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by xlnt 19y ago
We just are what we are. Play to win You can only play to win if you have some control over your life. If you do, then you aren't just what you are now. If you want to win, I don't see how life strategies known for causing lots of pain an
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by xlnt 19y ago
As I understand it, you are proposing a sort of evolutionary psychology theory. Humans personalities today are certain ways because of selection pressure on genes. I think that sort of theory is mistaken because there has not been significa
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by xlnt 19y ago
That's a good point that you should patch up their argument first. But also, you shouldn't think of it as their argument. It is an argument. If you want to find the truth you should look for the best arguments on all sides, not refute a
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by xlnt 19y ago
To me, the other side looks very pessimistic. They say: so what if it hurts people? Life would be even worse without it. No optimism that life doesn't have to hurt.
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by xlnt 19y ago
In my opinion YC is well above average, but its expertise doesn't apply to all issues.
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by xlnt 19y ago
I don't think my comments were cynical. I'm optimistic that not being romantic can work even better than a status quo life.
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by xlnt 19y ago
You expected more of YC? :)
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by xlnt 19y ago
It's an L. XLNT. Abbreviation of excellent. I don't mind the voting. It's useful information to find out that I hit a nerve.
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by xlnt 19y ago
It was pretty nub. You forgot the 1's mixed in!!!1!111
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by xlnt 19y ago
BECAUSE!
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by xlnt 19y ago
What's so great about it?
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by xlnt 19y ago
How can you question using conservative arguments? They have been used for centuries, and they've served us pretty well. :)
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by xlnt 19y ago
are you sure that's shorter?
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by xlnt 19y ago
How do you directly deceive the audience via appeal to conservatism?
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by xlnt 19y ago
if one side "wins" an argument that means the losing side gets ruled out. thus you both win in the search for the truth, because you've discovered that a particular position is false.
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by xlnt 19y ago
It's easy to at least get to DH3 in reply to anything. For example if they say, "you are an idiot" you can contradict them (close enough) by saying, "you haven't supported that statement". If they question your tone or authority, you can co
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by xlnt 19y ago
You're obviously lying when you say you didn't read the essay.
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Mortgage Crisis Caused By Anti-Racist Activism(nypost.com)
21 points by xlnt 19y ago|29 comments
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by xlnt 19y ago
Yes I do. Absolutely.
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by xlnt 19y ago
Then how do you judge that it's worth it?
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by xlnt 19y ago
So far after posting support for my statement I've lost 13 more points. I don't care, but this is useful as evidence: I think your theory that I was being downvoted due to lack of support for my statement is incorrect.
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by xlnt 19y ago
What percent do you estimate that risk is?
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by xlnt 19y ago
While people frequently feel happy about romance, what is there that should make one happy? If the answer is something like, "having a close relationship where you understand each other well" then that is possible without romance and wi
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by xlnt 19y ago
We know that romantic relationships frequently hurt people. This leaves some pro-romance positions available such as: - it only hurts foolish people; there are known solutions to all those problems - it's worth the risk of being hurt - ther
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by xlnt 19y ago
No, romance is dumb.
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by xlnt 19y ago
i agree about what aging is, but people aren't trying to advocate diseases like that, they are usually just skeptical or ignorant about technology and what is possible, and bad at changing their minds to keep up with progress.
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by xlnt 19y ago
it's no more a mental illness than being a luddite
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by xlnt 19y ago
You've seen themes in people. But have you seen evidence these themes are not caused by culture? Do you have an argument that they couldn't be? That it's unlikely?
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by xlnt 19y ago
People think and act very differently than they used to.
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by xlnt 19y ago
Lots of people say that, but the fact remains that no one has ever come up with an explanation of how or why genes would code for modern personalities, or with any evidence that's inconsistent with personalities being largely cultural and c

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