nataliste

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by nataliste 2y ago
I know this will get flagged and I'll get called a Russian despite being an American from flyover country: Yes, one definitely can tenably make that argument. The Monroe Doctrine, ironically, was precipitated by negotiations with Russi
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by nataliste 2y ago
If the author's goal is to live better rather than read about how to live better, I don't think the solution of reading make-believe fits. The same rejoinder exists: the author would be better served by actually meeting new people
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by nataliste 2y ago
I'm a big fan of Ashes 2034 and its sequel, a post-apocalyptic total conversion set in Atlanta. They are perhaps the most unexpectedly professional love letter to late 1990s shooters that I have seen.
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by nataliste 2y ago
* Network (1976) * Groundhog Day (1993) * A Man for All Seasons (1966) * Apocalypto (2006)
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by nataliste 2y ago
Is flat earth actually catastrophical for you? It seems like other catastrophized topics are much greater points of passion. >When Twitter pretends to be powerless to do anything about death/rape threats to women journalists, the li
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by nataliste 2y ago
>Whats the point unless you live in a swing state? The game theory strategy in the electoral college is to register and vote as the non-dominant party in any election. If enough people follow this strategy, the locality becomes a swing s
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by nataliste 2y ago
fragmede, 2017: >I’m not sure what’s turned the tide for me, but I now believe there are limits to free speech. It turns out that some ideas are toxic, as in, people get sucked into them, are too stubborn/whatever to admit they were
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by nataliste 2y ago
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by nataliste 2y ago
And this is precisely why people, not just Americans, can't disagree about politics over time. Politics always turns into someone having the perspective "civil disagreement cannot be tolerated because the stakes are too high for m
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by nataliste 2y ago
It's not filtering out the left and right specifically, but it is filtering out the people that have succumbed to stereotypy as their default heuristic and forget that a conversation is between two humans, not simply a consumerist&#x
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by nataliste 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_consensus_effect
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by nataliste 2y ago
I don't see how this isn't the filter still working. A polite end to the conversation and self-selection is just as useful to me as being scolded. I've used the same test (simply reference Ayn Rand in a non-disparaging contex
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by nataliste 2y ago
The Consolation of Philosophy by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius. It is a profound synthesis of classical philosophy and personal reflection on the human condition. Boethius, writing in prison while awaiting execution, blends Stoic, Neop
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by nataliste 2y ago
And still succumbing to disastrous nepotism despite all of it.
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by nataliste 2y ago
I understand that you support the right to strike in principle, and I’m not suggesting you’ve denied that. The point I’m making is about what being pro-union truly entails when it comes to the specifics of their demands, particularly in c
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by nataliste 2y ago
No, I believe if you claim to be pro-union except when a union is striking because it allows "[...] antiquated processes that affect an entire economy just to protect the jobs of a relatively small number of people" then guess
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by nataliste 2y ago
>I grew up in a union household. My father was a member of an airline pilots union and my mother was a member of (23 years) and president of (17 years) the teachers union in our town. Unions kept my parent's gainfully employed for d
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by nataliste 2y ago
This is just "I'm not racist, but..." applied to labor.[1] You're not pro-union. You're anti-union plus rhetoric. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_not_racist%2C_but ...
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by nataliste 2y ago
Which is your right to lower your trust! Just don't expect him or X to give you a platform to air said grievances. You don't have a right to speak truth to power on that power's platform or for anyone to care. I've been
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by nataliste 2y ago
You mean actually engaging in activism with consequences rather than inane disagree-and-commit passivism? I'd punatively jail them longer for their cowardice and stupidity than the actual cost to the museum and the general public.
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by nataliste 2y ago
I consider the disruption, stupidity, and clear intent to be a public nuisance to warrant a greater deterrent than the original two years, yes. I'd be more inclined towards leniency if they were, say, actively putting soup in people&#x
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by nataliste 2y ago
How about if you're focusing on climate change, you target the causes of climate change? Shocking, I know.
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by nataliste 2y ago
Hope they get four years, personally.
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by nataliste 2y ago
he can be as hypocritical as he wants; it's his platform
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by nataliste 2y ago
Well, given the full context of the case and not selective and disingenuous PR from motivated NGOs, I do consider it credible enough. Fortunately, I live in Missouri, so I'm actually entitled to an opinion on the behavior of my elected
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by nataliste 2y ago
He was also previously convicted for burglary and was already in detention and facing charges for an armed robbery when prosecutors learned of his involvement from his cell mate and girlfriend.
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by nataliste 2y ago
You probably want to check out themotte.org, which is a more meta-culture war group formed from Slate Star Codex readers that try to do freedom of speech with pretty strong moderation to achieve that goal. The site is slowly dying due to a
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by nataliste 2y ago
Are you British by chance?
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by nataliste 2y ago
I've watched this annually for the last fifteen or so years as a macabre wellness check for America: https://www.britannica.com/video/213840/Encyclopaedia-Britan... Every year, I've thought to myself &qu
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by nataliste 2y ago
It's a private platform, they can do whatever they want.

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