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Aside from the obvious problems of how to determine “established oneself as an idiot”, what implications does this have for the concept of redemption?
I'm saying that SirensOfTitan's comment adds nothing that isn't already present in the linked video (and he freely admits that he didn't watch it) and therefore really serves no purpose (other than to boast, "I know things about this topic already _and_ I don't even need to watch the video".)
Your defense of SirensOfTitan's comment's supposed utility is to make your own tangential point which does nothing to argue that the original comment is valuable.
So I maintain: What was the point of SiresOfTitan's comment?
There’s no reason to expect truth to prevail in an environment where it doesn’t have an adaptive advantage.
The little fact you drop here for some reason is right there in the video description.
I'm used to using a variety of editing software and then manually pushing my notes repo, so the lack of automatic syncing doesn't bother me. In fact, I prefer it. I've been burned by auto-syncing before and it makes me nervous.
No, it's just a folder of markdown files that I keep in version control and access through a variety of software, including (usually) Obsidian.
Edit: looking in to https://workingcopyapp.com/ now. an iOS git client.
A little tougher now that the current companies have the government on their side.
Check out "Hate, Inc." by Matt Taibbi. He details the process by which party bosses essentially determine the primary field (and have done so for decades), and the media complex reinforces these choices using terms like "electable" or "wise choice" or "stubborn" or "off reservation".
Yes, this is only about the single off of the President (the Vice President choice is even less available to the people), but there is something to be said about the most visible and paid-attention-to office being the one that is categorically the least in the hands of the people. ...yet nobody seems to mention it.
read up on inflation a little.
Yes, it absolutely is the climate here. it’s awful. tribalism, division, distrust and eagerness to demonize anyone who doesn’t tow your line.
we’re doomed