robonerd

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901.
by robonerd 5y ago
> I think your three examples are all subjective statements, and not objective knowledge. They aren't empirical knowledge, which is the point. They are nevertheless knowledge in the sense that is relative to humans. Another ex
902.
by robonerd 5y ago
He only seems to defend Maori knowledge insofar as that knowledge was derived from informal scientific experiments. > I do take issue with one sentence in original letter by the seven scientists: “Indigenous knowledge may indeed help ad
903.
by robonerd 5y ago
I broadly agree with the points he is making, but I have a few bones to pick. First though, I appreciate his definition of science: "Science: a process that allows us to understanding how the world works by careful empirical investig
904.
by robonerd 5y ago
Neither would make him a Trump supporter.
905.
by robonerd 5y ago
If he manages to make twitter fun then I might join, but probably not.
906.
by robonerd 5y ago
Fair!
907.
by robonerd 5y ago
Wait you lost me, who's lies are you talking about? Trump's, or Musk's? They've both lied a lot, but that similarity doesn't make Musk a Trump supporter.
908.
by robonerd 5y ago
I don't recall '45' getting any amendments to the constitution through.
909.
by robonerd 5y ago
Correct. Just like Amazon selling the Communist Manifesto doesn't make Bezos a communist.
910.
by robonerd 5y ago
For years, they tolerated the existence of subreddits with names to heinous for me too even dare mention. Numerous r/[racial slur]s. Numerous subreddits dedicated to sexual violence and harassment. You know what I'm talking ab
911.
by robonerd 5y ago
It's a sliver over a hundred years ago now, but Germany was also under a military dictatorship lead by Hindenburg and Ludendorff from 1916 through 1918.
912.
by robonerd 5y ago
> Welcome to Voat 2.0. Or Reddit 1.0? That's what reddit used to be, and reddit got quite popular when it was like that.
913.
by robonerd 5y ago
Only he knows what he really believes. My point is merely that somebody can disagree with their spouse's politics without hating them for it.
914.
by robonerd 5y ago
Huh, I thought they kept the temperature in modern subs tightly controlled for the sake of the missiles. Maybe just the missile tubes receive this care?
915.
by robonerd 5y ago
If he's earnestly serious about colonizing Mars (I have serious doubts), then investing in influence over political discourse seems prudent. There are many who will oppose any attempt to set up colonies on Mars, for numerous reasons.
916.
by robonerd 5y ago
No doubt, dang can moderate this website as he [and his employer] sees fit. That much at least seems beyond dispute.
917.
by robonerd 5y ago
> There are non-sketchy pornographic websites Maybe, but twitter and reddit are not among them. Both are known for hosting very extreme content.
918.
by robonerd 5y ago
Why are accounts needed for following at all? Youtube gives me personalized suggestions without an account, just a cookie.
919.
by robonerd 5y ago
If posting funny (albeit mean-spirited) things to make people laugh constitutes control, then accusations of 'controlling people' seem a lot less serious. Every comedian is in the business of control by that measure.
920.
by robonerd 5y ago
Except for the standard 'being in the military' aspect of it, modern submarines seem very comfy to me. I hear they're climate controlled these days, and have pretty good food.
921.
by robonerd 5y ago
If the strong don't have human rights too, then the strong will obviously dispense with any pretext of valuing the premise of human rights in the first place.
922.
by robonerd 5y ago
Not everybody expects their partner to share their political beliefs. There is a reason we let married men and women vote independently for themselves.
923.
by robonerd 5y ago
Saudi Arabia's genocidal war in Yemen should be enough to make anybody ashamed for having anything to do with the autocratic K SA.
924.
by robonerd 5y ago
> Sketchy pornographic websites do have advertisers, just extremely low value ones. Somehow other websites with copious amounts of pornographic content, like twitter and reddit, get a pass on this "sketchy" characterization.
925.
by robonerd 5y ago
I don't think there is much sense in wishing real life were more like comic books.
926.
by robonerd 5y ago
Even if this deal goes through, Elon Musk will still own much less media than several other billionaires do. He's scarcely on the leading edge of this trend.
927.
by robonerd 5y ago
It's exactly the amount of nuance twitter was designed for tbqh.
928.
by robonerd 5y ago
Maybe people should try to be less pissed at bad takes. Everybody is wrong about something, and when you're dealing with a platform that exposes you to thousands of beliefs a day, you'll be constantly exposed to people who are w
929.
by robonerd 5y ago
Anybody who stands in front of a crowd to say anything should expect some heckling. The bigger the crowd, the greater the risk of this. I would have expected a comedian to cope with it better than most, but if Stephen Fry decided he no lo
930.
by robonerd 5y ago
Dang is not without his biases. He seems more willing to tolerate nationalist flamebait when America is the target of it. And yes, I know his standard response of claiming whatever bias seen in him merely reflects your own bias... that i

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