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Daddy_caton The Dangerous Academic Is an Extinct Species

Me too. College turned me into a men's rights activist

Daddy_caton Americans Are Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off

I was making fun of the douchebag parent comment. Agreed

Daddy_caton Americans Are Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off

I agree. Poor people are poor because they are lazy, if you really think about it.

Daddy_caton Airbnb Bans Host Who Dumped Guest Because She's Asian

Inb4 the top minds of hacker news play devil's advocate

Daddy_caton Revised executive order bans travelers from six countries from getting new visas

> as this order isn't targeted at "Muslim immigrants"

Not sure whether you're acting naive to prove a point, but the countries represented aren't majority Muslim by accident - they were picked for a specific reason. Not to mention, Trump himself alluded to a "Muslim Ban" with a similar structure before, as did multiple aides. He's run on a platform of xenophobia. It's not a stretch whatsoever to make that point - everyone understands why the poster is labelling it that way.

The implication that the person that posted is injecting ideology into that comment is ironic, since willfully choosing to ignore the political context of the ban is just as bad.

> the categories "Muslim immigrants" and "natives" both contain substructure

Yes, all language does.

>not taking a side on whether the order is a good or bad idea

You're taking a side by turning a blind eye to the ideological ramifications and context of the ban. "I'm just playing devil's advocate" is always problematic because it purports that injecting something dangerous like this into the conversation "doesn't count".

Daddy_caton Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruise ship workers

The employee worked over 75 hours a week, but routinely had his timesheets rewritten to show 40. When he complained, he had some of his works taken away. When he was seriously injured in his job, his injury was laughed off as a lie and he was sent back to work anyway. I think it's fair to say that this person has a unique set of extremely challenging circumstances different than what you described. I'm not sure what we have to gain by dismissing these henious labor violations. Even if it was just as bad for you (I doubt it), would that invalidate this person's experience, or mean we shouldn't investigate these crimes?

Daddy_caton Pause, We Can Go Back

More tedious nostalgia for the glorious "time before phones",this time with vinyl as a pretentious garnish. Can we please stop thinking this idea is new or interesting?