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by evocatus 4y ago
What happens when you assume the alter ego in perpetuity? Where does the "original ego" go?
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by evocatus 4y ago
What are your thoughts on Sam Harris, and in particular his positions on Islam [1]? Are you aligning with alt-right ideology? How is Christianity, or any religion for that matter, germane to the linked discussion? [1] https://www
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by evocatus 4y ago
Noun bigot (plural bigots) One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, _religions_, politics, etc. [1] Set the pyre ablaze; you sha
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by evocatus 4y ago
You can refuse to buy into the conspiracy theory drivel that is so commonplace on the web these days. That does not make this sociopsychological phenomenon go away. In that sense, and by your definition, this phenomenon is now part of &quot
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by evocatus 4y ago
SSH in and use a terminal editor. Or, create an SMB/CIFS share and mount it locally.
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by evocatus 4y ago
I've been fascinated with this phenomenon as it pertains to our conception of our selves, and the role the Internet and social media have played in mediating this. In particular - how much of our identity is tied to, or even dependent
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by evocatus 4y ago
The old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_old_man_lost_his_horse
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by evocatus 4y ago
This is an ancient phenomenon. I would posit that religions are its earliest manifestation. Reality is a consensual process. Societies are continuously negotiating and renegotiating, amongst themselves, the borders of the map we call our wo
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by evocatus 4y ago
Let me dust off my copy of the Malleus Maleficarum.
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by evocatus 4y ago
Fantastic essay, as is par for the course.
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by evocatus 4y ago
Ah yes. I suppose you still believe in Powell's story that inflation is transitory. Forget about the money supply or the sudden course correction to hike interest rates faster.
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by evocatus 5y ago
So if magic money exists... what's stopping us from printing out 100x the amount of money? Why not continue this policy indefinitely?
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by evocatus 5y ago
The self-taught developers of today are a far, far cry from the self-taught developers of yesteryear. Self-taught developers were once ardent hobbyists hailing from an era before (we had quite this much) aggressive commercialization of the
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by evocatus 5y ago
Good. If you open yourself up to this form of exploitation by increasing your attack surface proportional to the order of the insane dependency graph that is the NPM ecosystem... then prepare to be exploited.
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by evocatus 5y ago
Sounds like you are the one denying racism.
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by evocatus 5y ago
In my recent experience/experimentation, HN does not like to be told this and will downvote or flag opinions expressing this sentiment. Perhaps this community is not as progressive as it thinks?
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by evocatus 5y ago
More racist technology that HN cannot actually recognize as racist.
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by evocatus 5y ago
For him to stop exploiting his privilege as a rich white man to farm social credit and shut up.
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by evocatus 5y ago
I've already walked this path of self-isolation. The pandemic, quarantine, none of it are new to me. This was my life for years. I feel for this upcoming generation, in the most real way possible. They are fucked.
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by evocatus 5y ago
More apologies to dress one's self up with morality and a tinge of nostalgia, with nothing substantive actually being done about it. Typical white liberal behavior. Burn in hell.
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by evocatus 5y ago
It's really just like you Europeans to constantly project attributes of your perceived enemy unto others. Anti-Pelosi, straight-laced anti-hippy conservative types, people defying mask mandates. No mind reading required. Simply observi
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by evocatus 5y ago
For what other purpose? I've met people who are vocally on this end of the political spectrum that don their masks, sit in close proximity to one another, remove them, and remain in each others' presence for an hour or more. Does
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by evocatus 5y ago
Of course. The problem doesn't (in fact, never) lies with you - it's always the _others_ who are incapable of practicing virtuous acts that are at fault.
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by evocatus 5y ago
If you had read the article, you would have at least addressed their point that many people make ostentatious displays of virtue without actually doing a damn thing in the real world. It's the attempt to paint one's self with good
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by evocatus 5y ago
> No one actually has to do anything. Virtue comes from mere words or even from silently held beliefs. There was a time in the distant past when people thought you could only be virtuous by doing things: by helping the blind man across t
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by evocatus 5y ago
You touch it with a needle.
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by evocatus 5y ago
Good. There's nothing more insulting than discovering that you were hired not for your technical merits or capabilities, but for the color of your skin. To add on further injury, all the feigned niceties and politeness go out the windo
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by evocatus 5y ago
Sounds like something a white would say. Perhaps you suffer from the "white fragility" cited by the wikipedia article [1]? [1] https://libjournal.uncg.edu/ijcp/article/viewFile/249/116 Wh
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by evocatus 5y ago
It can't be racist if you have no power [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prejudice_plus_power
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by evocatus 5y ago
Sounds like telling someone how a magic trick works before you perform it.

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