farts_mckensy

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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
I didn't dispute the idea that thought is observable.
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
You're sidestepping the problem. Feeling warmth is a sensory issue. Connecting the fact that you're feeling warm with the fact that you're in the sun is cognition. In order to do that, you are doing the work of creating langu
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
How else can thought be described if not through language? I don't know what you mean by "symbolic constructs." Symbols are the foundation of language—they're not the opposite. There is no sense in which symbols exist ou
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
You're not getting it. The very proposition of discussing cognitive processes as comprehensible without language inherently relies on circular reasoning. The claim that thought occurs without language cannot be falsified. To analyze or
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
Stix's claim appears to be unfalsifiable. In scientific and philosophical discourse, a proposition must be falsifiable—there must be a conceivable empirical test that could potentially refute it. This criterion is fundamental for meani
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
"Pure and holy" So, I'm supposed to take you seriously? Some words in an oath mean one of my family members has to go insane and claw at himself until he bleeds because his brain has been destroyed by alzheimers? That's
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
The importance of my work is determined by the people paying me, not some dipshit on hacker news. And fortunately they value my time enough to allow for deep work hours. It's not that difficult. Allowing for constant interruptions unde
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
That would require them to be interrupted, which would subsequently require them to refocus. Your time is not more important than your coworker's time. Each interruption is a drain on productivity, which costs the company money. What p
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
Walk on eggshells? Schedule a designated time to talk. It's not that difficult. Are you that disorganized that you need to share your thoughts the second they occur to you? Even for neurotypicals, it takes some time to refocus after in
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
I hope you're not a manager, because this is horrible guidance. For starters, there are some neurodivergent people who really get thrown off by interruptions, especially if they are really focused on the task at hand. It is entirely un
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
It's such a bad idea to combine alcohol with psychedelics. You should lead off with exactly what you took so as not to mislead others.
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
I'm a little ambivalent about this response. It sounds like you're describing invasive thoughts of some kind, though your description is vague. At any rate, despite the perceived negative effects, by your own account, it apparentl
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
I don't know, why don't we ask my colon? Oh, wait, we can't. I was prescribed accutane, subsequently got ulcerative colitis so bad that they had to remove the organ entirely. The surgeon said my colon was literally falling ap
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
Impotence and weight gain are not just "annoying" side effects. They seriously impact your life. Just putting that out there.
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
Is there any evidence that psilocybin "makes things worse" or are you just concern trolling?
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
You are making it sound as though string theorists are asserting some kind of flying spaghetti monster theory. Do you think these people are not genuinely interested in advancing science? That's an ad hom fallacy. There is a difference
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
The same could've been said of atomic theory, neutrinos, gravitational waves, the higgs boson, cmb radiation, plate tectonics, and quantum mechanics at various points in time.
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
A mere two studies are cited in the Wikipedia quote you supplied as evidence of the supposed wrongness of the hypothesis.
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
There is no evidence to suggest that string theorists designed the theory to be untestable.
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
Theoretical physics are theoretical; that seems to be the crux of her problem. And in that light it makes sense that she's become an influencer who makes content instead of someone who devotes most of their time to advancing the scienc
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
Not proven ≠ Wrong It's true, a direct link hasn't been proven, and I was debating even mentioning that. Obviously that specific tendency alone isn't indicative of a homicidal individual. But I would speculate that it has som
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
If you've ever met a psychopath and seen their true colors, you will undoubtedly be convinced it's a real phenomenon. I have had the unfortunate experience of dealing with one myself. He showed all the hallmark signs. He urinated
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
Both can be true in varying degrees at certain points in time. They're not mutually exclusive. There are benefits to centralization and concentration of capital. Competition is the same exact process that leads to monopolistic entities
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
That's fair. And good on you.
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
That's so difficult, man. I'm sorry. It shouldn't be this way.
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
No, it's just that pursuing what you love as a job is a rare privilege. That doesn't mean it isn't work. But it's different from a day job, and if you expect me to believe that pursuing art is not more fufilling than som
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
Its not any different in principle than any other technological innovation. Arguments to the contrary amount to special pleading. The jobs of many, many craftspeople were displaced in the wake of industrialization and the digital revolution
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
It's like saying that cameras take away oil painting as a viable endeavor. You can still be an oil painter in today's world. It's just a bit more niche, and not many people can make a living doing it. Plenty of people are sti
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
That's not exactly what McLuhan meant by that statement. "The medium is the message" refers more to how the medium itself influences the way a message is perceived by an audience. It is not an assessment of the creative proce
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by farts_mckensy 2y ago
That's simply untrue. Children have a natural inclination to create art. It is slowly drilled out of them by various factors, in large part, economic pressures. One of my best friends has a natural talent for drawing. He even made a ch

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