sun_the_second
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sun_the_second
1yr ago
Do you think the Luxors would be in control? With the divine leadership aura, I expect the Urians to be calling the shots. Von Neumann didn't rule anyone.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
Probably due to the fact that websites such as the one you linked are called imageboards.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
The last time I recall a thought experiment based on global choices being discussed on the Motte, it got quite heated and divisive. Hopefully this one will be more fun, if y'all are willing to indulge in a bit of daydreaming and power fantasy.
Pic related. TLDR: you are one of a number of people given a choice between 10 sets of powers, with corresponding agenda that make them stronger when followed and taboos that make them disappear for a time when broken.
- Approximately 1 in a million people from those who live now, eligible from age 14 and upwards, are presented with the choice. This is a one-time event.
- Everyone is explained the choices in the language and terms they understand.
- Those who were not picked to participate in the choice do not know anything yet.
- Trying to abuse or bug-test the choice mechanic results in being assigned the 10th option.
- Everyone who's been picked knows those five stipulations.
What do you pick? What do you think the world will be like, and how do you intend to make it?
Personally,
sun_the_second
1yr ago
I think I will graciously refuse your offer for cultural uplifting and selflessly suggest that you stay home and build up your own country.
Well, hypothetically, that is, since I'm not a Westerner. In my country, the best Muslims seem to be able to do is shoot up a concert hall. I don't think excessive Islamophilia is going to be in vogue in the near future, here.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
Not too long ago you boasted how you and yours exploit Western weaknesses and do it with no remorse because you do not respect the way the West does things. I consider that a data point in favor of protectionism.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
You're not being very clear. Would you prefer to be sick, ignorant yet alive rather than die for the sake of the "health of the species"?
sun_the_second
1yr ago
The wider concept of bullshit jobs also includes jobs that need to be done quickly and well because your employer is competing with other employers, not so much because the job would demand efficiency and high competence even in a vacuum (such as a nuclear plant operator).
sun_the_second
1yr ago
Can't splinter in the English web? How so Do you feel technically unable to do it, psychologically, or you can't find others who want a smaller community?
sun_the_second
1yr ago
I was under the impression that the low priority pool is not "hidden", but very explicit - when you go there, when you're on a premade team with someone who goes there and when your report sends someone there. Or do you mean to claim that there's a separate hidden pool on top of the explicit LP pool? Why'd they do that?
sun_the_second
1yr ago
Can you put a finger on why? What are the features 4/10s and above have that she lacks? Presumably there'd be at least 7 things wrong with her, and only 2 things that make her better than a burn victim.
Normally I'd agree with the other replier and shrug, but it appears that my cultural opponents, broadly, want more and higher standard conventional beauty in fiction. So I'm going to challenge them on the conventions and the standards.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
I would really like to know where on the scale of 1 to 10 does "ugly" begin for you.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
The concept of the unsafe{} block reminds me of the debate around content warnings, ironically.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
There is a license for terminating pregnancies - the medical license.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
You will own no memory, and you will be happy.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
Do I have to be wary, perhaps, of touching doorknobs?
sun_the_second
1yr ago
The people who aren't supposed to hear dog whistles, according to the dog whistle theory, are the moderates who vote for the dog whistler. The opponents don't factor in, they weren't about to vote for you anyway.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
Just recently finished the first playthrough. I suppose I'll see those notorious changes soon.
As for Balatro, can't help here. This is also one of those ultra-completionist games like Monster Train that entices you with getting a win with every single card, even a shit-tier one, so I guess we're doomed.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
I guess when 90% of the currently read classic works were written by nobles in that time period, it's to be expected that their image of a man is what holds.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
"The real exploitation taking place comes from women who end up behaving as useful idiots"
Did you mean to say "is aimed at women"? If not, it's kinda oxymoronic to say that a useful idiot is not the one who's being exploited (made use of).
sun_the_second
1yr ago
"Actually the useful idiots are the ones exploiting others" is a new one.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
Just regular ironic, I think.
I think many men in enforced monogamy would have to resort to physical "punishment of deviant behaviour" if they wanted to "put her in her place" as referred to by Tretiak above. I can't say whether that was common in the West but in my region of the world which Tretiak may or may not originate from, the idea that the past was very much "spare the rod and spoil the wife" is quite widespread.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
Punching? How uncouth. The proper way is to use a lash no thicker than your thumb on parts of her body that aren't seen in public. Non-consensually, aftercare optional.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
My backlog has reached Nier: Automata, a hack-and-slash Souls-like-ish where you fight Android (the phone) mascots as a small-a android on a devastated Earth. So far I like the combat system, if a bit simplistic. Curious to see what all the hype about the plot is about.
Also grabbed Balatro, which proves itself to be exactly as much an addictive poker-ish roguelike as advertised.
sun_the_second
1yr ago
The local maximum of "not getting hit with a bat" is "don't approach".
I think the problem with refusing deals with the devil is that there's the assumption that the devil needs your consent. (to present a choice where all options are a change from the status quo)
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