naught101
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- Comment on History is rewritten by victors. How can I find books about actual history? 1 day ago:
There is no way to find text about anything without various biases and values embedded in it. You just need to approach reading with a critical lens. Obviously more critical in some domains than others.
- Comment on Why didn't this deletion appear in the modlog? 1 week ago:
Hrm. I reckon this is kind of a bug. It was partially addressed, for comments. I added a report at github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/3965#issuecomment-…
- Comment on Why didn't this deletion appear in the modlog? 1 week ago:
Ah, that could be it!
Kind of a pity that the post doesn’t remain and show as a deleted post, so the comments aren’t wasted…
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- Comment on Why can humans seemingly only imagine like 3 different forms of government in different flavors? 1 week ago:
Yes. Perhaps fairly chaotic for a decade or two, but then much better 😅
- Comment on Why can humans seemingly only imagine like 3 different forms of government in different flavors? 1 week ago:
- Comment on Why can humans seemingly only imagine like 3 different forms of government in different flavors? 1 week ago:
Have a read of Wengrow and Graeber’s The Dawn Of Everything. It’s a re-examination of the political implications of archeology, and it’s pretty inspiring. Definitely dispelled me of any notion that capitalism or communism or totalitarianism were the only plausible systems.
- Comment on Why can humans seemingly only imagine like 3 different forms of government in different flavors? 1 week ago:
Vendor lock-in.
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 2 weeks ago:
You still haven’t clarified what you mean by it…
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 2 weeks ago:
- Fixed definitions for words do not exist. Language is constantly evolving.
- The US IS a representative democracy, and whether that’s actually functionally providing government by the people doesn’t really prevent this use of the term by a vast majority of people, whether you or I agree with it or not.
- In the context of the question, I think the US seems to fit more into the OP’s democracy category. I agree I’m using the term loosely, but does your terminology disagreement actually add anything?
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 2 weeks ago:
Between what? Democracy and oligarchy? Yeah, I guess. Most of those terms are often used pretty loosely…
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 2 weeks ago:
Guess it depends on how you define the term. The US certainly fits the minimalist representative definition. I don’t think equity is inherently part of the definition… Obviously I think it should be, but that’s more of a value overlaid on the organisational system, I think…
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 2 weeks ago:
I mean, if you’re rich and can leave for somewhere else, that still works for you. Assad being the latest example.
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 2 weeks ago:
The US is a democracy (for now), and has backed multiple coups in other countries. Nicaragua is probably the classic example, but there are many, many more. See …wikipedia.org/…/United_States_involvement_in_reg…
- Comment on Are conservatives mad about trans people or they just mad they get walk around out of the closet while they have to leave the white sheets at home? 4 weeks ago:
You realise the only laws relating to restrictions on freedoms around trans issues are being implemented by conservatives, right?
- Comment on Murica 4 weeks ago:
I’ve known a few people killed in car accidents. I know lots of people who have had bike accidents, but none of them died, and the only ones with serious injuries were when they got hit by a car.
- Comment on Anon sees a happy couple 4 weeks ago:
Good points. Agree completely.
- Comment on Anon sees a happy couple 4 weeks ago:
Fuck yeah.
I’ve thought for years that the most attractive features in a person are Curiosity, Care and Growth (as in, learning and improving yourself).
Sounds like you’ve got those in spades.
- Comment on Anon sees a happy couple 5 weeks ago:
Nah. You can’t do much about how you look, beyond basic hygene and self care.
You can easily do something about being interested in other people’s lives, and being happy for them being happy and commiserating with them when they’re sad. The bonus with this focus is it also makes you feel better about yourself in the long run.
- Comment on Anon sees a happy couple 5 weeks ago:
Think you’re underestimating chan life
- Comment on place yer bets 5 weeks ago:
Risk is probability times consequence. Focusing on the odds without considering the second half of the equation is stupid.
- Comment on Might be fun idk 1 month ago:
- Comment on Anon cheats through college 1 month ago:
I didn’t say you’d learn nothing, but the second take was not just to explain (when you’d have the code in front of you to look at), but to actually write new code, for a new problem, from scratch.
- Comment on Anon cheats through college 1 month ago:
I don’t think that’s true. That’s like saying that watching hours of guitar YouTube is enough to learn to play. You need to practice too, and learn from mistakes.
- Comment on Psst, the Americans are asleep, post some eggs 1 month ago:
Who ever down voted this better watch out, the koalas will be on to you, mate
- Comment on Psst, the Americans are asleep, post some eggs 1 month ago:
I’m in aus (Newy), and we don’t use the fridge, even in summer. Never had a problem.
- Comment on I'll show them 1 month ago:
You should checkout Black Comedy, from SBS
- Comment on I'll show them 1 month ago:
uBlock Origin on Firefox
- Comment on I'll show them 1 month ago:
That’s some ominous capitalisation you got there
- Comment on I'll show them 1 month ago:
Are there way more Australians on Lemmy than I expected, or are people up voting you you of confusion?
