cjet79
Anarcho Capitalist on moral grounds
Libertarian Minarchist on economic grounds
User ID: 124
cjet79
20d ago
(separate from this, I think it’s a useful discussion norm to avoid being too vitriolic or hyperbolic in your language, except perhaps once in a blue moon to make the point that you care about this issue so much that it’s your one exception to your non-vitriol policy. But if someone fails to follow this discussion norm, their penalty is being self-sorted to spaces that have bad discussion norms, not being held responsible for any resulting acts of violence.)
I mostly agree with this, but also notice that most of the largest discussion forums fall into two categories: no moderation (which is rare and often temporary). Or partisan moderation. Where the other side is held to the strict standard but not the side the moderators like. This is the case with reddit, where you can find plenty of posts happily celebrating Luigi and defending ICE is probably grounds for a ban in most subreddits.
Where I disagree with this is that you are allowed to have an occasional exception where you start spitting vitriol. The rule should be no vitriol ever, and eat the consequences of a ban if you think it is worth it that one time.
My hope is that no one on this forum could even be accused of stochastic terrorism (regardless of whether its 'real' or not).
cjet79
21d ago
Daughters of the American Revolution.
190,000 active members.
The activity is ancestor worship, roleplaying corporate positions, dress up, and pin collecting.
That's meant to be tongue in cheek, my mom is in the org and roles her eyes at some of the stuff they do, but also likes the social interaction.
cjet79
21d ago
I've worked for 4 different libertarian/right leaning think tanks. 2 of them as basically an intern, and two of them as web developer after I worked in private industry for a while.
I'd recommend against it.
The cons:
- Pay is shit
- Internal politics at these places is rough. Far worse than companies because competency won't protect you, and far worse than the government because firing is easy.
- You aren't making a difference. The right leaning organizations mostly end up designed to bleed old rich people of their money. Being effective has some correlation with that but not much. The leftist organizations end up designed to bleed the government, old people, and other organizations of their money.
The pros:
- As easy as a government job, no one knows if you are effective or not. No profit to say you succeeded. Fundraising is the exception, everyone knows if they are successful. That is basically a sales job.
- Less rules. Drink and do drugs in the office, hookup with underlings, and just have some mediocre level of output and be likeable.
- Occasionally feel like you are doing something and your job is meaningful, also most people outside the industry will think you are doing something meaningful. You are wrong in the moment and they are wrong in general, but feeling good things is still nice.
cjet79
21d ago
I think it's a baseline rate for every the middle class version of sex crimes is creepy coaches and priests.
Every few years we would hear of either a priest or coach getting caught doing something pervy. When I was in highschool it was the JV girls soccer coach, one of the girls found a camera in the locker room, they traced it back to him.
My sister had a weird and uncomfortable encounter with the physical therapist for the high school. But it was a few years after we were gone that he got arrested for a statutory assault.
I would not be surprised if the news about sex crimes is bi modal. The middle class likes to look down on the lower class animals beneath them, and also know the sordid details of the rich and famous.
cjet79
22d ago
Dodged it, I live in northern Virginia. But currently finishing up a week at the beach down in the Carolinas.
The local pool board I'm on had a discussion about closing, they ultimately decided to close for guard and patron safety.
It's only a matter of time until you write your coming out as bi post.
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