paxdickinson

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by paxdickinson 11y ago
"Which opinions are disqualifying and should be no platformed? Don't worry, I know them when I see them." That's comforting.
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by paxdickinson 11y ago
>Who on the right today has been similarly "silenced"? Hi, nice to meetcha.
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by paxdickinson 11y ago
The OP asked for a link to "the most objectionable content by Curtis Yarvin". The article I linked was the only specific Moldbug post I saw those on Twitter objecting to. OP didn't ask for third party articles complaining abo
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by paxdickinson 11y ago
It was relevant to the statement I was replying to: "I see more and more echoes of the worldview and tactics that ultimately killed just shy of a hundred million people or so last century, and yes, it scares me." You've label
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by paxdickinson 11y ago
I'm not talking about the mainstream. I'm talking about hiring and funding within our industry. If you haven't noticed a chilling effect over the last few years, maybe you don't have any nonconforming opinions.
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by paxdickinson 11y ago
If you'd ever personally faced the wrath of the social justice left, you would probably agree that "succumb" is a highly appropriate word for it.
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by paxdickinson 11y ago
Those calling for his removal from the conference cited this six-year-old blog post about Thomas Carlyle as their only specific complaint. http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2009/07/why-car...
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by paxdickinson 11y ago
This guy sounds like he would be happy to see anti-Zionism as a litmus test for conference speakers. Is that the kind of tech industry you want? Should speakers at technical conferences have all their political opinions pre-vetted for appro
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by paxdickinson 11y ago
It'll be his decision next time too. And now that the Red Guards know he'll succumb to even the slightest bit of pressure, there will certainly be a next time.
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by paxdickinson 11y ago
The repeated kills of previous threads on this topic illustrate the problem goes much deeper than Strangeloop. HN itself has long been policed by left wing stormtroopers eliminating anything they disagree with. I used to believe it could b
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by paxdickinson 11y ago
It doesn't matter. Once you're on the left wing shit list it never, ever goes away.
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by paxdickinson 13y ago
There are skeleton keys and lockpicks to open any lock on any door, so am I giving myself a false sense of security by locking my door when I leave for work? Sometimes just having basic security that keeps a casual attempt from opening my d
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by paxdickinson 15y ago
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