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by evv555 5y ago
Dr. Drew had the opposite reaction where he started drinking wine and smoking cannabis. He compares the symptoms to suffering from head trauma.
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>we can contribute to a larger discussion of how we all live in this world going forward, to have a more successful existence on this Earth, by studying ancient societies like those in prehistoric Thailand that were enduring, resilient,
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Consider supporting Bret. He is already broadcasting through alternative channels. The stance against youtube is deliberate and principled.
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>I understand English-speaking countries have most experience with colonialism, but there were plenty of other kinds of imperialism and subjugation (and slavery and mass murder). Exactly focusing exclusively on colonialism is a way to ge
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Anyone facing issues like this consider contacting https://www.fairforall.org . Also please consider supporting this organization.
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Contact https://www.fairforall.org and let them handle the PR component.
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There's a ycombinator startup for this. https://substack.com/
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>isn’t this a tech/VC blog? How is it that so many of you are so interested in and knowledgeable about agriculture? It's a moderated forum of scientists, engineers, and intellectuals. ycombinator was one of the original VC fun
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When I was first learning programming I would carefully handwrite simple code to memorize correct syntax. It was a useful context switch when I was tired of normal exercises.
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>The rejection of meta-narratives is the underlying theme of postmodernism, and is common throughout it. Sure that's the theme. A theme that's intertwined with Marxist meta-narratives. Like I said, performative contradiction.
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There's a difference between operating within the constructs of power and having a reductionist worldview of power. The 2nd one is more like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Exactly... Postmodernism isn't a logically consistent worldview, almost by definition. It's full of performative contradictions in practice. Hence the need for "safe spaces". It doesn't stand up to logical discour
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Devil is in the details and I also guarantee you there are important differences between how western bureaucrats operate and how they operate in USSR/elsewhere despite any commonalities that can be drawn.
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A reaction that builds upon and encapsulates Marxist meta-narratives. Yes in theory postmodernism can point to a diverse set of perspectives but in practice it's homogenous groupthink within a Marxist meta-narrative. End result is pe
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I'm from the USSR and I don't think it's a red scare this time. There's legitimate concern.
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True but what's different is the groupthink and "ends justify the means" mentality. There's a qualitative difference
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Bureaucracies aren't "means or production"? It's the rough equivalent of Lenin capturing railroads and other key infrastructure.
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>Putin's tactics are postmodern, a philosophy that at it's core (despite right wing propaganda around the terms) is intrinsically anti Marxist. That's not true. Postmodernism and Frankfurt School of Marxism are synonymous
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There's also fair which has significant overlap. https://www.fairforall.org/ "We defend civil liberties and rights guaranteed to each individual, including freedom of speech and expression, equal protection under
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The cliffnotes version is "plato's forms/ideas" are a first attempt at articulating what abstractions are. Progression of Math is a chain of ideas leading back to these early thoughts. https://en.wikipedia.or
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Progression of mathematics and Platonic ontologies are closely intertwined.
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>This is why I put academic fields adjacent to "identity politics" in the same category as climate change This is why academic fields involved with "identity politics" are in the same class as "scientists" i
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Oh I see
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>go for "When the Isaevas moved" when writing about husband and wife. As a Russian I can't recall this convention ever being used
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React with Django handling url routing and user sessions. Single page applications reduce footprint of javascript tooling.
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I think it's a qualitative difference. Belarus has corruption but it's consolidated to the top even if there's more of it. Compare with Ukraine where IT business will be killed off before it gets off the ground because ever
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>Despite the authoritarian rule of Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’s tech companies have prospered. The common argument I hear is they prospered because of authoritarian rule. Belarus never had to deal with oligarchs created by a power va
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At what distance is radioactivity no longer an issue? The engine could be attached to payload at a longer distance with relatively lightweight structures. It doesn't have to be designed to stand up to the stress of launch/land w
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"How the Islamic State recruits young men by kidnapping girls to be their sex slaves" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/13/islamic-state-re...
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Would that have happened if these platforms "organised _the world's_ information, and made it _accessible_ and useful" instead of using engagement driven filter bubbles?

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