poplargrove
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- Comment on They fucking geoblocked blahaj.zone 1 week ago:
Couldnt you just copy the list of instances lemmy.world or a similarly large instance federates with (its in the footer), or grab a list of Lemmy instances from e.g fedidb.org to block?
I feel that would block most of the network, and doubt there would be much value left in joining whatever unconnected instances left.
- Comment on There are some downsides to marriage 3 weeks ago:
I dont think its classist since they dont suggest it as a precondition youve got to do before marrying, more a thing you can give a go like they prefaced with “if you can afford it”.
- Comment on There are some downsides to marriage 3 weeks ago:
As I pointed out, “are the straights ok” has nothing to do with actual wellbeing. Its meant to express surprise the same way someone might reply to “I like pineapples on pizza” with “are you ok?”.
Theres nothing to take offence over. Im straight myself. I probably did a bad job at explaining what the phrase takes aim at. See /r/AreTheStraightsOK on Reddit for examples of what it means.
- Comment on There are some downsides to marriage 3 weeks ago:
Theres some strange “culture” around straight relationships and jokes about how your wife sucks is an example of it.
Asking “are the straights ok” is to express that you notice an example of that, obviously not an actual question about mental health.
- Comment on There are some downsides to marriage 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr. 5 weeks ago:
If “crunchy moms” wasnt a typo whats it mean
- Comment on Tiny pocketsies 1 month ago:
Oh how so?
- Comment on Dreams come true 3 months ago:
That would be terrible because they are both some of the best academic publishers in the humanities.
- Comment on Very thankful 3 months ago:
Doubt it. People would still post revenge porn, unconsensually filmed stuff or leak e.g nudes that were meant for each other and not the public. Because the motivation there is not money, it would be to humiliate, for example.
- Comment on That explains it. 3 months ago:
It seems people missed the “with wives” part. Generally speaking, your wife is not going to be terribly pleased with you ogling or getting off to other women. And violating that is what makes these men count as weird.
- Comment on Old school shitposting 5 months ago:
- Comment on Here kitty kitty 5 months ago:
Could it be me who doesnt know what metaphysics is? No, a whole sub-field of philosophy is actually useless and none of them see it.
Also hilarious seeing “philosophy” referred to like its a single you can use and not a whole field including everything from ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, etc.
- Comment on [Trailer] "The Glassworker" : Pakistan's First-Ever 2D Animated Film 8 months ago:
I’ts honestly hilarious that a Pakistani movie only seems to have white characters.
The description of jinn as being made of smokeless fire along with some being good and others bad, are exactly the Quranic descriptions of them, so its nice seeing some of the creator’s culture make its way to the film.
The disputed territories I imagine are a reference to Jammu and Kashmir. One of the characters called the dispute “idiocy”, interesting.
- Comment on Here is my dog, Oscar. 9 months ago:
Looks just like mine! I find it adorable when he chants the 15 muted praises for the bound ones. His little eyes rolled back, mouth drooling ☺☺☺
- Comment on this one goes out to the arts & humanities 9 months ago:
What does it even mean to bruteforce creating art? Trying all the possible prompts to some image model?
The approach people take to learning or applying a skill like painting is not bruteforcing, there is actual structure and method to it.
- Comment on this one goes out to the arts & humanities 9 months ago:
Being able to put out lots of works isn’t the same as being able to come up with good, meaningful art?
- Comment on And the most popular man in the whole Fediverse is... 9 months ago:
This
- Comment on Math and Physics Majors 9 months ago:
When it comes to the U.S (it doesn’t seem to mention employment rate) Mathematics was 11th place in the highest paying majors 5 years in according to an NY Federal reserve study last month: cnbc.com/…/highest-paying-college-majors-5-years-…
- Comment on y'all get gamer leg too? 11 months ago:
Would be nice if you could mark this nsfw, it’s pretty disgusting.
- Comment on I would like to see the manager 1 year ago:
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- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
When Christian fundamentalists dictate weird rules for what women should wear, let’s condemn them.
When Muslim fundies do the same, (going much further in fact) let’s accuse the poster of hate 🙃
- Comment on gatekeeping 1 year ago:
a
- Comment on The barbieheimer debate rages 1 year ago:
Hahaha how original and not playing on something totally made up.
My gender is attack helicopter??!!
- Comment on Show some respect. 1 year ago:
SMH they snuck trans agenda past us
- Comment on Philosophy meme 1 year ago:
This is the definition Ive found people use when they bring up cultural relativism. Whether informally with stuff like “you cant judge them, its just their culture” or when more fleshed out. As far as I can tell, no, ethicists for and against cultural relativism are discussing something quite in touch with reality.
The author who is an important figure in metaethics, its much more likely theres something you missed than him being wrong about a basic definition in a field he is an expert in.
- Comment on Philosophy meme 1 year ago:
I’m not really sure what to reply with.
“Skywalker theory” (so far identical to error theory) isnt what the post or the discussion is about. The meme is pretty clear it is about cultural relativism and clear about what it means by cultural relativism.
If you want to bring your own objection to moral realism, sure, but it makes little sense hijacking the definition to mean something entirely different and being unhappy this wasnt what the term others were using meant.
- Comment on Philosophy meme 1 year ago:
Cool down.
You are thinking of nihilism (specifically error theory it seems - that there are no moral facts and people are wrong for thinking there are) because relativism (whether relative to subject or culture) doesnt deny that there are moral truths, just that they are only correct for the individual or culture that holds them.
Cultural relativism: The view that an act is morally right just because it is allowed by the guiding ideals of the society in which it is performed, and immoral just because it is forbidden by those ideals.
Ethical subjectivism: The view that an act is morally right just because (a) I approve of it, or (b) my commitments allow it. An action is wrong just because (a) I disapprove of it, or (b) my commitments forbid it.
Same book as the other comment of mine you replied to.
So, no, I didnt get it wrong. And the consequences I pointed out do follow from cultural relativism.
- Comment on Philosophy meme 1 year ago:
Sure but what Matt is suggesting would mean we can hold something completely wrong or even absurd as a moral framework but just so long as we use it consistently.
- Comment on Philosophy meme 1 year ago:
If that consequence is unacceptable, that probably just means you think cultural relativism is bullshit.
I can share a link to get the book, the context is quite short.
- Comment on Philosophy meme 1 year ago:
When I asked if slavery was right for them, I wasnt trying to describe their attitudes. I am saying that a consequence of thinking cultural relativism is true is that you must admit that they were correct in the attitudes they held (because their culture agreed it was right).
