ArjinFerman
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ArjinFerman
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29d ago
It might be part of being well suited for someone, but I don't think it has much impact on whether it's good in itself.
ArjinFerman
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29d ago
If there was evidence that the idea would work, if carried out, it would still be a good idea. If the Chinese-Mongolians didn't want to do it because they got too comfy, and failed to come up with an alterntive approach, that's a perfectly valid decision, but they don't get to blame the advisor for coming up with a bad idea.
ArjinFerman
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29d ago
Sounds like they followed his advice, and it lead to failure, which is completely different from the failure mode of not following the advice.
ArjinFerman
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29d ago
Depends what you mean. If you're asking for the kinds of things you'll notice after moving here as an American, the first slap to your face is going to be the salaries, the second the taxes, and if you didn't manage to buy a property in the US that you could trade in, the third one will be the housing prices, particularly relative to the aforementioned after-tax salaries.
If you're referring to the kind of Culture War stuff dr_analog's wife is referring to, on one hand she might feel right at home with the European PMC which will provide her with plenty of positive reinforcement, but on the other hand The Far Right Is On The Rise™ - AfD, Vox, Le Pen, Reform... take your pick - and vile Putinists are lurking under every rock, coming up with ever more creative ways to undermine our glorious Union. And if by any chance she's Red Tribe and just wants to get away from it all it's a bad choice as well. Europeans used to smugpost about how wokness is just American politics, but they all got with the program right now, and you get the same bombardment of Trans Women Are Women, CRT, infinity immigrants, etc.
I thought in the US context it usually refers to residential construction (hence "NIMBY cities") and was a way of saying "the real estate prices are too damn high" (which they are) but polluting it with his preferred policy.
I freely admit to letting local news fly in one ear and out the other, so maybe I missed the phenomenon, but I also haven't noticed particular shortage of solar and wind farms, and a local railway construction is currently adding half an hour to my commute.
ArjinFerman
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29d ago
"NIMBY" is a bit of an Americanism to begin with, and I'd say it violates your "doomed because not following my preferred policy" constraint,
ArjinFerman
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29d ago
I dunno, I kinda had the impression he was trying to blow this place up.
How do you think abhorrent things a politician does should be addressed? Can you outline a few steps based on the brought up example of Obama executing an American citizen without a trial, and killing his innocent 16 year old son in the process, and provide a few links that show how you have followed those steps yourself?
ArjinFerman
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30d ago
I have this weird belief that advice should be helpful.
(...) Apparently you believe differently,
No, we're in agreement. I think where we differ is that I don't believe that not following advice makes it bad. Take your war example, if your advisor hands you a carefully crafted battle plan, it's your right to dismiss it or to go with your gut and improvise, but if you lose, you have no right to blame your defeat on your advisor's battle plan.
I'd just ask that if you ever see me asking for advice is a wellness thread, know that I'm asking for helpful advice, and whatever it is you are offering can be better left unsaid.
You'll have nothing to worry about here, as I don't participate in Wellness threads as a matter of principle. Though I must admit, torturing fellow Mottizens with good advice they just won't take has a certain appeal...
ArjinFerman
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30d ago
Not necessarily, there are other ways of getting the same result.
ArjinFerman
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30d ago
On sports: you should win
On war: kill anyone that opposes you
On politics: convince everyone you are correct and wield all the power.
And you will, if you follow the advice. Advice is not supposed to be a magical spell that binds you to follow it.
ArjinFerman
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30d ago
Simply deciding to do anything doesn't actually get the thing done, it's not exactly a novel insight, and I'm not aware of anyone denying it. CICO proponents don't argue for merely deciding to have a calorie deficit.
ArjinFerman
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30d ago
I completely disagree with this framing. Advice that has it's intended effect, if you follow through on it, is good advice.
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
I dunno, I think Biden delivered more content. Not that I'm complaining.
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
Not to mention the energy industry.
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
Given the immense pressure on the border through the Biden presidency, it’s not hard to guess why ~530,000 people were granted parole.
It's not? Somehow Trump managed to solve the problem without resorting to that.
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
If she thinks there's a shortage of bad news here, I'll be happy to send her a curated newsfeed right to your doorstep.
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
True, I liked that part too (though I wouldn't call it a plot twist). OTOH, the ending was a bit underwhelming, and I couldn't quite get as invested in the factions as I was with Gothic.
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
but with a better story
What? I mean it's pretty cool, but how is the story better?
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
Very well put!
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
It's much worse than that, I thought I knew myself, but now I don't what to think anymore!
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
If he were actively using it to censor and promote his own viewpoints I'd call it buying power, but since beyond a few erratic bans over personal grudges he is not it doesn't really qualify. More like liberating the public square.
But as you pointed out, the media landscape is so scewed, that merely not censoring, or "liberating the public square" is enough to make a massive difference in the election. All I'm saying is that if you're looking at expenditures that may have won Elon influence in the Trump administration, you have to look at the purchase of Twitter, not the chump change he spent on the campaign.
It's all relative. You are far to the left of me.
Uh... that's certainly possible, but are you sure you know what you're signing up for?
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
I'd need to reread the thing, but I believe Meditations on Moloch had a bit about elevating AI to godhood, so that it can cultivate """human""" values. And there's also Samsara, a "hee hee, just kidding" story about mindfucking the last guy on the planet that dares to have a different opinion.
ArjinFerman
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1mo ago
A single non censored source of information vs completely managed media = buying power.
I mean, yes. If Musk didn't buy Twitter and turned it into the single non censored source of information, Trump likely wouldn't have won, and it's still useful to him now that he's president, otherwise he'd still be operating in a hostile media environment like during the first term.
This is why Elon gets to be one of Trump's closest advisors, while Vivek gets ejected.
I think libs are just used to having complete authority over communication via control of media.
Yup, that's me. The biggest lib on the Motte.
What do you mean by "capacity"? If you tell someone who doesn't have hands to do pull-ups, I'd probably agree. If the lack of "capacity" is just their decision to to follow the advice, then there's nothing wrong with the advice itself.
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