netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
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netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
1d ago
I’ve read, possibly on the old SSC comments, an argument that Heinlein covered a ridiculous diversity of societies. No pun intended. Troopers wasn’t the exception so much as another instance of his speculative style. Unfortunately, I’m not familiar enough with his work to give a full inventory. Friday was pretty lib-soc.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
1d ago
Do you have an opinion on John McPhee? Levels of the Game did this for tennis. On the other hand, I’d say it still has magazine-voice. His geology books didn’t come across that way at all, though.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
2d ago
Is that a tip, or is it a threat?
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
2d ago
Huh. I’d forgotten all about that.
I maintain that I’ve never seen a zoomer use that reasoning as an excuse. 20somethings who are trying to prolong their childhood rarely act self-aware. I recognize that both you and @ThisIsSin have seen it happen. No idea what kind of filter bubble could separate us on that.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
2d ago
While you’re welcome to express your personal distaste, you still need to be polite.
Or just report it.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
2d ago
It’s Twitter, which started earlier but didn’t fully breach containment until the recession.
Okay, fine, it’s the broader social media paradigm represented by Twitter. Closing the feedback loop between commenting on something and getting responses vastly increased the appeal, and thus supply, of amateur punditry. Status competition ensued.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
5d ago
I’m not sure SW indicates a general theater recession. Aren’t we more or less on par?
I suspect something like what @07mk said. Blockbuster sci-fi is expensive and the space is more saturated than horror. Probably makes it easier to construct a fresh, memorable one.
Either that, or it’s just been too long since the last horror revival. What was that, 2009?
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
5d ago
At least it’s not a sex toy?
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
6d ago
It vibrates at relativistic speeds.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
6d ago
Fighting for the seat that your party is going to win is more appealing than fighting for one you’re likely to lose, even.
See the relative weakness of California Republicans and Texas Democrats.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
6d ago
Of course it was Gingrich.
The more I learn about 90s politics, the more I feel like the 2010s were overdetermined.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
6d ago
“They hated him because he told the truth” is rarely a good explanation.
Like, if you go online and see someone railing about how you are his class enemy, how you’re part of a conspiracy to keep him from getting pussy…how are you going to feel about that? Is it going to have anything to do with his perceived “raw honesty”?
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
6d ago
Uh, all of those things are in the climate-activist portfolio. I couldn’t say what the actual rates are like. But then, lots of people who are sympathetic to that argument do end up having a child eventually. People aren’t always rational.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
6d ago
That’s the baggage train to which I was alluding. It’s an interesting optimization puzzle…which I wasn’t willing to inflict on a small party fresh out of managing their own encumbrance. Not yet.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
6d ago
Yes. Paying the evidence tax is what turns it from an argument into a debate. The more controversial a topic, the more important it is to explain your reasoning.
@sleepyegg added an example. This is an improvement. Now people who disagree have something to address rather than going straight to “nuh-uh.”
It doesn’t even have to be statistics, though. Citing his own experience would have been fine. The important thing is that there is a chain of reasoning which lets people engage without making up a position for him. It’s also why we discourage sarcasm and weakmanning.
I have yet to see a set in my cruises of estate sales. Clearly, that means they’re in high demand.
Though if he brings his kid, there’s an elevated risk of acquiring kitcsh.
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