ogre_magi

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by ogre_magi 9y ago
You are very virtuous and your political opponents are very gross.
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
For your last point, I think you don't get "real" answers because there are totally different worldviews and perspectives clashing. You'd probably feel that any earnest response was a person just trying justify some &quo
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
My brain turned Mauritania into Marijuana.
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
Damore wouldn't describe himself as conservative I think.
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
People who believe these baseless conspiracy theories about Russia are starting to read like moon-landing deniers.
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
This thread has really activated your almonds, huh?
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
I don't think this is true. I think if Musk had to wager he'd bet that this launch is not completely successful. It still makes sense to fly it though. You hope to learn enough to make the second or third attempt a success.
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
This is a thoughtful and informative comment.
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
As landfills pile up with wifi-reflecting garbage we will truly be realizing the dream of the IoS (Internet of Shit).
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
There's so much strawman nonsense in this comment I don't even know where to begin. I don't go around murdering people because doing so would harm the society I live in and care about, i.e. harm things I value. I support stop
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
You talk about something being: 'wrong, full stop' How can you tell if this full stop "wrongness" is occurring? Any answer you give is going to be an explanation of how the full stop "wrong" thing violates some
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
This is going to drift into a problem of definitions, as value conflicts often can. If your deontology considers me "evil," there's nothing I can do about that. I'm not going to complain about your use of the word. Peopl
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
I'm not telling you not to bring your values into politics. I'm not some kind of relativism evangelist. That's a strawman that multiple commenters here are standing up. This all started with one commenter saying that his outg
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
This is a cutting attack on those who fail to support your ingroup. Well done. I recommend steelmanning my comment and seeing if there's another interpretation of my position you can find. Me not sharing your values is not equal to me
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
I don't subscribe to an objective morality. There are things that I value and attempt to maximize, but I don't feel the need to compel all sentients in the universe to adopt my position. I'm willing to "live and let live
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
We probably don't share the same values, and would not be able to reach consensus on the "right side." This is an acceptable and unavoidable situation that technocrats need to learn to live with. People will want different ou
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
Both sides perceive the outgroup as the source of all evil in the world. You could replace left/right and republican/democrat in your comment and there would be people on the other side who sincerely believe it as much as you do.
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
I worked at Google in a more technical role but I sympathize with this guy. The culture was awful and empty. It was sugar-coated candies and colors and happy, happy, happy like it was meant for a kindergartener. The politics were thick and
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
Every time I read, chew, and fully digest a Carlyle sentence, I feel full . Most contemporary writing feels like cotton candy that dissolves easily in the mind, when compared to the rack of lamb you take in from Carlyle.
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
Thanks for the memories AOL.
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
"Data points" That feels like a charitable euphemism but I suppose it is literally true in a way. My point was simply: "We can tell when you're preaching." I think HN functions well when it talks about topics where
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
It's part of the charm. The issue of course is that if you don't flit in a distant metaphor, you tread disrespectfully upon _sacred ground_. To toe the line a little for you, the witch-hunters are activists (good, noble ones) look
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
Both sides have their frame and mythology. I get that you feel like you're doing what's right and true by advancing yours, but it's narratives and semiotics all the way down.
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by ogre_magi 9y ago
I have no trouble morally justifying it.