mdanger007

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by mdanger007 3y ago
If you've made it to your golden years it's because you haven't subcommed to the drugs guns depression and sedentary lifestyle that's kneecapping a generation of people
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by mdanger007 3y ago
It's reasonable to assume they knew or suspected what we know about kids and too much screen time
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by mdanger007 3y ago
Dudes in the US got a pickup but that can't do a pull up.
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by mdanger007 3y ago
You got a point: new religions are cult like but you got to agree that fleeing religious persecution and loading up stockpiles are also kinds, not degrees!
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by mdanger007 3y ago
I like the definition: myths are religions people no longer believe in. Cults are far more exclusive and demanding of their members
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by mdanger007 3y ago
That is not true. A defining characteristic of cults is a sense of imminite danger from government or status quo and a willingness to lay down ones life in defense of it. To say that is a few degrees off of what major religions think means
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by mdanger007 3y ago
I think we can all appreciate the flexibility of language when defining the word cult. But in practical terms was the Branch davidian the same as, say, the Mormon church or your nan's knitting circle?
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by mdanger007 3y ago
There is a point in suffering where you feel you're losing your mind. There is a point in finding grace that is equally delirious. The novel swings from one end to the other and maybe best of all, leaves so many questions about life se
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by mdanger007 3y ago
If the tech info bubbles that are isolating us from basic truths like who is president and should I take a vaccine are any indication, the further reach of algorithms is a harrowing prospect
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by mdanger007 3y ago
iPhone one was $500 when the average phone was $200. It was an upmarket device that eventually got cultural acceptance and reduced in price when produced at mass market scale.
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by mdanger007 3y ago
1st generation apple products are never for the masses. If you want to see what Vision will be in a few years, look at their other product trajectories.
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by mdanger007 3y ago
Start with first principles in hardware. We are primarily visual creatures secondly we are linguistic. If the io for a hardware device were ideal would it not serve these two functions?
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by mdanger007 3y ago
Big difference between kid bullies and government bullies. You're almost guaranteed to be a school bully victim when your governor is going after Mini Mouse for wearing a rainbow skirt.
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by mdanger007 3y ago
Living in Texas to achieve the nerd symbols of success is quite the Hobsin's Choice. Florida too. Feel sorry for those kids wrestling with gender issues
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by mdanger007 3y ago
Yes: Through tax exemptions, faith based grants, vouchers and other methods.
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by mdanger007 3y ago
If they have to axe places of public congregation to shore up the budget, before Republicans cut schools, libraries and parks, I propose they start with churches and their tax exemption.
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by mdanger007 4y ago
It's implied that the uranium sandwich comes with two slices of boron and mayo.
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by mdanger007 4y ago
Tech companies want it both ways. 1. They own the rights to any user content they store and transmit. 2. They are shielded by Section 230, and immune to liability for its misuse.
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by mdanger007 4y ago
Drug treatment is a common alternative to jail time. Clean drug tests are often a condition of bail and parole.
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by mdanger007 4y ago
What is "the news"? I'm also in my 3rd decade, and wisdom tells me there is much to gain from good news sources: NPR (there are others) teaches me something every day: People outside my socio-economic bubble their triumphs, t
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by mdanger007 4y ago
"He was a piece of garbage, take him for all in all."
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by mdanger007 4y ago
A vaccine doesn't work unless it helps the tiny fraction of fentenyl deaths who unintentnially take the drug? How about this: You're less likely to come in contact with the drug if there are fewer users getting high off it.
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by mdanger007 4y ago
I wonder how much "modern thinking" leads us to repeat mistakes of the past. (Dostoyevsky certainly thought it did).
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by mdanger007 4y ago
If OpenAI could make a profit selling Dall-E images as NFT, I'd assume they'd do it, yeah?
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by mdanger007 4y ago
Florida is giving a "rate my professor" survey to students with political agendas to give the board of education grounds to fire professors. " The State Board of Education shall select or create an objective, nonpartisan, an
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by mdanger007 4y ago
Justice is great for those who can afford it!
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by mdanger007 4y ago
I'm imagining a day when telephone scammers call up a loved one with AI of your voice.
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by mdanger007 4y ago
What's the fine line of Do Qwon's story, ripping off investors to the tune of 100s of millions? Is he a modern Rodion Raskolnikov?
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by mdanger007 4y ago
I talked some s. to a guy blaming the teachers for a school massacre and twitter suspended me. told them to where to shove their little bird. it's been a good week post-twitter.
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by mdanger007 4y ago
Sanctions are one of the few tools the world has against nuclear armed despots. If you're really interested in the questions you ask, I would start here: https://nymag.com/strategist/2018/03/the-10-best-b

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