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by chimpanzee 3y ago
Pragmatism!
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
Or they can just filter for age, likelihood of technical proficiency (indicated by such things as education, prior employment, family, peer group, etc), and likelihood of “effective political concern” (or whatever we might call a person’s a
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
Thanks for the video link! Very cool. The poor singing combined with the on-the-fly guitar tuning gave the piece a grungy punk-like feel, at least to my ears. I rather enjoyed it. A cute (translated) comment from the video: “To sing with th
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
> Everyone can agree that AI will dramatically lower food prices until they near the price of raw production Please provide some sources supporting the existence of this mythical treasure, this economic prediction on which “everyone can
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
>> Good jobs are difficult to come by if you don't have a college degree. > what awful logic…[anecdote]…the lesson here is that you actually don't NEED a college degree… Do you see the straw man you erected? GP never once
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
Some words, like “language”, are often used in the common sense rather than the technical sense. Sometimes for simplicity. Sometimes for humor. And sometimes it happens on Hacker News. But, if we’re being pedantic, I should mention that the
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
And thank you for the friendly and encouraging comment.
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
Why not language? We could then ask them how they feel rather than just assuming. People themselves usually prefer receiving informed, accurate sympathy rather than sympathy based on crude assumptions. And physiology alone seems unlikely to
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
Alternatively, GP is suggesting these barriers are part of the “natural” change and can have their own positive effects. We can fight them if we wish, naturally, and doing so brings about a necessary balance. But we shouldn’t fool ourselves
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
> look at the data slightly differently You mean like look at it upside-down? Or with your eyes closed? Please explain.
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
Jokes aside, I suspect future waterfronts would be unstable and potentially toxic, due to shifting land caused by the weight of the water, erosion from the flow, and landslides from weather and vegetation loss. On top of that, toxicity may
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
Meaning…within HN? Or at large? I’m always a bit confused by the HN algorithm. I think it depends highly on your own points [1], timing of the post, and the rate at which it picks up votes and comments. Those are just guesses though… Topics
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
"'This book is stolen. Written in part on stolen time, that is. Because like millions of others who work for a living, I was giving most of my prime time to my employer...' So begins Jeff Schmidt in this riveting book about t
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
Please retitle to: “Find the Best Bank for Your Buck” ;) (For English learners: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_for_the_buck )
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
I’m tired of clowns conflating algorithm adjustments with “random acts of censorship”. If you have a problem with it, you should instead be demanding an open index of all content on these platforms so that you can be assured that all inform
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The Crisis of Democracy [pdf](ia800305.us.archive.org)
4 points by chimpanzee 3y ago|0 comments
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
Full title: Disciplined Minds: A Critical Look at Salaried Professionals and the Soul-battering System That Shapes Their Lives Jeff Schmid
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Disciplined Minds, a critique of the system of salaried professions [pdf](ia800103.us.archive.org)
31 points by chimpanzee 3y ago|5 comments
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
You might be interested in: Disciplined Minds by Jeff Schmidt: https://ia800103.us.archive.org/22/items/jeff_schmidt_discip... The Crisis of Democracy: https://ia800305.us.archive.org/29/items
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
> …supposed to… You’re right. But “supposed to” is just an ideal. > …They serve us. Do they really? The evidence suggests otherwise. So we must ask, why do they not serve us? Leading us to… > If they're not serving you, you ar
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by chimpanzee 3y ago
It comes down to self-interest and the balance of power, not morals or human rights or any form of idealism that acts as a soft control of the masses. Corporations are a faceless entity with tremendous power, both to harm and to benefit. Th
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by chimpanzee 4y ago
Sorry, I had already edited that portion before seeing your response. But you’re absolutely right.
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by chimpanzee 4y ago
Agreed. As I’m sure you know, it’s easier for people to reason when the arena presents only discrete possibilities, especially binary ones, eg yes/no or black/white. The arena of the continuous, which encompasses most of the natur
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by chimpanzee 4y ago
Deer and such will not fight unless there are no other options and it has the necessary energy and verve. Apart from immediate physical entrapment, they do not realize that they likely have no options in the long run (pun fully intended). S
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by chimpanzee 4y ago
Plenty of humans “run for days” for pure enjoyment. Not to say the ancients would be so foolish when energy expenditure is a concern. But run for days, for a purpose, with companions, releasing endorphins throughout, and then topping that o
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by chimpanzee 4y ago
Better hope it slept through its training on Freud.