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by red_blobs 10y ago
"One thing that bugs me is that people think trigger warnings are to make sure people don't get offended. Being triggered is not the same thing as being offended. Being triggered is about having a fucking panic attack, hyperventil
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by red_blobs 10y ago
Just reading through your handbook: "We determine what proportion of the surplus is reinvested into the co-op, what proportion is directed to socially beneficial projects outside of Loomio, and what proportion is distributed to co-op m
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by red_blobs 10y ago
We have more free time now than we've had in all of history and most people just don't use that free time for creative endeavors. "Kurzweil is proof that passion produces productivity, as is almost every prolific artist, writ
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by red_blobs 10y ago
"It absolutely is scary to imagine being sick even with insurance. Without insurance, forget about it" Hospitals are required to take care of you, even if you have no insurance in the US. If you get a bill you cannot afford, you
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by red_blobs 10y ago
"Maybe you think she has to wait her turn, or brush up on her soft skills and work better with others, or that she simply needs more experience" This happens to EVERYONE, not just women. I worked at many companies in my career d
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by red_blobs 10y ago
It sounds like people want digital safe spaces and don't want to hear any dissenting opinions on Twitter. This isn't how the real world works. Anyone posting death threats and other threats of bodily harm should definitely be ban
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by red_blobs 10y ago
Facebook and social networks have done more damage than good to our society. We have gone from a court system with facts and evidence to digital lynch mobs that base guilt and innocence on feelings and emotions. At first, I just ignored th
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by red_blobs 10y ago
If you want to blame someone, blame the corrupt government that spends billions on the Olympic games instead of feeding their own people.
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by red_blobs 10y ago
Yes, because this is going to actually help our current political situation in any way...
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by red_blobs 10y ago
I don't think it will be the death of the search box. I don't want 10 people yelling into their voice-activated device while I'm trying to do research at the library.
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by red_blobs 10y ago
Is this really a surprise to anyone? Government historically has no incentive to save money, because if they do, they will get less money the next time around. I worked for a nonprofit organization based on government funding for almost a
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by red_blobs 10y ago
"That's on them, and every time you feel oppressed by "political correctness" a dozen or more people are feeling like they can participate safely for the first time." So you oppress hundreds and thousands for their
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by red_blobs 10y ago
I went around Asia for a year as a digital nomad. It was fun for awhile, but quickly became tiresome. It's great to have a home/apartment you can call your own and Internet is sketchy in many parts of the world. Most of the peop
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by red_blobs 10y ago
Our friend group has a 'people pleaser' and it's fine, most of the time. However, it has become a nightmare (and nearly destroyed our group) because when there is a person that needs to be kicked out of our group for lying&#
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by red_blobs 10y ago
This sounds great, until the tyranny of the masses decides to accept something terrible. Pure Democracy doesn't work, as evident by the social mobs we now have on Twitter and Facebook over half-truths, non-science, and rumors. I certai
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by red_blobs 10y ago
My Cousin's son is borderline-autistic and antisocial. He loves Anime and I see him and his friends regularly posting sexist, bullying, and other horrible comments on Facebook (including many 4chan Memes). Many people use this as proo
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by red_blobs 10y ago
I've noticed that the latest trend about men vs women have evolved from 'men and women are equal' to showing that there are actual differences between the two sexes.
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by red_blobs 10y ago
If we care so much about the STEM gender gap, why not other majors as well? http://www.randalolson.com/2014/06/14/percentage-of-bachelor... 1) Health Professions (85% women): nursing assistant, veterinary ass
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by red_blobs 10y ago
Whether people like it (or would like to believe it), it works because it doesn't allow the tyranny of the masses. It doesn't give everyone a voice, which means better comments and content for all.
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by red_blobs 10y ago
The title seems very derogatory and the article seems like a hit-piece, when they mention that he's a Trump supporter. How about also mention that the Google founders are investing just as much money in an anti-aging cure: http:/
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by red_blobs 10y ago
I'm not that surprised. Silicon valley CEOs (and many large companies like Apple) love Hillary because she is going to help them bring more H1B workers into the country and undercut the wages of our engineers and workers. ..and of cou
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by red_blobs 10y ago
"why Donald Trump is successfully playing on fear and nationalism" Bernie Sanders tried to pit the 1% against the 99%. This is also playing on fears and attempting to squash a minority through mob rule. Hillary is doing the exac
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by red_blobs 10y ago
Of course this works. So does a VPN back to the US. However, I shouldn't have to jump through all of these hoops for the freedom of information. Anyone who claims China is 'free' should try living there for at least a year.
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by red_blobs 10y ago
Any city in China shouldn't even be counted in this study. The books are filtered through the government and you are only allowed to read what is 'approved'. I lived there for 5+ years and as an avid reader, it was infuriati
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by red_blobs 10y ago
As far as I know, the emails have not been disputed. They aren't doctored and are what actually was sent. This is factual information that does make the DNC look bad, because frankly, it was really bad. "Dismiss evidence that ma
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by red_blobs 10y ago
We have no proof any of these hacks were orchestrated by the Russian government. The 'security experts' have traced it back to a Russian VPN service, of which someone could have hacked and make themselves look like they were comi
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by red_blobs 10y ago
Can't we have any non-partisan media nowadays? I'm really sick of this position that if you don't agree with my political views, you are a crazy lunatic racist and are not worth of that opinion (So much so, you will be silenc
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by red_blobs 10y ago
I think the main thing I take away from all of these leaks is the fact that the main stream media conspires against political opponents of the DNC pretty regularly. The Republicans have been saying this for years, but nobody really seemed t
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by red_blobs 10y ago
Twitter has been censoring right-leaning political figures for the past few years. Is it any surprise that leaked emails, which makes many Democrats in the DNC look bad, would be censored as well? Many people really don't care about c
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by red_blobs 10y ago
The bullying and violence from anti-trump supporters has really shown me the true colors of many people. why not tell me why I should vote for Hillary instead of these crackpot Trump theories.

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