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721.
by resters 7y ago
This is ridiculous. Trump's economic policy is a near exact copy of what Krugman has been advocating for years. See my previous comment with an itemized list of op-ed pieces by Krugman linked with major themes of Trump's economic
722.
by resters 7y ago
We all have some dumb opinions. I appreciate it when people help me develop awareness of my own.
723.
by resters 7y ago
I was responding to a comment that introduced the transphobic comments, simply to attest that I had heard the episode and that the skinny guy who is on that episode with Rogan was venting/ranting in a way that I found very dumb. Rogan
724.
by resters 7y ago
> Snowden was far more interested in PRISM, an obviously legal program) is not whistleblowing The public outrage was due to various top officials denying that anything like PRISM was going on, when in fact it was. So either the program w
725.
by resters 7y ago
Not sure why you characterize my comments that way. I was just mentioning how I reacted to it, not calling for it to be shut down.
726.
by resters 7y ago
Right. My comment was just that I found it to be low quality content. It was like something you might overhear from a table of not-so-bright senior citizens at a Denny’s.
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by resters 7y ago
I listened to that episode by accident (autoplay). He was just venting ignorantly about his prejudices toward trans people. It was honestly quite an ugly spectacle. It was the kind of commentary one might overhear from a table of not-so-bri
728.
by resters 7y ago
That’s not what it was. The guy was venting about how irritating he finds trans people.
729.
by resters 7y ago
Correct, that episode was so bigoted and off putting that I decided not to listen to any more. Hearing someone vent/whine about the orientation and life choices of others is just not my cup of tea. It was the kind of commentary one mig
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by resters 7y ago
How do you know?
731.
by resters 7y ago
The algorithm is optimized for emotional potency that leads to increased engagement. Outrage is just one of the more monetizable emotions the algorithm is good at. Consider also schadenfreude, in-group signaling, etc. All of these loom larg
732.
by resters 7y ago
Yes, the phrase I used seems to be a common paraphrase.
733.
by resters 7y ago
I think the counterargument would be that politics is the orderly handling of coercive force and authority. When this orderly approach isn't sufficient, additional coercive force is added to the mix. At some point it starts to look lik
734.
by resters 7y ago
To zoom out slightly, consider the famous phrase war is politics with guns . Would it ever be the case that war is politics with cyber strikes ? As the article points out, the strikes were politically motivated (against Iran's regime
735.
by resters 7y ago
Not true. The misses are due to the perverse incentives and myopia created by both companies’ monetization strategies. For instance, a child must have an iCloud or gmail account to use the parental control features of each platform, and iOS
736.
by resters 7y ago
The misses I’m referring to are fundamental product management blind spots. One doesn’t see this kind of thing when those designing the product have any familiarity with the use cases involved. It’s as if they designed a food delivery app
737.
by resters 7y ago
Great points. Clearly nobody at Apple or Google working on these kinds of features is a parent. There are so many big misses.
738.
by resters 7y ago
Going to read those, but meanhile, any tips on proofing that you can offer here on HN?
739.
by resters 7y ago
Disclaimer: I'm not a fan of either party, so my view is hopefully a bit objective. Trump ran on the economic policy ideas popularized by "liberal" economist Paul Krugman. I posted a comment on HN a while back with links to K
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by resters 7y ago
I can't believe the way that Trump's anti-China rhetoric is so eagerly supported by so many people. China is just being China, what has changed is that the Trump administration is trying to raise the stakes on its trade war.
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by resters 7y ago
> probably a troll. It's telling that anyone who seriously questions American Exceptionalism is viewed instinctively as a troll. > Very few intelligent Americans believe in our absolute exceptionalism. This assertion is not falsi
742.
by resters 7y ago
> You seem more like a US hater than a realist Realism involves an honest discussion of national interest. In the US we have fairytale stories about American Exceptionalism, which serve the same purpose as religious canon. Part of the US
743.
by resters 7y ago
True, and as upsetting as it is for Americans to hear this, chances are Europe would be at least as pluralistic and free as it is today had either of those happened.
744.
by resters 7y ago
> China pollutes more than the US. The US outsources pollution to China by outsourcing manufacturing of things that US environmental laws make extra costly to manufacture in the US. Then out of the other side of its mouth the US criticiz
745.
by resters 7y ago
Exactly right. China is overall far less destructive to the world and to human rights than the US is. Keep in mind that Trump has started this anti-China drumbeat as a way of asserting the moral superiority of his administration.
746.
by resters 7y ago
Not really, if the brakes are broken, your average will approach 0 mph after the vehicle crashes.
747.
by resters 7y ago
There's not really any practical distinction between religions, cults, and political parties.
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by resters 7y ago
Queue the HN cheerleaders for tariffs. Not sure why everyone seems to think politicians meddling in the economy is a good thing (subsidies or tariffs).
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by resters 7y ago
> What's perhaps even more frightening is that so many people believe that moves like this are to keep us safe... Strangely, HN is also very much in favor of the administration’s trade protectionism.
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by resters 7y ago
I agree with this, but I think the main problem is the centralization of trust, or the user having to place trust in one or two entities. Imagine if 10 or 20 different organizations all had access to the source code and could vouch for the

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