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by jwond 4y ago
The rhetoric has shifted in recent years from “equality of opportunity” to “equity”, which is more about equality of outcome. > Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recogn
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> “Many believe that automated recommendation algorithms have little influence on online ‘echo chambers’ in which users only see content that reaffirms their preexisting views,” observes Bisbee, now an assistant professor at Vanderbilt U
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> I do wonder how much of this is due to poorly aligned incentives causing researchers to error on the side of what will get the most attention versus researchers in general simply being sloppy. I think we should also consider the possib
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> So you want people to continue publish racist, misogynistic etc. assumptions and implications? Want to understand what your goal is here. "racist, misogynistic etc. assumptions and implications" is very broad and vague and I
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The Biden administration have said they are “flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation” https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/202...
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“sealioning” maybe > Sealioning refers to the disingenuous action by a commenter of making an ostensible effort to engage in sincere and serious civil debate, usually by asking persistent questions of the other commenter. These questions
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> take "inclusion", there's a lot of work showing that a more diverse, inclusive population leads to better results (in social siences etc.) so it's obvious for me that people will use it more I imagine it would be di
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> Nor is it to disparage the broader set of social movements classified by their detractors as "woke", most of which have nothing but the best intentions. To me it seems like they have the best intentions in the same way that r
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I think the solution is clear: we should start painting the cats
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Seems like tilting at windmills to me. Republicans are members of the Republican party Democrats are members of the Democrat party
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> most people have a natural child out of subconscious narcissism I would imagine the desire to have a child that is genetically yours is a consequence of evolution. Those whose genes instill within them the desire to have a child of the
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> I don't understand why people / Meta believes all social networking needs to compete or does compete? They are competing with each other over people’s time and attention. The more time someone spends on Facebook the more ads
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> Unless you believe there's some sinister cabal out there conspiring to hurt 18-25 years with porn, you'll just have to accept what's out there is what people pay to see. I don’t think porn companies are necessarily tryin
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> if I were to merely discuss --as in, not advocate for, but merely discuss as a concept -- reparations, I'd immediately be dismissed and generally forever known as the angry black guy. So people would dismiss you? Did they do anyt
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I’m not sure there are any news outlets remaining that I would consider credible, at least not consistently. They all have substantial black marks.
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A bunch of people who encourage debauchery and insist that exposing children to it is good. > When our children grew tired of marching, we plopped onto a nearby curb. Just as we got settled, our elementary-schooler pointed in the directi
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> It isn't uncommon to see bondage and other very sexual things just normally about. Which is a good thing! I remember when the rhetoric was "consenting adults should be able to do whatever they want in the privacy of their own
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Wow, I didn’t realize those were the tweets he was banned for. That blog post includes some pretty twisted mental gymnastics to try and explain how those tweets justify their decision.
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I think of it as their mission statement.
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> for it may easily turn out that they are not prepared to meet us on the level of rational argument, but begin by denouncing all argument; they may forbid their followers to listen to rational argument, because it is deceptive Sounds ki
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It is not a hostile takeover because Twitter’s board agreed to it. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/042215/what-differe... https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/25/twitter-accept
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My best friend was killed when a water main burst, and every time I am forced to use a branch named ‘main’ it causes me immense psychological stress. Since you suggest it “costs nothing to remove something someone might find offensive”, I p
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It's really crazy to me that so many people have apparently come to believe that it is bad for countries to implement measures that protect the interests and well-being of their own citizens above those of foreigners.
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What does that have to do with “white supremacy”?
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I would like to see the specific textbooks in question here, but for anyone who doubts there are attempts to shove “CRT” or similar ideological issues into math classes, here are a couple of examples: - NYT: Should Social Justice Be Part of
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What kind of person actually likes Twitter?
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Jack Dorsey isn't CEO anymore, Parag Agrawal is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parag_Agrawal
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Germany is not at war.
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Could you clarify what basic rights you are referring to, whose existence ”the assholes” are trying to erase, and what methods they are using to do so?
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https://wtfhappenedin1971.com

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