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by jshevek 9y ago
Virtue signaling is a real phenomena. It doesn't matter how conservatives might sometimes use the term, it is a useful term for anyone - of any political persuasion - who wishes to refer to this behavior. Trying to invalidate words, an
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by jshevek 9y ago
I can't speak for the other party, but there are people who promote their ideology on the premise that any disagreement simply must, necessarily, be predicated on an immoral worldview. They explicitly state that indulging such people
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by jshevek 9y ago
A large fraction of this user's posts recently have used inflammatory language. They have referred to people who disagree with them as "ghouls".
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by jshevek 9y ago
Many of the most outspoken proponents of diversity initiatives, in the public arena, insist that "50% women" is the only acceptable goal. If Google doesn't agree, I would like for them to publicly state this.
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by jshevek 9y ago
Crowding out? Hardly. Are you opposed to allowing people to have this discussion?
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by jshevek 9y ago
The circumstances surrounding James Damore's "google memo" are a fairly clear indicator that we have a growing subculture of absolute ideological intolerance, especially in the tech industry.
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by jshevek 9y ago
It wasn't a "narrative" when hundreds of leftists physically attacked many dozens of random, innocent people over the course of 3 events in Berkeley.
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by jshevek 9y ago
This is absolutely inconsistent with my personal experience.
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by jshevek 9y ago
Maybe the link should be changed, as the text under the video reads: "IF you have come here, go here instead: https://youtu.be/SEDuVF7kiPU The video here is incomplete."
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by jshevek 9y ago
> As for dishonest people, I suppose I like to believe I can believe other Googlers, especially when there are so many of them in this case who were upset by this. This touches on another problem area of ambiguity/clarity in my stat
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by jshevek 9y ago
Thank you for pointing out flaws of ambiguity in my comment. > If they are mentally unwell, it doesn't make their suffering any less real does it? I admit I am biased as someone with a mental illness, I wouldn't want someone to
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by jshevek 9y ago
"consider the whole of the message it imparts" This is a dangerous level of indirection. "The whole of the message". Sounds like you are reading into what it says, finding things that it doesn't actually say - wit
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by jshevek 9y ago
I think we are in agreement, though we are speaking of two slightly different types of "authoritarian mindsets". I think you are speaking of those who wish to become part of an authoritarian elite. I'm speaking of the mob mem
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by jshevek 9y ago
He explicitly didn't apply the generalizations in this way. This is a lie invented by a half dozen or more media outlets.
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by jshevek 9y ago
We are all responsible for evaluating the reasonableness of claims of being hurt by someone. Otherwise dishonest or mentally unwell people hold us all hostage to their arbitrary claims.
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by jshevek 9y ago
True, but this mob rule rests on the authoritarian mindset of the individuals, and their ability to coerce centralized authorities to use/abuse their power.
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by jshevek 9y ago
The terrible behaviors described by the parent post, are a part of the culture which drive so many individuals to demand that he be fired. Consider the people within Google who declare their unwillingness to work with the person that believ
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by jshevek 9y ago
> What more do you want from me? I want you to be cautious about generalizing your past experience to future events. And if you are (understandably, maybe) unwilling to carefully read, with an open mind, documents like the diversity memo
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by jshevek 9y ago
Thank you!
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by jshevek 9y ago
"If the goal was to confirm Damore's thesis, Team Google is doing a great job." Yes, indeed. This is something we, as a culture, need to look at more carefully.
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by jshevek 9y ago
Where did you read the memo? Gizmodo lied and claimed to present the whole memo, when they didn't.
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by jshevek 9y ago
This only seems relevant if you think that these examples justify refusing to listen to the rational of those you disagree with.
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by jshevek 9y ago
I used to agree regarding pin vs sign, until reading on here today how much slower European systems seem to be.
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by jshevek 9y ago
Does that social network still exist, and can you share its name please?
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by jshevek 9y ago
I've seen it claimed, without substantiation, that anyone who argues against the fashionable position can't possibly be doing so "in good faith" - because the unfashionable position itself is declared to be a bad faith p
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by jshevek 9y ago
This is off topic, and strikes me as trolling.
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by jshevek 9y ago
Most ketoers eat high fiber, low carb, nutrient dense vegetables. Non-digestible fiber is listed on the food label as a carbohydrate, though it doesn't enter the blood stream - so ketoers are concerned with 'net carbs', not
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by jshevek 9y ago
If you skim through the whole thread, you can get a feel for where this poster is coming from. The comment is "hand waving" because the fact of the matter is: Carbs are not an essential nutrient, and the parent poster was correc
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by jshevek 9y ago
You haven't answered the question. Nothing you say is evidence of any impairment due to insufficient carbs. Edit: My mistake, it looks like someone else made the following mistaken argument, first - not you. My apologies. [ Elsewhere
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by jshevek 9y ago
Indeed! Requiring _less_ math is a frightening idea to me, in a system of government in which nearly everyone has the right to vote. Properly understanding even the most basic information that informs policy decisions often requires a mor

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