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by chmod600 5y ago
Isn't that kind of a ridiculous example? Most people in this forum would never have the desire to steal from poor old people. So if someone does, it's a really disturbing sign that goes beyond the crime itself. Of course you'
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by chmod600 5y ago
A private apology is different from a public apology. The former helps victims move on, the latter is for third parties to move on. In either case, a good apology should show some sincere character development on your part.
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by chmod600 5y ago
A reminder that it's OK to not take sides and just support your friends. Maybe they did something bad, but we all make some serious errors in judgement. One of my friends was not cancelled but shunned by a lot of people. Not sure exact
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by chmod600 5y ago
Stories are incredibly valuable to humans, on the same level as survival. People see themselves continuously as playing a role in a story than spans millenia. That's what "identity" is really about, and it underlies war, crim
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by chmod600 5y ago
But it's an inconsistent and ad hoc reality. Let's coalesce on the real goals, and document them, and communicate the goals to everyone, and move on. Right now we are in limbo. The meaning of "school" is drifting and tha
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by chmod600 5y ago
I didn't say "opposed". Parents expect teachers to teach and teachers expect to teach. But the job decription is changing and inconsistent -- both at the high level of "what is a school" and the low level of "w
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by chmod600 5y ago
It feels like people just aren't in agreement on the goals of school. And without agreement on the goals, it's going to be hard to succeed. As far as I can tell, in most of the world and for a long time, school has been a place fo
818.
by chmod600 5y ago
Aren't those goals in tension? Isn't that a big part of the problem?
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by chmod600 5y ago
"school as the institution taking care of those kids" But that's the question, right? Are schools facilities for education, or for taking care of kids? The format is reasonable for education, but not for complete rearing of c
820.
by chmod600 5y ago
Diversity between and within soceties is fine. But societies need to pass some judgement to get a healthy diversity of roles rather than unhealthy negligence.
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by chmod600 5y ago
"I think we need to take a much more nonjudgmental view of the human family, and the kinds of family structures in which children can thrive" A strange conclusion. After spending the rest of the article describing ways in which da
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by chmod600 5y ago
It's bound to fail when you just take any kids and throw them all into an environment like this. And I doubt the kidnapping approach is ever a good idea unless there are mental health professionals involved at every step. But I think s
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by chmod600 5y ago
Moral question: Being objective and moral has lead to amazing amounts of peace, cooperation, and prosperity. But I always think about an example that seems to say you can be too objective and maybe too moral: Let's say a wolf is hung
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by chmod600 5y ago
I'm not convinced. Memorial Day and Labor Day are just three-day weekends to most people. There's not a lot of somber and thoughtful observance. I hope that popular culture uses the opportunity to discuss Lincoln and the Emancipat
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by chmod600 5y ago
You don't need to give equal credence, but you do need a source of facts that is not cherry-picked. Polarization leads to cherry-picking, so the only way to get facts that might falsify (or complicate) narratives is to seek out adversa
826.
by chmod600 5y ago
It was satire but with more than a grain of truth to it. Meant to initiate some thought, but don't take it too seriously.
827.
by chmod600 5y ago
"Ownership", like "privacy", just doesn't make sense in the modern complex world.
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by chmod600 5y ago
Justice is a process . It's much easier to agree on a process than the right outcome in a specific case. So society agrees on some reasonable process -- judges, juries, lawyers, and witnesses -- ahead of any specific crime. When the p
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by chmod600 5y ago
Interesting idea, but a fundamental aspect of private property is that you don't have to sell it. Maybe someone knocks on your door and says "I just bought your house. Get out." That would be pretty unpleasant. Or, more on to
830.
by chmod600 5y ago
Can you please expand on that?
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by chmod600 5y ago
"Megaphone" is a bad analogy. You hear a megaphone whether you want to or not, and it interferes with other discussion. Social media was blocking posts that people wanted to read and even blocked private messages. That's priv
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by chmod600 5y ago
What does that say about social media censors and "fact checkers"?
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by chmod600 5y ago
Questions: * Should there be a distinction between violating a written policy; and bypassing a technical barrier? * Should there be a distinction between doing something that you are ordinarily permitted to do, but for an unpermitted purpos
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by chmod600 5y ago
It doesn't really matter. Schools should be educating. Often, politics is just the easiest way for bad teachers to get by -- all they have to do is repeat whatever is fashionable at the time. It acts as a shield because, no matter how
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by chmod600 5y ago
Public schools have been increasingly focused on politics. It's scary even if you agree with the general ideas. You hear kids repeating mantras and slogans with very little understanding. And it's all reinforced in popular culture
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by chmod600 5y ago
"Valid ad hominem arguments occur in informal logic, where the person making the argument relies on arguments from authority such as testimony, expertise..." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem It appe
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by chmod600 5y ago
Are bidets meant to be used with paper or without? It seems unlikely to do a good job with just a spray. Also, for males, doesn't genetalia and hair get in the way more, depending on the type of bidet?
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by chmod600 5y ago
What is the distinction? Is a kitchen gizmo a tool or a consumerist item? What hobbies use tools (e.g. building birdhouses) vs consumerist items (snowboarding)?
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by chmod600 5y ago
"Suppose the media had been more open to Cotton’s point" I sincerely have trouble imagining such discourse taking place. Isn't that sad? Seriously, which mainstream media personality would actually entertain an idea from Tom
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by chmod600 5y ago
Portland could be a good fit. But you say you are single and I don't think it's a great place for dating (maybe just my experience).

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