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by jlawson 5y ago
Dune explicitly was adapted to satisfy PC morality. Villneuve said so (using other words of course). They made Jessica into a physical fighter, converted Liet Kynes into a black lady, excised the distinctive word 'jihad' to refer
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You're right. I miswrote. I will concede that leftwingers never insist on no intergroup differences. What actually happens is that the moment you even bring up the question, they go into "label and destroy" mode. Which means
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Then why do leftwingers generally insist with such intensity and aggression that different human populations have no psychological differences? To the point of attacking, ostracizing, and trying to ruin the life of anyone who even expresses
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Years ago, non-whites used to try to present as white. Latinos, Arabs, some Indians and lighter-skinned blacks would avoid the sun, try to use a white accent, and take white-sounding names. They were seeking advantage, because being seen as
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Stars last a long time, so even though there are a lot of them, they don't die that often.
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It is non-standard and hasn't really caught on outside of your bubble. Most English speakers are much further from the direct influence of gender activists.
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I think you'd have to be very young to think it's not novel. Natural language changes on this scale are usually very slow; singular and specific 'they' has only been getting pushed for a couple years (basically since Obe
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Did the price of marriage paperwork go up or something? How can a marriage be "less obtainable"?
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It is strange and you're right to be confused. This story refers to a known individual, so there's no reason to use 'they', which traditionally is only used for non-specific or unknown individuals (in addition to its sta
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It's a simple recognition of an observable and predictive reality - that some people are much more intellectually capable than others. Do you disagree that this is a fact? Recognizing reality and adapting to it is the opposite of dumb.
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Neither I nor anyone else in my gifted program expressed any angst about the label. It's just a recognition of a simple reality. >whenever a kid is easily completing all of his work so it’s just busy work to him, he should get harde
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I didn't say anything 'ought' to be anything, so no stumbling occurred. I said that a double standard is being applied. The payment-for-interview concept is being rejected because it links relationships and outcomes. However,
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"The long now" isn't the right model for how humans actually live in the world. In reality, people find their level very quickly and historical circumstances don't hold people down for long. Lots of examples: -Vietnamese
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It does mean those processes are no longer "ongoing".
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There's no fundamental difference between this and any other area of life where a wealthy network aids in success. Which is pretty much all of them. Your standard seems to be that we eliminate the differential effects of wealthy relati
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Strange to use "redlining" as an example of "ongoing" discrimination. It was banned by the Fair Housing Act of 1968 - 53 years ago. This reminds me of when people use the murder of Emmett Till to argue how evil white peo
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Not to be pedantic, but the Model T has a very different control system than modern cars. There are three pedals and a throttle pusher on the wheel. The brake is on the right, the middle pedal is reverse. To accelerate, you work a combinati
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The difference is that the left's entire shtick is about not being 'prejudiced' against individuals because of their group identities. I.e. not assuming they have slimy, horrible negative personal qualities because of the gro
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As a first step, how about transparency? Currently companies can do what they want in secret. Perhaps they should be able to do what they want, but in the open so it can be examined and criticized. That means their blacklists, algorithms, w
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Fitness goals are generally related to romatic goals. Romantic goals are inherently competitive - if you succeed, you're taking the partner from whoever else would have gotten her had you never existed. Financial freedom isn't com
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Imagine you steal 500 bucks and if caught, the only punishment is to pay back 600 years later. You'd have be almost certain of getting caught for it to not be a great idea.
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It seems humans need a sense of competition to make progress towards any goal beyond the day-to-day. If I have to choose between this and nuclear-armed superpowers intimidating each other with super-accurate rockets - I'll take the bil
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If it's about 'not being confronted' with something you personally don't like, this can be handled at the subreddit level. Different subreddits can make their own censorship policies and you can join the one that censors
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No, because just a handful of companies control the entire ecosystem. There is no alternative, you cannot escape their influence and you cannot function without interacting with them. If Google and Apple ban you from their products and plat
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In this case, the small-co or independent inventor acts as a member of the public. It's really about established players being able to invest in controlling the regulators that are specific to them, while new players considering ente
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Not just humans - animals may respond to these compounds as well. Like humans, or in a different way.
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>improve heating, direct pay to poor citizens, and many others. What does "improve heating" mean? How does "direct pay to poor citizens" help climate change? Perhaps the law wasn't really about climate change, bu
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I answered that for you already in my OP. But try this: If a car is broken down, is it no longer a car? Does it become an airplane?
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This experiment was real in the earlier era of the Internet. And the answer is: When censorship isn't universal, and there are lots of more or less free spaces to speak in, extreme views don't get concentrated and exist everywhere
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A him is someone who was born with a penis. A her is someone who was born with a vagina. The very, very few people who don't fit clearly into either of these categories (intersex) are exceptions and can be handled on a case-by-case bas

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