konmok

5 ms·

31.
by konmok 10mo ago
The problem with this thinking is that the US government regularly engages in actual conspiracies, which the public only finds out about much later. COINTELPRO, MKULTRA, the Tuskegee experiments, Operation Paperclip, the list goes on [1]. S
32.
by konmok 10mo ago
I'm a big qntm fan. I highly recommend their "antimemetics" SCP stories and articles.
33.
by konmok 10mo ago
> Also, you're responding to an argument I didn't make. I said nothing about intersex people or any "one-drop rule" @Defletter can see your comment history, as can I! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?
34.
by konmok 10mo ago
Much like LLM output, I don't think Altman's words have any meaningful or consistent relationship to the truth.
35.
by konmok 10mo ago
> I addressed your claim about three different definitions You did not. Once and for all, what is your definition for "male"? It seems like you don't want to stick with a single definition so that you can continue transves
36.
by konmok 10mo ago
Now you're just ignoring my actual points, I'm done. It doesn't seem like you actually have a coherent response here.
37.
by konmok 10mo ago
Read "As I Remember London", and put on your reading comprehension hat. If you need help, try this article: https://jakelazaroff.com/words/dhh-is-way-worse-than-i-thoug... DHH is clearly talking about people
38.
by konmok 10mo ago
No, it really is misogynistic, because Banda is (to the best of our knowledge) a woman. Maybe you want her banned from women's sports for having advantageous hormones, fine, but she is a woman. You don't get to unilaterally decide
39.
by konmok 10mo ago
You dodged the question. That's not very rational of you :)
40.
by konmok 10mo ago
Again, I don't care about women's sport regulations. That's a complicated issue, I get it! Barring women with high testosterone from competing seems like a very crude solution to me, but whatever. What I do care about is your
41.
by konmok 10mo ago
You are now jumping between at least three different definitions of "male" when convenient for your argument. This is silly. And yes, women can have high testosterone without testes. Again, it's bizarre that you're cling
42.
by konmok 10mo ago
You're conveniently designating Banda and Semenya as male for having male-typical testosterone levels, ignoring their sex characteristics, chromosomes, other hormones, etc. You specifically refer to them as "males". So, they
43.
by konmok 10mo ago
Your views on sex are clearly contradictory.
44.
by konmok 10mo ago
What you mean is, they decided she had too much testosterone (although apparently even the details of the test are unclear?). Lots of women have high testosterone, it's bizarre to unilaterally declare her to not be a woman on that basi
45.
by konmok 10mo ago
Eh, that's not really the part of her arguments I have a problem with. I think she doesn't have a sensible answer to the bathrooms question (that doesn't just punish trans people) but I'm not sure what the right answer i
46.
by konmok 10mo ago
Yeah, that's a good breakdown. I mean, he definitely brought this on himself by leaning so hard into Omarchy in the first place, but maybe he was just ignorant of DHH's views and thought that was a "neutral" thing to do.
47.
by konmok 10mo ago
> Personally I don't get the impression that Framework is endorsing a particular view, nor are they directly sponsoring a specific individual or their views. I agree. However, I do think that Framework is taking a particularly cowar
48.
by konmok 10mo ago
It was both. And sure, I don't expect that either for a one-off tweet. This wasn't a one-off tweet. Also, if it was a simple mistake, why not write a tiny apology and acknowledgement?
49.
by konmok 10mo ago
Sponsorship doesn't just mean money. Check their twitter account, they did a LOT of publicity for Omarchy and DHH. https://xcancel.com/FrameworkPuter/status/194483904718221319... And, of course, their (financ
50.
by konmok 11mo ago
Sure, fine. I'm just highlighting that you chose to call out Karen Hao for her mistake (which she admitted and corrected), but not Will MacAskill or any of the other big EA names that have made egregious and dishonest claims. If it&#x2
51.
by konmok 11mo ago
Well, that doesn't really align with my interests, education, personality, or skills[1]. I do appreciate that criticism, but I'm looking for ways to give back that don't require abandoning my chosen career. I think there&#x27
52.
by konmok 11mo ago
Your comment kinda proves the article's point, don't you think? I mean, obviously your comment doesn't constitute a threat or harassment, but it does demonstrate the weird double standard and unbalanced scrutiny that the arti
53.
by konmok 11mo ago
I find this really frustrating because I like the idea of "make a lot of money, then give most of it away to make the world better for everyone". But it seems like most of the people who proudly call themselves "effective alt
54.
Effective Altruists Use Threats and Harassment to Silence Their Critics(realtimetechpocalypse.com)
31 points by konmok 11mo ago|20 comments
55.
by konmok 11mo ago
DHH is a racist who supports Tommy Robinson. https://jakelazaroff.com/words/dhh-is-way-worse-than-i-thoug... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson
56.
by konmok 11mo ago
Only if they're using the same devices everyone else uses. If they're required to use a certain kind of hardware, or they're required to submit their device for hardware modification, this stops being an issue, doesn't i
57.
by konmok 11mo ago
I think your devices should have government-mandated backdoors if and only if you are a public servant. I don't understand why private citizens are held to higher standards of conduct than politicians and cops.
58.
by konmok 11mo ago
I know several depressed people that exercise every day and live in a clean house.
59.
by konmok 11mo ago
Every medication can have severe and permanent side effects, the question is how often that occurs for a particular drug, and how that stacks up against the quality-of-life improvement from taking that drug.
60.
by konmok 11mo ago
> Depression is caused by laziness and anxiety by hopelessness. I wish this were true, but its not even close. I wonder how your kids will react when they move away, and you're not around to police their emotional expression. If the

More ›