@alex This is the way everyone should be thinking about everything. Instead of pointing out the dumb ass lies, mistakes, hypcracies, etc. of the admin, THIS should be the conversation. What are people going to do and how? There's so much we can do. The underground railroad took time to setup. We should probably be planning (within reason) for complete collapse tho tbh. What could we do if we really believed that's how this was gonna go?
@WarnerCrocker I don't think they are that smart at all, but what if they're ALMOST that smart. What if the point of adding him to the chat was to generate a reason to shut down The Atlantic.
@victorgijsbers That's hard to explain. Media aimed at young men for self-improvement, dating and other stuff. Some of it falls into what some people call the "manosphere". A lot of it is Joe Rogan-adjacent.
@victorgijsbers Vance is for sure, but maybe not Tate specifically. I'm not sure why you can't read that off him very clearly. Rubio, no he has nothing to do with it.
@aral I duno man, I think fascism at home for white people is what happens when you don't care about fascism at home for non-white people (and abroad).
@briankrebs If it makes you feel any better, it seems like Hacker News has completely turned on these fucks. When they do allow a post through, it's just pure hate on the admin with one or two guys who get shit on.
We don't live in a post-truth world. We live in a post-truth culture. There's a difference. The real world doesn't give a shit what you believe, and that's exactly why inaccurate beliefs can cause so much pain. The good news is that a post-truth culture is in no way sustainable for that very reason. The bad news is that it's death and the filling of its niche with something better could be incredibly painful if we just let things run their natural course on their own.
I find the resilience of Hamas incredible. The fact that Israel was even willing to make concessions was astonishing to me but now as we see them pouring out onto the street and resuming operations, we know why. It's really mind-blowing considering the scale of this war and how well IDF and Mossad dispatched Hezbollah. I didn't realize Hamas was this strong. We know their offensive capacity is significantly degraded, but the fact that they're even alive is nuts.
Okay, let me do a better #introduction now that there's a bajillion more people here. I'm a former hacker, worked in #infosec, still into #programming and #electronics, currently more interested in #nature, both being in it and studying it.
My friend died. The homeless one. He killed himself.
I can hear the air conditioner. I hear my ears ringing. I can't get up from the sofa. 💔 😭
No more second chances to help. No more cleaning together. He was always so positive abd friendly. What can I learn? What can I do better next time? No next time. 😭