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by yboris 4y ago
That's the thing - you don't have to intend to teach kids anything, they just pick up on the stuff you say. I know this isn't a forum where we are endangering children by writing stuff like this, but it strikes me as a bizarr
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I think this is one of the most unfortunate memes that people for some reason still continue to share. Think about what it teaches children when they hear it? What kind of a world view does it instill? By saying the phrase you are explicit
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I think a fantastic follow-up to The Selfish Gene is Daniel Dennett's From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds : https://www.amazon.com/Bacteria-Bach-Back-Evolution-Minds/dp... The author (a philo
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In psychology, I think Culture of Honor is absolutely stellar: Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South by Richard E. Nisbett & Dov Cohen https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Honor-Psychology-Violence-Dir
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What an unfortunate misunderstanding of a philosophical idea that has been carefully developed for over 300 years.
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I like your recognition about the community. I humbly recommend everyone consider utilitarianism https://www.utilitarianism.net/ “The core precept of utilitarianism is that we should make the world the best place we can.
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Unsure what that's all about, but I think the right framework for life is utilitarianism https://www.utilitarianism.net/
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Thank you for sharing! This paper is absolutely amazing -- AND it came out in 1977! Telling More Than We Can Know: Verbal Reports on Mental Processes by Richard E. Nisbett and Timothy D. Wilson Both researchers have had amazing careers
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December 2020: Oregon decriminalized all drugs: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2020-12-10/...
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Detroit and Ann Arbor in Michigan both decriminalized it: November 2021: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/detroit-just-decrimina... September 2020: https://apnews.com/article/ann-arbor-pl
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It doesn't sound like you are aware of GiveWell's work.
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A classic article on this: In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell https://harpers.org/archive/1932/10/in-praise-of-idleness/
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I just have one question - have you looked at GiveWell and the type of work they are doing, or are you armchair philosophizing?
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I think your skepticism goes too far. If you sincerely would like to help through charitable donations, it would be enough to find one charity and give your money there -- you don't have to engage in the project of finding out what fra
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An excellent article about how flawed this is: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: A popular but flawed way of understanding your personality https://80000hours.org/2012/07/the-myers-briggs-type-indicat...
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> Charities are often corrupt griftworks. It's hard to know which ones are and which ones aren't. 1. Could you quantify "often"? Are you suggesting at least 10%? If so, that's a bold empirical claim that needs ju
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by yboris 4y ago
Visually easier on my eyes, easier to scroll, I can filter out `package-lock.json` file from the diff (with a command line argument). In the end it's a preference thing, not an "objectively better" thing.
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My favorite diff tool is diff2html - see the diff in your browser as HTML! https://diff2html.xyz/ Install the CLI, run the command (alias diff='diff2html -s side') - I run this at least every time before commi
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I sometimes have meeting scheduled with breaks short enough that it's hard to do any meaningful coding, so HN fills the time gaps easily. And I enjoy commenting on topics where I feel I can contribute positively, so I comment often, on
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Effective altruism’s most controversial idea(vox.com)
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I'm sorry to hear effective altruism (EA) rubs you the wrong way. Giving What We Can predates EA and does not insist on where you give your money, only that you do it in good faith, focusing on "improv[ing] the lives of others&quo
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> vegan trend is based on some radical religious opinion What a bold empirical claim. Could you share any evidence of this?
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While difficult, it's I think within the reach of just about every individual in the developed world to empathize with and extend a helping hand to those who were merely unlucky to be born into poverty. Giving What We Can is a commun
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"Poorly aligned incentives" in the nutritional sciences is, as far as I can tell, mostly various food lobbies getting their product to look good. The reason there is "confusion" about whether many animal products are g
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Impressive! Super polished - thank you for sharing. At first I thought there was no column sorting, but it's just not enabled on most examples - click the "Virtual Scroll" section to see it.
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People just don't know that MDMA has been shown in careful research studies to cure PTSD in severe treatment-resistant cases.
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Other cities have followed, for example Ann Arbor in Michigan - making mushrooms the lowest priority for police (effectively decriminalizing them). One thing stands out: Oregon decriminalized all drugs in 2020 - it feels like a not well
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> The study, a small trial run at Imperial College London I'm puzzled how a small trial run can derail decades of larger-scale evidence?
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I read the article a few years back. I'm sharing my experience, I'm not trying to say none of the criticism apply. As of 2022 I think pipenv is in good shape and worth using. At the very least I don't see a reason for us to
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In my case I've joined Giving What We Can - a community of people giving at least 10% of their pre-tax income to the most cost-effective charities they can find (see GiveWell.org). Plus I help out with web dev pro-bono to some init

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