EnthusiasticNature94
@EnthusiasticNature94@lemmy.blahaj.zone
- Comment on Can't solve the captcha because I don't know what `undefined` is 2 weeks ago:
‘undefined’ is such a mood.
- Submitted 3 weeks ago to [deleted] | 40 comments
- Comment on Redditors told me to go to a therapist but I can’t afford one nor pick one from thousands available. What now? 3 weeks ago:
Since OP admitted this was “made-up clickbait and satire,” I’ll just comment for anyone stumbling upon this. You can:
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- Seek help in !mentalhealth@lemmy.world or !Help_Others@lemmy.blahaj.zone.
- Comment on Dunning-Kruger 4 weeks ago:
Ah, got it. Thank you for explaining. 😌
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 4 weeks ago:
Thank you for your insight.
I was more concerned about how men reacted to it than the legitimacy or analysis of the ‘bear vs man’ hypothetical.
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 4 weeks ago:
Thank you for your insight.
I was more concerned about how men reacted to it than the legitimacy or analysis of the ‘bear vs man’ hypothetical.
- Comment on Dunning-Kruger 4 weeks ago:
I agree, but I’m not sure what this has to do with my comment. 😭
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, I’m not engaging with the bear vs man debate, lol.
I’m more concerned about how some reacted to it than the debate itself.
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 4 weeks ago:
Also, somewhat off-topic, but since you mentioned sharing important explanations to others, I have some that have worked for me. Feel free to disregard if they’re not helpful for you.
What I personally found persuasive when speaking with men is citing the research that 87% of rapes are explained by repeat offenders, which is 3% of men. That means 5 out of 6 rapes are done by a very, very small portion of men.
And it might explain some of the disconnect. 95% of men didn’t rape anyone, so they might be genuinely confused at the strong reaction.
I also explain that rape causes the equivalent of $122,461 in damages to the victims. This is just what is quantifiable and measurable via econometrics - the subjective damage is obviously much higher (and I am personally seeking reparations for much higher than this based on my own calculations).
5% odds with a random man might not initially seem that bad to some until I explain that it’s equivalent to rolling a nat 1 in D&D. That and you are literally rolling a 1d20 for each men you encounter, so unless you only meet at most 19 men in your lifetime, you’re expected on average to roll a nat 1.
I don’t have the names of research papers memorized off the top of my head, but both of these are Google-able.
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 4 weeks ago:
Thank you for this.
For some reason, I thought Lemmy had more women specifically because of how Reddit treats women. 😅
Still, it’s not like people are incapable of understanding others who are different from them. I’m hopeful the men here will listen to reason.
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 4 weeks ago:
Haha, no need to thank me!
It was more out of survival instincts and gauging my environment.
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 4 weeks ago:
LOL I hear you on that. 😭
Ah, I see. 😅 Thank you for explaining it. 😂
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 4 weeks ago:
Thank you so much for explaining all of this. 🙏🏼
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 4 weeks ago:
Unfortunately, I don’t even know what the argument is, so I’d need you to provide context.
I’m just trying to understand how irrational or aggressive Lemmy is towards women.
Thank you for describing the bear vs man thing to me. So it was basically a question posted on social media, and then the reactions to the question (and maybe others’ comments) was divisive?
- Submitted 4 weeks ago to [deleted] | 71 comments
- Comment on Dunning-Kruger 4 weeks ago:
Exactly, imagine if we threw away the entire peer review process and made it about, “Well I have a PhD! Checkmate.”
We’d descend into a dark age for science.
- Comment on Dunning-Kruger 4 weeks ago:
Experts often disagree.
If it were that easy, everything would be solved. We wouldn’t need so much research or so many universities.
- Comment on Dunning-Kruger 4 weeks ago:
I agree with Dr. Jey McCreight on the science.
But for determining truth, both sides are wrong here.
Dunning-Kruger is bad, but so is credentialism and appeal to authority.
Many people with PhD’s have had Dunning-Kruger. Someone else mentioned Ben Carson being great at neurosurgery, but not politics.
A PhD doesn’t make you infallible.
I am saying this as someone who is taking graduate-level courses and will be pursuing my PhD. When I’m correct, it’s not because my future PhD causes reality to magically conform to my opinions - it’s because I rigorously looked at the evidence, logic, and formed my own conclusion that better aligns with reality.
- Comment on Dunning-Kruger 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, both sides are wrong here.
Dunning-Kruger is bad, but so is credentialism and appeal to authority.
- Comment on Troy McMillan can't be bothered 4 weeks ago:
So this is the manual that the bad tech support lines use. 😭
- Comment on Nothing against disabled people but how come I can't replace my arm with something augmented that can carry more weight? Also other parts? My disabled bro asked me this and got me thinking 4 weeks ago:
Technology isn’t there yet. Try again in 20 years.
- Comment on What's wrong with a technocracy? 4 weeks ago:
I’m not proposing anything specific, no. I said it was an example (and I even bolded it).
- Comment on How come in most school in the USA (at least mine) they teach Spain Spanish instead of Mexico Spanish? Would not Mexico Spanish be an obvious choice to teach? 4 weeks ago:
So would ASL, yet here we are.
The education system is for schooling, not learning.
- Comment on How come in most school in the USA (at least mine) they teach Spain Spanish instead of Mexico Spanish? Would not Mexico Spanish be an obvious choice to teach? 4 weeks ago:
So would ASL, yet here we are.
The education system is for schooling, not learning.
- Comment on What's wrong with a technocracy? 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, this is probably the main criticism of technocracies.
I personally advocate for a more decentralized version of technocracy. I don’t really have stake in which decentralized system is best, but each decentralized system has at least some minimum bar to deter those who have absolutely no idea what they’re doing from assuming power.
- Comment on What's wrong with a technocracy? 4 weeks ago:
You can still have a technocratic system that allows moral weights to be ‘baked into’ it.
For example, currently, in some states, judges are elected. The people decide what kinds of judges align with their values.
However, most of these states require judges to have a law degree to run, which is technocratic—you cannot run for a judge position without graduating from law school (and passing the bar in some states) first.
Sure, there are no good solutions and a vast amount of conflicting legal theories on how to address or interpret certain things, but as a whole, the judicial system is at least more grounded in some understanding of the law rather than random individuals who were able to market their way into judicial power.
I imagine a similar thing would happen for other issues.
- Comment on What's wrong with a technocracy? 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, I agree.
Poor decisions still happen, but this would be a nice safeguard to lessen the severity and frequency of such poor decisions.
Most economists today would not support a tariff and subsequently wreck the economy.
- Comment on What's wrong with a technocracy? 4 weeks ago:
There’s multiple ways to achieve the goals of a technocracy.
I agree with your criticism, but you’re criticizing a more extreme, centralized form of technocracy. I have criticisms of direct democracy, but I wouldn’t conclude all democratic systems are bad because of the most extreme version.
And democracy and technocracy aren’t mutually exclusive, either.
For the legal example, some states hold elections for their judges, and most require a law degree. This sets some minimum to be a judge in those areas, which is technocratic.
What if a judge claims other judges are fake? Well, the people can evaluate those claims and vote accordingly.
But at least you don’t have some unhinged individual with no understanding of the law abusing their judicial powers.
I can’t really speak to the bloodshed since I don’t know which electoral process you’re criticizing, but technocracies don’t need bloodshed, no.
For your goldbug criticism, here’s one potential example (out of many, many possible systems) that could resolve it: Academic and think tank organizations stake their reputation by nominating economists, and then the people vote on them.
Let’s say the Mises Institute nominates a goldbug economist. I highly doubt enough people would vote for them vs all the other candidates by organizations like the American Economic Association, etc. And if they do get elected, whatever chaos that ensues would harm not only the candidate’s reputation, but the Mises Institute’s reputation. People would vote them out and ignore candidates from the Mises Institute.
- Comment on What's wrong with a technocracy? 4 weeks ago:
I don’t trust people either. 😭 I had no idea about the EU vs climate protestors. That’s wild.
- Comment on What's wrong with a technocracy? 4 weeks ago:
Ah, my bad. Well, thank you for your well thought out response.
What was the 'bear vs man' controversy?