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by uniqueid 6y ago
> where can I find this far left consensus? Most academics today are opposed to racism, classism and fascism. Those positions, which were up for debate not a century ago, are essentially first principles now (outside of social
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by uniqueid 6y ago
I suspect the goal is to make fun of conspiracy theorists, since the issues they discuss are non-issues to anyone who paid attention in grade-school physics (or even art class). I imagine there are plenty of conspiracy theorists who will fa
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by uniqueid 6y ago
It's clearly satire.
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by uniqueid 6y ago
I like ContraPoints, but... > You have to go to YouTube for the > real entertainment, and also, frankly, for the > real debate. My take is that academics came to consensus on some debates, and moved on. If it&#x2
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by uniqueid 6y ago
Just help anybody! Have no ethics! There's an awful lot of ink that's been spilt over amoral companies. People truly learn sweet FA from history.
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by uniqueid 6y ago
If Apple acquires a search engine, that engine will instantly lose most of its value. People do not want to use a search engine that appears to be a side-project. What Apple should do, along with others in the industry, is jointly create an
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by uniqueid 6y ago
It would be more in keeping with Bezos' conduct to announce a year-long talent show to determine who wins the prize, and 12 months later declare his son the winner.
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by uniqueid 6y ago
thisIsAField thatThoughtCamelCase wasASensible idea
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by uniqueid 6y ago
> I guess doctors who treat end stage > dementia need to have had it too? I did specify "other factors being equal." A brain disease is clearly a special case, since the real advantages bestowed by first-hand
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by uniqueid 6y ago
I hear the deep state hired an Austin-based choreographer to develop weaponized TikTok dances.
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by uniqueid 6y ago
The state of the world being what it is, it’s probably doable to cover up thousands or millions of dead people. All most people will know, first hand, is the deaths of their immediate circle. The full extent of the calamity can remain a mat
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by uniqueid 6y ago
I would far prefer, other factors being equal, treatment from the doctor who has first-hand experience of my malady.
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by uniqueid 6y ago
You're not alone! I feel exactly the same way. Not only the submission and upvoting of mean-spirited, tasteless content, but the utter sense of entitlement when someone tries to remove it: "it's our right to watch videos of
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by uniqueid 6y ago
True. I actually considered clarifying that. But if we're being pragmatic, the chances are awfully good that a new "black" board member will understand the issues. Have to say, unless the board member is also a prickly char
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by uniqueid 6y ago
> I despise this kind of actions taken > based on the colour of the skin Are you sure you aren't applying a rule, on this occasion, without thinking it through? Skin-colour is relevant to the job here: it's a
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by uniqueid 6y ago
Reddit still feels like a biker bar to me. I don't know how many important conversations hinge on the ability to use racial slurs. My naive take would be: few, if any. The average age on Reddit is probably 12 anyways, and those tweens
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by uniqueid 6y ago
> it is undoubtedly an echo chamber, almost unparalleled > at this point. What does "unparalleled" mean here? It sounds melodramatic.
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by uniqueid 6y ago
I want to avoid discussing "echo-chambers" as my views on that topic make me sound like a knee-jerk contrarian. So I'll wish you success here, and thank you for your efforts :)
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by uniqueid 6y ago
On rereading this, my first paragraph gives the unintended impression that Apple and Google somehow fiendishly conspired to worsen tech. And my next two paragraphs are a bit smug. Too late for me to edit it, alas.
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by uniqueid 6y ago
Around a decade ago, Apple and Google started ramming myriad customer-hostile paradigms down everyone's throat. Things like unrepairable devices, "share buttons", dongle life, touch-screens, flat design, the subscripion purch
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by uniqueid 6y ago
There is no hope of privacy on the internet today without some sort of "tumbling" strategy. It is wholely impossible for anyone to prevent all sources of their information from leaking, and once your data from one source is out
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by uniqueid 6y ago
I like very much the approach the author took to writing this piece. He does a great job of putting the situation in context (ie: his "the optimists and the pessimists" positioning).
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by uniqueid 6y ago
Apologies if I sold your work short. I was sincere in my appreciation for your efforts. The world badly needs more people to tackle issues like these. Okay, that said. I still think the approach will prove not to satisfy your goals...
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by uniqueid 6y ago
I applaud your effort, but, while there may actually be a single version of truth in the universe, there is effectively no good way to prove it. I don't think a show of hands is helpful. I regularly encounter Reddit threads with 95%
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by uniqueid 6y ago
This one is lively. Civil War vets chatting in 1929 https://youtu.be/4qGX0XM84Ck
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by uniqueid 6y ago
It might be helpful if he smote it.
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by uniqueid 6y ago
God himself did not invent the internet, the web, or social media websites. There are actual design decisions that went into their design (eg: https://www.ietf.org/standards/rfcs/ ). Humans, like you and me, made t
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by uniqueid 6y ago
Thanks for the Alvin Toffler link! I haven't watched "Future Shock" for decades :)
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by uniqueid 6y ago
> How exactly did Reddit "amplify" r/the_donald? I'm unsure if she was thinking of this argument, but Reddit does foot the bill to host r/the_donald on their servers, which gave it exposure to millions
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by uniqueid 6y ago
> Either you have free speech for everyone > or you just don't have free speech. This would be a platitude except it's untrue, so it's more of an empty falsehood. American law already places restrictions

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