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by gt_ 9y ago
I am not sure we can trust ourselves to maintain a rational comprehension of what’s going on around us. We have little reason to believe humans have ever done this for very long. For all it’s follies, religion is evidence-based as an evol
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by gt_ 9y ago
This is helpful for illustrating the manipulative nature of a society which has normalized unexplainable support of brands and advertising. Of course, the reasons to believe (2) and (3) were enacted as a means to a different end are bottoml
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by gt_ 9y ago
If anyone wonders how we got to this point, I think that is understandable. Here are a few thoughts: It’s easy to overlook how much advertising works . We each have a limited supply of bandwidth for perceiving the world we live in. The res
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by gt_ 9y ago
While politics may (I question it) be the new religion, branding is definitely the new church. Companies have adopted the attention, aesthetic principles, devotion and trust that people once reserved only for the church.
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by gt_ 9y ago
Big misconception here. Private interests incentivize individuals to undermine our democratic mechanisms. If we let them, we are fools to expect anything else. The only reason many other companies don’t have to have to explain themselves
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by gt_ 9y ago
Unity is a bottomfeeding company in so many ways. If they were more upfront about prioritizing phone-apps and low-fi projects, it would be acceptable. But instead, their business plan appears to be: 1. Rope in beginners with network effect,
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by gt_ 9y ago
I never redefined anything. I’m just trying to help you with the nuance in the language that you must be just willfully avoiding. Otherwise, you have found a rhetorical loophole. Doesn’t mean you are right. “Information” is a poor term for
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by gt_ 9y ago
>Isn't this true of almost any industry which lets you put out information? E.g. news publishing? Book publishing? Blogs? Advertising is not information. If it were merely data being exchanged, we wouldn't call it advertisi
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by gt_ 9y ago
Spot on. Advertising is a strange beast. An emphasis on taking media theory seriously would do us a lot of good. I actually think the internet has led to more awareness of the issue but the decades prior gave us a dismal trajectory. Wheth
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by gt_ 9y ago
>seems Google is just more self-aware, which can change at any time. This is separate from their potential, and the potential is what matters here. We know Facebook had the potential to do damage for years, but we don't know how m
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by gt_ 9y ago
True, but these are wealthy and calculated individuals we’re talking about. Wealth insulates a person from fear and shame. Intelligence encourages calculation.
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by gt_ 9y ago
I hesitate to trust umbrella measurements of the health of our economy when I know I cannot trust so much else of I read. Corporate advertising and public relations will reasonably generate an environment of cynicism. Why do I trust this ar
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by gt_ 9y ago
I’m not surprised. The tech/startup world’s relationship with processing failure is not the passion-fueled thirst for knowledge some may think. It’s just a type of of PR and marketing that works well with a certain crowd. It’s implemen
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by gt_ 9y ago
I wouldn’t be surprised by anything. Americans are shameless contortionists in the act of justifying inhumane business practices.
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by gt_ 9y ago
No, that’s wrong. It’s just one of the lies you Americans love to tell each other.
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by gt_ 9y ago
To claim that unions "will solve nothing" is to deny the long and well-documented history of their success. The end of collective bargaining is the end of the free market. It's very easy to understand the negative realities o
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by gt_ 9y ago
What am I missing? Couldn’t we just drag a low-opacity video player over an instance of Photoshop for the same effect?
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by gt_ 9y ago
I def don’t think your point is wrong, but doesn’t it fall far short of explaining the multi-cultural libertarian extremism we are seeing today?
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by gt_ 9y ago
It sure seems that way but we also see the same tendencies in many other disconnected cultures. It’s widely associated with consumerism. Do you think that’s a misconception? I don’t. I am really far from being an expert but I grew up aroun
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by gt_ 9y ago
I agree with most your grounding points but not with your interpretation. It sounds too risky of unnecessary apologism to me. I guess I feel I would have to question myself of fraud. This is in consideration of the incentive to justify immo
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by gt_ 9y ago
What about it gives you that indication? Are you just reading it at face value?
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by gt_ 9y ago
That’s a good point. Are you just assuming the majority of users are read-only or is that informed by some other source? I would probably assume something similar as far as posts and less for comments, but as far as just liking things, I wo
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by gt_ 9y ago
All good points. I just wanted to be cautious but it’s probably not fair for me to imply his stance was stronger than you describe.
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by gt_ 9y ago
Ideally, the confrontation of economic realities that America is long overdue for. I did not like reading this and won’t defend it on a general basis. It suffers from the same problem that undermines all identity related political efforts:
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by gt_ 9y ago
That sounds nice but it’s a pipe dream.
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by gt_ 9y ago
Average US citizens have no comprehension of 1930s America, FDR, etc. but the same people will instinctually glorify the 1950s as a time when traditional values led to economic prosperity.
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by gt_ 9y ago
There is a lot of interesting stuff in your review. As a more classic photographer myself, I had some different criticisms but also found the thing about letting others click interact with the focus offputting. The tech was really interesti
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by gt_ 9y ago
Maybe like reddit?
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by gt_ 9y ago
There’s definitely nothing new or different about privatizing criminal justice, and considering they are merely adding a middle-man to probation, it’s not radical either. This has been done many times. It results in cruel, unjust behavior h
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by gt_ 9y ago
I saw one this morning at the bus stop. Long unkept gray hair, bulgy eyes, ankle-length labcoat, unconventionally late.

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