the_omegist

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by the_omegist 4y ago
Except no : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_the_Supreme_Being There was an attempt to replace the old religion by a new one. And even without such an "open" attempt, another religion would have emerged.
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by the_omegist 4y ago
Very interesting thought. As someone who often tries to figure out how I can apply my "programmer's mindset" to other areas of my life : can you give more details on how a graphic designer (would/should) think(s) vs how
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by the_omegist 4y ago
I don't know if you're being disingenuous on purpose or if you've just not clear about the parent's objections : You are using "worthwhile" as "(morally) worthwhile (for (an appeased) society)". The p
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by the_omegist 4y ago
Aren't feminists the ones who clearly refer to their bodies as a symbol of their freedom ? As for "prostitution" : the term can mean many different things for different people...
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by the_omegist 4y ago
> It's similar to how many modern banks or courthouses have greek columns: when there is cultural continuity, some styles just live on after they reached maturity until the entire culture is wiped out. Or perhaps, if one "purpo
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by the_omegist 4y ago
Then the issue is the law, not Google's enforcement of that law. If you disagree with a law, change it. Don't ask a private company to decide to ignore the law...
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by the_omegist 4y ago
Japan's workers productivity rates are known to be pretty average/bad and about growth, I don't think the issue is the aging population (as you said there is automation) but rather finite resources.
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Disclaimer: don't have Netflix and never plan to, but watched some of their productions, like everyone. No, it's objectively crap. I hate romcoms or horror movies but I can distinguish between the quality that was put in making th
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Very good comment. When things become forced and systematic, they lose their genuine intent and just feel (because they are) hypocritical and just a marketing tool.
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Are you genuinely surprised (a lot of) people complain about this? No idea where you live but at this point it became memes material. No one complains about the fresh prince of Bel-Air having a 100% black cast. But I doubt you wouldn't
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by the_omegist 5y ago
The obsession with them and the ideology that drives them clearly are.
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Not here to argue, as I mostly agree, but just some nitpicking: when you have a constant, systematic, one-sided discourse, it's more than "just forcing in bits of virtue signaling" and even more than politics. It's pure
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Yeah, at this point in even became a meme: terrible Netflix agenda-driven adaptations...
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by the_omegist 5y ago
If I wanted to trigger the opposite idea in people's minds I would exactly write what you just wrote... I don't know if it's trolling or manipulation...
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by the_omegist 5y ago
So I guess foreign aid and NGOs money thrown into Africa is a myth ? Going from "we should make MASSIVE foreigners come cos it's so cool" to "they don't want to invest in black people" is disingenuous. The deba
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by the_omegist 5y ago
As you seem to know so well what is right or wrong : can you name me 3 countries who "[massively invested] in young, healthy motivated untrained people" and got better ? The problem with your statements is they are so extreme on o
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by the_omegist 5y ago
1) Ethnics statistics aren't allowed in France 2) care to show the source for this ? 3) what does it even mean ? "69% of Muslims" : who went to vote ? Who are french citizens? Who are over 18? who are on the voting lists? Thr
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by the_omegist 5y ago
I am sure I am not the only one who doesn't get your analogy : mind to explain what those two situations have in common?
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by the_omegist 5y ago
And along the same vein, this quote from Kill Bill about Superman : “Bill: Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit
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by the_omegist 5y ago
What the parent comment said was that not every little detail is decided at the top. Chavez knew the country was corrupted but do you think he was behind every clerc or doctor that asked for a bribe? Dictators are not superior beings able
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Can anyone explain how an automated filtering/censorship system can't "keep up" with this, technically? Even with a tiny delay, it seems to me the problematic videos or posts could be taken down easily. It's not lik
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Thanks for the clarification...but you qualifying her demands as "ideals" clearly shows you're taking one of them as being perfect and always-right and the other as needing to be re-educated. This is not a solid foundation
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by the_omegist 5y ago
I get your point better now, thanks for the clarification. I agree we should try to improve things that can be improved, but I guess this example's extreme nature (international relocation) makes it difficult to have a nuanced talk abo
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Thanks for the reference. But you're giving me a religious text source (which I won't be able to analyze). What I was asking you was more straight forward : can you show me that farmers son could marry priests daughters (or whatev
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Exactly, I think it's about how everyone's brain process information (the whole pipeline, from getting it to storing it).
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Just from the title, it doesn't sound neither objective nor standing on solid argumentative ground : 1) Note the personalization of the war's name. 2) all the U.S wars were not ? PS : written by "Yevgeny Vindman, a colonel i
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by the_omegist 5y ago
> If you want to be in a relationship with someone, and they are triggered by dirty dishes, you might need to consider their needs in order to realize yours. Your argument is circular, don't you realize? The triggered person should
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Some people won't understand you. For them you're the only one to blame. You've said it all : some things are clearly bad (over-drinking, being violent, etc) some are good (virtues etc) and the vast majority of things like la
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by the_omegist 5y ago
If seeing a glass not put in the dishwasher is an assault on one's identity, then so be it. But such a person is probably also ill-suited to marriage or any similar relationship.
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by the_omegist 5y ago
Those degrees of happiness can't be measured, especially on the long run. And your demonstration can be flipped easily : if A's happiness degree is so strongly correlated to the way laundry is processed to the point that changing

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