ArjinFerman
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ArjinFerman
Tinfoil Gigachad
6hr ago
Arguments don't have to be empirical. Also she never pretended to be doing empirical "studies", so pointing out the lack of evidence on her part is a smaller loss for her than it was for Aella. Finally, even if you're right, that does not make her not a pseudo-intellectual.
ArjinFerman
Tinfoil Gigachad
9hr ago
I think there might be some people who'd become more reasonable if they were clearly told by the police "if you do not shut up and comply, I am empowered to beat your ass"
Eh... I'm in favor of corporal punishment, but I think it needs to be adjudged, like all other forms of punishment. If you give that power to cops directly, you can be almost certain they'll get drunk on it.
I'm also confused by how many people in the US seem to be driving without their license on them; what the fuck?
It's not a big deal in Europe. You get fined, and you're adding an extra half hour to your detainment as they verify that you do, in fact, have a license, but otherwise it's not a problem.
ArjinFerman
Tinfoil Gigachad
22hr ago
What's pseudo about it? She's genuinely an intellectual. In fact she bested Meghan Murphy in their debate over porn and sex work on Benjamin Boyce's podcast a few years ago.
That's probably one of the better examples of her being a pseudo-intellectual. "That's not a study, that's a TikTok poll" was a KO line that she never recovered from (though, I dunno, has she improved her methodology since?).
"If you voted harder, you'd get $thing" does not support the argument for "$opppsite_of_thing is the expression of collective preference".
Also, it's not a "reality". A politician promising to deliver you something as the absolute top priority can still do the opposite, as they often do.
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