regulation, but in this case, where all other measures have failed, I say regulate away. But the article says there would be competition except that it's too hard to get a product to market. Doesn&#x27
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by b6 10y ago
> we currently know of no natural phenomena that would hint at the possibility of faster-than-light travel and in fact have good reasons to believe that it is impossible Is this true? I thought that if my ship is capable, I can go as fas
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by b6 10y ago
Let's please try to use language more precisely. Are you really suggesting "hipster" is "completely meaningless"? I mean, it's not completely meaningless when a baby gurgles. Do a Google Images search and let y

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