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bitlax

598 karma · joined December 6, 2014

Why did they lie?

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/charlie-kirk-shooter-groyper/684244/

July 10, 2026: I have been vindicated.

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bitlax··on It seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history
So true.
bitlax··on It seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history
"You're in Plato's cave but everyone is bed rotting."
bitlax··on It seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history
"He considers himself well-informed..."
bitlax··on Someone Shared a Real Monet Painting as AI and Asked for Critiques
Plot twist: Monet is actually garbage
bitlax··on Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school
They like it as a punishment for boys exclusively.
bitlax··on Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school
This but unironically.
bitlax··on Ask HN: Did past "bubbles" have so many people claiming we were in a bubble?
Peter Schiff was right!
bitlax··on Pentagon readies 1,500 troops to possibly deploy to Minnesota, US media say
no
bitlax··on Pentagon readies 1,500 troops to possibly deploy to Minnesota, US media say
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-readies-1500-soldi...
bitlax··on U.S. veterans helped Venezuela's Machado escape
false dichotomy
bitlax··on Apple cuts Vision Pro production and marketing after weak sales
I absolutely do, I just don't want to wear BCGs.
bitlax··on South Korea police say 120k home cameras hacked for 'sexploitation' footage
Oh are we not making bad faith arguments now?
bitlax··on South Korea police say 120k home cameras hacked for 'sexploitation' footage
Suspects cheating.

Finds evidence of cheating.

"Try not being so paranoid."

bitlax··on Majority of teens hold negative views of news media, says report
This was the theory with the universities.
bitlax··on Empathy for Dummies
I see where you're coming from.
bitlax··on Empathy for Dummies
> you're unlikely to permit yourself to empathize with anything else besides your ingroup.

But in your example you described an attitude of depraved indifference, which is exactly how I described the motivations of many drug dealers, including ones I know and that you do not.

bitlax··on Empathy for Dummies
On re-read I may have been caught by Poe's Law here, in which case Thank God. I need sarcasm tags.
bitlax··on Empathy for Dummies
There goes that empathy. Glad you do in fact realize that dealing fentanyl is wrong. Not something fantastic people do.

Edit: After your edit you seem to have found a rationale for rounding up and executing drug dealers "because reasons" so I think we're all done here.

bitlax··on Empathy for Dummies
"I'm sorry ma'am. Your son is dead, but the drug dealer is FASCINATING. No you won't be able to tell."
bitlax··on Empathy for Dummies
So the point WAS to just make stuff up to excuse bad behavior!
bitlax··on Empathy for Dummies
So I've taken a deep dive into the mind of the local fentanyl dealer. I feel every emotion he has. I'm motivated by his motivations. He doesn't want to go to jail for dealing fentanyl. He doesn't care about the people who die from using his fentanyl. What was the point of this exercise?
bitlax··on Peter Thiel, Would-Be Philosopher King, Takes on Democracy
> watch as I undermine my own counterexample!
bitlax··on Peter Thiel, Would-Be Philosopher King, Takes on Democracy
Brand-new account posts slop. Gets defended with slop from brand-new account.
bitlax··on Peter Thiel, Would-Be Philosopher King, Takes on Democracy
Lotta brand new accounts posting slop lately.
bitlax··on Buckle Up, the Smart Glasses Backlash Is Coming
Probably the "dumb fucks" comment.
bitlax··on Buckle Up, the Smart Glasses Backlash Is Coming
Google is also creepy.
bitlax··on Amber Room
name checks out
bitlax··on U.S. hits new low in World Happiness Report
> "Why are you framing it as if it ever was?"

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45383599

> If happiness were a competition we should all be lining up for lobotomies

You can prevent cancers by jumping off a bridge. I wouldn't advise it.

> Conservatives haven't cracked any sort of code

except the, like, happiness code

bitlax··on U.S. hits new low in World Happiness Report
Are you looking for a date?
bitlax··on Ode to libraries (the book ones)
I have chosen not to buy this coffee.
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