cjet79
Anarcho Capitalist on moral grounds
Libertarian Minarchist on economic grounds
User ID: 124
cjet79
50m ago
I got one disagreement but once I saw it I changed my mind on one of the questions (an atheism one). So basically no disagreements. Maybe would have been more interesting to see more disagreements.
The "WW2 was a just war?" Also seemed like a bad question. I just answered it from Hitler's perspective. No he shouldn't have started WW2 for more living room for the Germans, or out of his weird race war ideology. For other countries defending themselves or acting in defense of others it seems like a just war though.
cjet79
1hr ago
As an American I can't help but feel Greenland is the biggest blunder of the Trump admin. We already have access to the Arctic via Alaska.
If shipping is going to go through those waters, it would be with the countries we are alienating with the Greenland takeover shit. Russia can already trade with Europe. I suppose Canada and Russia could start trading through that zone, but they are both Arctic north countries that export the same kinds of things, fuels raw resources, etc. they have little to offer each other.
We already have access to Russia via Alaska. Same trade issue as Canada though.
The Alaska to Europe trade route will be new, but again that is who we are pissing off. I suppose Europe has demonstrated a willingness to trade oil with countries they hate (like Russia). But we could likely do the trade without taking Greenland.
This seems so weird and out of left field. My main hypothesis:
- Trump is losing it. Old age caught up and this dumb idea of territorial expansion got stuck in his head. Canada expansion failed so now he is going after Greenland. If this failed to would he start suggesting conquering Mexico to end the drug cartels?
- Deep state shenanigans. They decided to cut Europe off as allies and figured out a way to get in Trump's ear to do something that would end Europe alliance.
- Something truly weird. There is some strategic resource in Greenland. And America wants it. Information is being kept classified in the hopes no one fights too hard for Greenland. Maybe alien base.
Those are in order of what I think is most likely. Still I have "aliens" on my list for why a geopolitical event is happening. I'm truly confused.
cjet79
1d ago
I felt like a lot of my job as a programmer was always a few months of mental atrophy away from being totally forgotten. And now that I've not had a real programming job for a while, I'm pretty sure that is exactly what happened. I remember in broad strokes what I've done. But the specifics have to be relearned almost every time. The only skill I ever had as a programmer was being fast at looking up how to program things. Now that coding AIs exist that skill isn't even unique.
Finance and tax related things are also things I have to constantly relearn or look up. The only financial things I'm good at remembering are things that have zero personal utility.
cjet79
1d ago
Agreed, there is also something uncool and a little gross about someone that is very clearly mind rotten from culture war stuff.
I've only encountered a few in real life, but they have given me the ick every time.
It will probably make some people worse in the short term until they start figuring out why they have lost most of their friends.
cjet79
2d ago
I've seen the "trailer", because I regularly a bunch of movie trailers. I'd call what they've shown more of a teaser.
cjet79
3d ago
Ha, "halycon days" more like the red hot opening of the culture war. No one had any mental immunities to culture war stuff. We didn't really know how to talk to each other without getting pissed off. People kept trying to throw around newly discovered superweapons, or unwrap all the old ones that should have been held back for special occasions (racist and nazi accusations). We had an entire subreddit dedicated to hating us. A wiki admin and rational wiki owner set on smearing us. Scott felt the need to discuss culture war topics, not because such articles paid his bills, but because the ideas had infected and ruined his friend groups.
I feel like the culture war has gotten better in that we have figured out how to sort of deal with it, the superweapons have lost their effectiveness. The fanatics aren't always running the show, cooler heads are getting more attention. But its also gotten worse because it spread to the normies and out of academia and limited intellectual circles. And the normies are willing to go on the streets and get violent.
cjet79
3d ago
Scott made his request for a culture war thread on Feb 14th of 2016 https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/02/14/ot43-roses-are-thread/
This is one of the oldest culture war threads I could find from reddit (and it might actually be the oldest):
It is weird seeing comments from myself in the thread. About a third of the usernames in there are deleted. Some of the other ones I hovered over are suspended. No one else I could find from there is over here on themotte. Was anyone else there for the inception of the culture war threads? Did you just have a different username back then?
I can't help but feel old. But I was young then and am arguably still young now. My opinions have hilariously not changed an inch from back then. I guess that could be good or bad.
cjet79
3d ago
I felt like too much of a druggie taking caffeine pills. Tea doesn't have much flavor and certainly not enough caffeine. Downing enough soda or energy drinks to get my caffeine fix seemed much more unhealthy than coffee.
I buy cold brew from the store. Its just the least bitter coffee drink I've managed to find. And again, when im done with mixing things in, it barely tastes like coffee.
cjet79
3d ago
EVE online was somewhat similar. Lot of activities in it were time gated and required you to be paying attention but didn't require you to actively do anything. So socializing with a group of people that were all paying attention was perfect.
cjet79
4d ago
I think the first point is wrong, gamers respond to incentives, and you need to worry about attracting the right people in the first place. And a game with betrayal mechanics will attract gamers that want to betray.
I think what is needed is downtime. A time and place for people to just talk and shoot the shit. Hopefully while doing something fun or productive feeling. Humans are naturally social creatures, they just need a space for it to happen.
cjet79
4d ago
I thought the coffee haters would be for people that actually hate coffee, not people that like coffee enough to be picky about it.
I'm an actual coffee hater. I dislike bitter flavors. The cold brew coffee I drink I mask behind a vanilla creamer.
cjet79
5d ago
I see a report of a comment and I usually check the list of past warnings / bans / AAQCs. Yours is just a long list of crap comments. No AAQCs. Looking through your comment history its just nothing interesting or substantial. I could sum up your stance on every issue as "we should defect harder". With a 4channers sense of what is appropriate, so sometimes you'll suggest things like murdering the wife and children of the healthcare CEO that was killed.
I really don't think this place is right for you. I think you should leave and there is nothing here for you. Your occasional rule-breaking is redeemed by nothing so I don't think we should have to put up with modding you. This comment and most of your other rule breaking violations are not enough to justify a permaban. So this will be a 30-day ban and I'll add a note to have future bans also be a minimum of 30 days.
https://www.themotte.org/post/3128/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/364212?context=8#context https://www.themotte.org/post/2368/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/355052?context=8#context https://www.themotte.org/post/1841/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/319738?context=8#context https://www.themotte.org/post/1277/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/274640?context=8#context https://www.themotte.org/post/1249/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/269389?context=8#context https://www.themotte.org/post/1100/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/236406?context=8#context https://www.themotte.org/post/1087/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/232497?context=8#context
- 6 others
cjet79
6d ago
Ha that's what I heard. Sadly my wife got hit hard too, which is the hardest to deal with when both of us are sick and still have three active kids to take care of.
cjet79
6d ago
Mine usually only last a day or two anyways. I'll try a saline rinse in a day if it seems worse. Got a little better today.
cjet79
7d ago
I've been sick for four weeks at this point. I'm finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.
First it was some kind of flu or cold, which turned into just a lingering runny nose, but then that turned into bronchitis. During that time my family and I all got lice. Now I have a tongue ulcer that makes it painful to eat or cough.
Talking and laughing lead to more coughing so I've been avoiding both for about three weeks.
It's just low-grade misery. I'm so done with it. Want my health back.
cjet79
7d ago
So the policy suggestion you have is "never be vaguely in front of a vehicle with its engine on"
That is too restrictive and I can't imagine trying to follow that rule in practice without basically giving up anytime anyone brings a car to disrupt your operations.
cjet79
8d ago
Oh no! Too much empathy! Too much due process! What horrific threats to the stability of the country! How pesky.
Knock off the sarcasm, its not conducive to discussion.
cjet79
8d ago
This is too low effort / antagonistic.
I'll only do a 5-day ban. I know you are capable of quality contributions. Try to do more like that rather than your 14 other warnings or bans for bad stuff. (jesus how fucking lenient have we become with shitty posters). I'm gonna suggest a more lengthy ban next time, maybe a few months or permanently.
https://www.themotte.org/post/3442/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/398451?context=8#context
https://www.themotte.org/post/3359/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/382800?context=8#context
https://www.themotte.org/post/2254/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/348024?context=8#context
https://www.themotte.org/post/2015/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/331751?context=8#context
https://www.themotte.org/post/1913/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/326801?context=8#context
https://www.themotte.org/post/1860/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/323664?context=8#context
https://www.themotte.org/post/1860/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/323664?context=8#context
etc.
cjet79
8d ago
I think many of the good things came from hope and misunderstandings. I'm atheist and I realize exactly how many of our founding fathers were christian in their beliefs and behavior (approximately 100%). I don't know why it is necessary to believe in a Christian god to value human life, but it seems to be an objective truth of reality for most people.
cjet79
8d ago
Report a post and move on if you think it breaks the rules. Do not respond in kind.
I'll give leniency in this situation because @EverythingIsFine did the same shit.
Your punishment (or reward if you choose to view it that way) is that you are not to engage with @EverythingIsFinein this subthread.
This will be mirrorred for @EverythingIsFine.
cjet79
8d ago
Report a post and move on if you think it breaks the rules. Do not respond in kind.
I'll give leniency in this situation because @theSinisterMushroom did the same shit.
Your punishment (or reward if you choose to view it that way) is that you are not to engage with @theSinisterMushroom in this subthread.
This will be mirrorred for @theSinisterMushroom.
cjet79
8d ago
Honestly, transcripts are annoying. They are not your words, and we can't speak directly to the person who said the words. I chose specifically not to address the transcript in my comments, and mostly just addressed your commentary.
cjet79
8d ago
Not if you split up the states!
I say that only semi-jokingly. But I'd love for an incentive to exist that splits up states into smaller entities. America is just getting too large to govern effectively.
cjet79
8d ago
:sadface:
Too true it hurts.
A few more months and this experiment will turn 250 years old. In terms of the age of nations, pretty young. Divine right of kinds definitely seems to have more longevity. I think the world has at least enjoyed some of the fruits of this experiment. Common law has had slightly more hold in this country than in others. Self defense is at least a legally defensible concept in the US, rather than an admission of guilt as it is in Europe.
If there is not something big that we don't know then their behavior often looks outright stupid. I am pretty sure these people aren't stupid. Therefore...
If we do find out there is something big later I hope we also find out who didn't know and still supported the seemingly dumb thing.
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