miras_chinotto
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miras_chinotto
certified low iq
4d ago
I hope he responds with a really off the wall interpretation like how the schisms among high IQ subsets of Europeans over theological quibbles turned into bloodshed resulting in a eugenic selection for intellectual disagreeableness.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
7d ago
I thought this is exactly why they rollout updates instead of distributing them all at once. Do we know for sure there was a rollout or could they have mistakenly pushed this everywhere at once?
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
1mo ago
And I disagree. If you assume performative equates to insincere, then my original comment doesn't even make sense. Austin progressives are absolutely sincere in their beliefs. They are also incredibly focused on their appearance of being super progressive, even to the point where they will pass local ordinances that are counterproductive (e.g. the various ongoing homeless policies) or that are clearly intended to be overturned by the state.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
1mo ago
Performativity simply means that the priority is projecting an image or impression, i.e. performing. It doesn't mean that the person performing can't actually believe the things they claim.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
1mo ago
They aren't irrelevant at all. You're hung up on my use of the word "performative" and I'm pointing out that it doesn't matter if it's true in the sense that you've interpreterd it or that this interpretaion may even make my point stronger. There's not even necessarily a reason to think that performativity precludes sincerity, so your perception of this as "booing" is really just your own built in assumption, as I tried to point out.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
1mo ago
How exactly would you propose distinguishing between "genuine" beliefs and performative ones? Why wouldn't they lead to similar kinds of behavior? Is there a chance that performative beliefs may result in even more extreme actions than genuine ones?
And I'll point that even and maybe especially "genuine" beliefs are not free of contradiction or inconsistency and are not necessarily rooted in philosophical or moral reasoning.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
1mo ago
Does whether it is performative or not impact anything about a jury selected from Austinites?
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
1mo ago
An Austin jury would be one of the most anti-Jones juries you can get. The level of performative progresivism and Alex Jones hate here in Austin is hard to describe.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
1mo ago
Yeah, normally I would disagree but that video is straight up bizarre and Macron sticking around to visit with veterans just underscores the whole thing. I think opinions on Biden are pretty well fixed at this point.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
2mo ago
Helicopters in rough terrain and bad weather is uncomfortably close to rolling dice with your life on the line.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
2mo ago
That doesn't make much sense to me. The dancing Israelis on 9/11 are one of the most widely known conspiracy theory-esque ideas in the United States. It seems like a direct counter example to your argument.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
2mo ago
Is that how lawsuits are typically brought? That thing reads like a reddit schizo post. I find myself constantly surprised how how loose lawyers are with their language in contrast to how precise engineers need to be to limit their risk exposure.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
2mo ago
Do we have any idea when a ruling on Chevron could be expected and how sure are we that it's actually on the chopping block?
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
3mo ago
It's hard to say. The east coast had always been the center of the Jewish business/neocon republican wing. The really kind of excessive coverage of the Columbia stuff may simply be a product of proximity to this compared to the other universities with similar protests.
To the extent that this Jewish republican wing had been trending away from the GOP, I fully expect that to reverse.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
3mo ago
It was always the case that Ukraine was losing this conflict. The vibe shifting now isn't anyone having their minds changed, it's the raw reality of the situation overwhelming jingoism, propaganda, and russophobia. The only aspect that opponents of western support in the conflict had missed was how brutal and slow and generally ineffective contemporary war looks like today.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
3mo ago
I'll read this later, but do they have more argument/evidence than just that some apparently very visible Russian assets happened to pass through similarly visible diplomatic and intelligence locations? Do we know how they're doing this? Do these assets pass near locations that don't report Havanah syndrome?
Not that I judge much credibility for the US intelligence apparatus, but I surely rate them less likely than 60 minutes to go "Russian boogeyman did it."
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
4mo ago
Does anyone know what the current legal landscape looks like for MBE (or women owned or diverse ownership) requirements on public works? It (awarding city/state/federal money to minority owned firms who cannot win contracts on their own) seems plainly worse than even Affirmative Action in universities and yet I don't think I've heard of any groups working to dismantle this.
Also worth noting this is another element of US public works cost disease. Everyone is quick to point out ballooning consultant fees but loathes to acknowledge how 10+% of public spending by cities and the like ia often required to be given to MBEs as subcontractors (which generally suck).
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
4mo ago
The residency slots are capped by the AMA, are they not? Seems like a relatively easy fix while we are talking about grandiose civil rights reform.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
8mo ago
I really miss Waffles fm, the private music tracker that popped up after What cd died, became quite popular for a couple of years, and then died itself. Not so much the tracker, but the forums and the editorial blog post things about weird genres of music were great for finding really obscure music (and even movies). It seems like every other music based forum I encounter is full of typical culture war bullshit.
Idk just pouring one out for another victim of the current age.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
8mo ago
Are those good weights? Do those match the actual spending or preferences of the people whose "vibes" we are deriding?
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
8mo ago
Perhaps it's like black Friday models of TVs and they produce cheaper, lower quality candy for the season knowing people will be buying a ton.
I kind of doubt it though. Most of these kinds of candies I liked as a kid taste awful and cheap to me now as an adult so I think it's more likely a matter of taste.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
8mo ago
Well, fundamentally, I don't see why a community shouldn't be able to vote to remove a statue. I certainly hope one day we have the option to remove through civil means all of the stupid murals and art of a lefty bent in my city. This has just illustrated for the hundred thousandth time that "not an inch" is the only reasonable policy toward activists.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
8mo ago
Destroying the statue was teabagging the outgroup plain and simple. The moderate voice in every statue controversy has consistently said something to the effect of "move them to a museum" which is what happened here. What this event (moving to a museum and then destroying it) shows is that there is no quarter to moderates in the culture war. It's very much in line with the friend-enemy distinction principle.
As a southerner who was on team "move them to a museum", I'm genuinely disgusted.
miras_chinotto
certified low iq
9mo ago
Seems like a poor choice by Chesebro. $6K to make it all go away seems like a pretty darn good deal to me.
Scrutiny of this kind is probably best left as a local matter rather than coopted as a national political strategy.
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