jackothy

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by jackothy 3y ago
I don't think I am trying to (or capable of) forcing you to hang out with anyone. But I am trying to logically convince you that association and approval are orthogonal. I also don't think that wishing someone dead should be illeg
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by jackothy 3y ago
If someone is stupid enough to fall for the lackluster logic of Neo-Nazis then I see that as a problem with our public education, not with the moderation policy of a website. Sure, enforcing "correct" speech at all times could pot
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by jackothy 3y ago
I don't think I have ever been to /b/, and it could very well be a valid claim that most /b/ frequenters are assholes. I'm glad to see you acknowledge that there are exceptions to every rule. My comment is mean
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by jackothy 3y ago
But the mere association itself does not mean you agree with that kind of content. As an example, would you vilify a scientist studying extremism because he regularly reads Neo-Nazi forums for his research? There are many reasons to read so
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by jackothy 3y ago
I'm pretty sure that even an actual Nazi would realize that they do not have the option to just straight up murder you right then and there at the restaurant table. A person also does not need to be uncontrollably angry at <minority
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by jackothy 3y ago
If millions of people start getting fake kidnapping calls every day, then I'm sure we will stop falling for it quite soon. There's a limit to how many days in a row you will keep sending money to every random AI-empowered guy call
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by jackothy 3y ago
This is just what GP called "modern street smarts". People won't keep getting fooled like this for long. Just like people had to learn to stop trusting everything they heard on TV, and learn to stop trusting every pop-up on e
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by jackothy 3y ago
And I also don't see the problem with asking a clarifying question when he does not have what they asked for.
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by jackothy 3y ago
They asked him for a Japanese passport and he does not have one. Hence the "how do I comply".
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by jackothy 3y ago
I think the main point is that the Bible can have some good messages. Whether or not the Christians were the inventors of those messages does not change that fact.
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by jackothy 3y ago
Religion can be rebelled against for reasons that are not childish. Also, I'm sure there are even many Christians that would specifically not want you to swear on a Bible if you are not a believer, because that would be dishonest.
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by jackothy 4y ago
Why is his point juvenile? I enjoyed the comparison. Going FOSS only/going vegan can be challenging and limiting, but is arguably the most ethical choice. In the abstract, I see many similarities between the FSF/Codeberg philosoph
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by jackothy 4y ago
Oh yes I forgot they mentioned that 10% thing, and yes it does make me cringe a bit too. I remember thinking when I was 12 that it sounded quite cool, though. Anyways, a huge chunk of Sci-Fi stories (good ones too) have these little kernels
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by jackothy 4y ago
Very true. I can see that Edge of Tomorrow , Limitless , and Source Code are all PG-13, so he might want to start with those. Edit: At the same time I feel like these suggestions (including the R-rated ones) are all wonderfully simple,
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by jackothy 4y ago
The details aren't really fleshed out scientifically, I will certainly grant you that. However, I think just the very concept of a drug/medicine/some sort of thing that can make you very smart is very relevant to real life. W
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by jackothy 4y ago
Free Guy might work, but I would consider just saving the whole simulation concept for whenever he is old enough for The Matrix , or other AI movies such as Her and Blade Runner . Free Guy is quite lazy with the Hollywood tropes. La
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by jackothy 4y ago
I think Tron: Legacy , Pacific Rim , and Alita: Battle Angel should all be great for any 12-year-old. High-concept (12-year-old me loved the "what if?" question), lots of action, and not too adult. Great suggestions. I think s
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by jackothy 4y ago
First some that I don't see mentioned here yet: Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Limitless (2011) Looper (2012) Upgrade (2018) Source Code (2011) District 9 (2009) Black Mirror S3E2: "Playtest", S4E1: "USS Callister&q
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by jackothy 4y ago
Well, you could have started a legitimate conversation here about commitment or gender roles or whatever it is "blackpilled" means. With a genuinely diplomatic attitude and some nuance in your presentation you can broach most topi
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by jackothy 4y ago
> In actual history that view is disproved time and time again Oh I don't dispute whatever it is the historians are saying at all. I was simply arguing about what the themes of the book were, since that was what you were also talk
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by jackothy 4y ago
Major spoilers for Dune: Yes, towards the end of the book Paul convinces the tribe to let go of the old "way" so that they can be as strong as possible for the (imminent) battle. They allow him to become their leader without killi
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by jackothy 4y ago
Yeah man I was kinda trying to spoil as little as at all possible...
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by jackothy 4y ago
100% real and true source: I was one of the people slain in the duels
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by jackothy 4y ago
Reminds me of the Fremen people in Dune by Frank Herbert. In the book, a man is challenged to a duel. When he wins the duel, he gains the wife, property, and children of the one that he killed. In the book, the legality of this form of duel
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by jackothy 4y ago
I feel like if it can all turn bad just from one election to the next, then it was never really good. I wonder if Botswana and Rwanda are just as vulnerable as Ghana was.
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by jackothy 4y ago
It is not fundamentally bad-faith when he presents the argument honestly. He makes no sign that he isn't willing to discuss the argument purely on its merits. His comment could set us up for a healthy discussion on why one should (not)
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by jackothy 4y ago
Yes, it will be a drain on the US economy that the rural areas will require very high $/person to provide government services. However, the US still has a higher GDP per land area than countries such as Norway, Sweden, Canada and Austr
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by jackothy 4y ago
Good argument. So it's not about the total population size at all. But comparing GDP/square mile actually makes sense. But at the same time, the situation is nowhere near 10x worse in the US since you mostly just need hospitals cl
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by jackothy 4y ago
Building one hospital costs the same no matter how many hospitals are already in the country, or am I wrong? Because of this, if the USA has 23 times as much money as the Netherlands they should be able to build 23 times as many hospitals a
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by jackothy 4y ago
I agree, but I fear that might involve selecting for some undesirable traits. It seems that many people today who never have kids do so for a good reason, such as unstable personal economy, not owning their home, not knowing as much as po

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