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- Comment on I hear a lot of "ACAB", why don't I hear "APAB"? (P as in Politician) 2 days ago:
In a hierarchical society, those on top will use any existing govt structures to their benefit
That’s exactly why there’s separation of power! The idea being that executive, legislative and judiciary are of equal power. One can block the strenghten the behaviour of the other on an independant, case-by-case basis.
people affected by a decision should be the ones to make it, not merely to vote for those who promise to do right by them.
Samesees. My utopia would be liquid democracy.
But even here, there would be law! It’s a necessary good, imo.
- Comment on I hear a lot of "ACAB", why don't I hear "APAB"? (P as in Politician) 2 days ago:
Would you say we’d be better off by merging executive and judiciary, doing away with legislative?
- Comment on I hear a lot of "ACAB", why don't I hear "APAB"? (P as in Politician) 2 days ago:
I think about it quite similar to you. I’d even go a bit further: shortsighted and bad laws are the biggest source of problems.
Often the kind of law that a populist gains popularity/notoriety through.
- Comment on I hear a lot of "ACAB", why don't I hear "APAB"? (P as in Politician) 2 days ago:
Not quite true, I reckon. Plenty of examples where both public and executive and legislative would’ve deemed certain behaviour problematic, yet the perpetrator, of marginal power, walks free.
I’d say the law also gives power to the marginalized, when the judicial behaves independently, as they should.
I agree with you there are perversions to this ideal, such as elected judges, plea bargains.
- Comment on DERP 2 days ago:
Caveat emptor
- Comment on If youre bi do you have to prove it? 1 week ago:
Yes, a full mathematical proof is required.
- Comment on I Tried To Make Something In America (The Smarter Scrubber Experiment) - Smarter Every Day 308 2 weeks ago:
I notice the same. A sad fact in my opinion.
- Comment on I Tried To Make Something In America (The Smarter Scrubber Experiment) - Smarter Every Day 308 2 weeks ago:
Fundamentally isn’t any religious belief in an omnipotent/world creating god creationist?
Oh yeah. This isn’t a problem unique to Christianity.
but the thing about essentially all religious belief is that its not exactly falsifiable
I think the function of a belief system is to lessen fear in scary, doubtfull, uncertain, painfull situations. That’s when an unfalsifiable happy ending brings comfort.
It’s just that many of them were invented quite a while ago, and some things that used to be unknown and scary then, are now better understood or obsolete. No point in engaging in makebelief for those.
- Comment on I Tried To Make Something In America (The Smarter Scrubber Experiment) - Smarter Every Day 308 2 weeks ago:
Believe can cross into delusion and become harmfull. I believe (hihi) creationism is part of the latter, as it also implies a hierarchy between people and other life.
Additionally, all evidence points away from intelligent design. For this youtube channel in particular, it’s sad to see examples of belief over evidence.
- Comment on I Tried To Make Something In America (The Smarter Scrubber Experiment) - Smarter Every Day 308 2 weeks ago:
Watched the video yesterday. I think it does a good job at describing the reality, and it’s consequences.
The causes and solutions are left as an exercise for the reader
- Comment on Should these be mandatory in public? 2 weeks ago:
Waauw. This is the best thing!
- Comment on Should these be mandatory in public? 2 weeks ago:
Oh no … 🦶🤢
- Comment on Should these be mandatory in public? 2 weeks ago:
You can’t write a bike in one of these
- Comment on Should these be mandatory in public? 2 weeks ago:
Does ball smell of feet?
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- Comment on Is it normal that I have this inner conflict of not knowing where I belong? 2 weeks ago:
dreaming of smaller roads and walkable cities.
Grass is always greener, maybe.
It’s a bit like us going: “i love how people in the US live close to a central park, above a coffee shop, in a big appartment, with a bunch of friends, on a bartenders wage”.
The romanticized vision of EU comes from disneyland-esque tourist destinations (which are lovely!), and romcoms, I think. Day-to-day life, ofcourse, differs. (1)
- Comment on Is it normal that I have this inner conflict of not knowing where I belong? 2 weeks ago:
It’s like I may have the longing for both America and Europe.
Montréal :)
- Comment on "And my dick fucks your wife more than you do. What's your point?" 2 weeks ago:
“No U” - reputation saved
- Comment on Is it normal that I have this inner conflict of not knowing where I belong? 2 weeks ago:
US is a very big place with different cultures.
I always have this inner conflict of not knowing where I truly belong and what’s better for me/where I will be truly happy and feel more “home”.
I think you’ve spend a lot of time thinking about this, which I do too, sometimes too much :) Perhaps it’s possible to visit the US for a holiday, and find out if your expectations match experience?
- Comment on do you think freewill truly exists? 2 weeks ago:
I have! But the lovely people in Tokio don’t have to, luckily. Over there it’s cloudy, but no rain. 🕺🕺
- Comment on "And my dick fucks your wife more than you do. What's your point?" 2 weeks ago:
The classic “OK boomer” still gets them angry
- Comment on do you think freewill truly exists? 3 weeks ago:
Fing raining today in Ankeny Iowa.
- Comment on Time sure flies. I remember pausing my N64 to watch the news coverage. 3 weeks ago:
I remember. RIP ❤️❤️
- Comment on Don't Look Up 3 weeks ago:
I don’t think you’ll ever be able to get fully rid of terrorists
- Comment on Don't Look Up 3 weeks ago:
How did we go from one dumb tweet picked by a “journalist”, to “what’s wrong with all the british people and why are they the most sensitive people on the planet”? 🤔
- Comment on Don't Look Up 3 weeks ago:
For one, there’s journalists picking the dumbest tweets and pretending it’s news. Then screenshots of the “news” article of a dumb tweet getting propagated on other fora.
It’s ragebate, conditioning us into a default distrust of and condescension of others.
- Comment on Don't Look Up 3 weeks ago:
By a single tweet. It was so effective!
- Comment on do you think freewill truly exists? 3 weeks ago:
None what so ever! Really sunny. Unlike Kuala Lumpur, with it’s 60% humidity and heavy cloud cover! Imagine that!
- Comment on do you think freewill truly exists? 3 weeks ago:
It was sunny but chilly today in Ontario
- Comment on It's a mysteria 3 weeks ago:
Even better!
