RiverStone

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by RiverStone 2mo ago
Cool project, thanks for sharing. I will say that the example video did just seem like random samples from the video, I didn’t see the significance of those moments in particular. But it was still mildly entertaining to watch.
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by RiverStone 2mo ago
What a cool idea. I will consider using this going forward for family members. Thanks for making and sharing this. It does seem like it takes a certain amount of thoughtfulness and planning to remember to upload these keepsakes that I’m not
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by RiverStone 2mo ago
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by RiverStone 2mo ago
This is overly dramatic and not true. This exact situation occurred to me. I blocked all PRs with “request changes”. Most engineers don’t like AI slop, most take pride in their work. The occasional AI slop engineer can be contained by rejec
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by RiverStone 2mo ago
At a high income level, you should have more buffer for life’s events if you’ve made good decisions in your life. Generally speaking. For example, that mortgage, did you stretch the very limit of your income or did you buy something reasona
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by RiverStone 2mo ago
That’s actually pretty cool if they’re being taught to use the organizational tools of the phone. I’m strongly against phones in school, but as a child myself, I was extremely unorganized. And did not get my act together fully until college
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by RiverStone 2mo ago
What is “hatred of women” about this? Is it incorrect to say that more women are into astrology than men? Is it then hatred to say that my wife is going to say something is due to astrology, and I will nod and say “sure dear” lovingly but k
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by RiverStone 3mo ago
Can you elaborate? That’s an interesting observation. What memes were you referring to?
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
Every Iranian I know is either a first generation immigrant to the US, or they live in Iran. All my in-laws live in Tehran. They’re all anti-regime.
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I don’t personally know. But I don’t see why students who protested during the “woman, life, freedom” protest a couple years ago would be any less anti-regime now. If that’s what you’re asking.
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
Yes, we absolutely do! We should prioritize. We have to be pragmatic and choose our battles. We can’t be everywhere at once. Iran has destabilized the region for decades. It’s hard to imagine how game changing it would be to remove that.
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
You have to be very suspect of “grassroots” supporters of the regime in these videos. Another thread compared it to the USSR. Or maybe North Korea. Opposition voices are not allowed. Protesters are hanged. When the regime tells you to go to
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
Responding with this: https://youtu.be/8_AiSeYsDeA?si=xsZTGWxcVaVRbXCi Iranians responding with excitement and hope as we bomb the regime.
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
That’s fair! I would love to hear your thoughts as an Iranian. My only goal has been to surface conversations I’ve had with actual Iranians. I think that’s been missing from these Internet conversations, and I think it’s really helpful that
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I hear your point. I still think it’s valuable to hear Iranian voices during this conflict. I’m definitely not saying you have to follow through on what they say! But it’s valuable to see where people are emotionally. Because when I asked m
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I’m just giving my personal experience as a data point. All my in-laws are in Tehran: aunts, uncles, cousins. Everybody is anti-regime. It’s hard for us to understand in the west. Speaking out against the regime is not possible. These peopl
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I’m just giving my personal experience as a comparison. I have not met a single Iranian expat who was in a privileged position. All the Iranian expats I know are in their 20s and 30s and were just very lucky to get a visa, many in the Obama
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I get what you’re saying, but if you’ve ever met someone who has grown up in an extremely religious environment, then you know what I mean. Inculcating into young girls (and boys to some degree) that their bodies are shameful, sex is shamef
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
It won’t just resolve itself, unfortunately. The last 40+ years have proven that. A non-theocratic Iran is in the US interest. If you give the Iranians arms, I’m sure they would be happy to fight. Have we armed anti-regime Iranians? I do th
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I don’t think civilians are being bombed into misery. My in-laws live in Tehran. During the entire war, life goes on. The bakeries are open. They go about their life. My in-laws were driving back-and-forth across the city throughout the ent
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I think that’s fair. You’re probably right that the diaspora is more anti-regime than people inside Iran. I will say that my in-laws live in Tehran, and last week a bomb blew up near their house, and the shockwave broke all the windows in t
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
It was a great start. Iranians celebrated his death, which made me happy. I think one idea is that if you can kill enough regime leaders, perhaps a moderate leader may emerge? Or perhaps there may be a military coup? Which may be a lesser o
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I was responding to a comment about bombing bridges. I quoted an actual conversation i had with an Iranian where they said essentially “go ahead and bomb the bridges”. That got flagged for some reason. I’m simply trying to surface conversat
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I understand what you’re saying, but I think you’re missing the point of my comment. People bring up the school as a way of discouraging American military bombing Iran. It’s a way of shaming Americans, as if we are bad, making us feel guilt
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
Thanks for sharing perspectives from actual Iranians.
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
Good question. From the conversations that I’ve had with Iranians, it’s unclear. The regime is too embedded. There’s no easy answer. Killing Mojtaba would be a good start. Anti-regime Iranians are basically holding onto any sliver of hope t
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I’ve never sent threatening messages to people, and would never do that, so I’m not sure what that’s in reference to? I’ve responded to this idea of bias in other threads. I’m open to the idea that I’m perhaps biased by my wife, her friends
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
All I can tell you is to go talk with Iranians. I don’t know where you live, but every major city has an Iranian expat community. All I’m trying to communicate is the conversations that I’ve had with my Iranian wife, her expat friends, and
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
I think that makes sense. My impression is that Iran is much closer to a civil war than Russia is. It’s very polarized. You have to put yourself in the mindset of someone against the regime. They feel that their country was hijacked by an i
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by RiverStone 5mo ago
My in-laws all live in Iran. My wife has many aunts, uncles, and cousins. I don’t even know how many people - it’s probably 20 to 30 people at least. All in Tehran. My mother-in-law is the most anti-regime person I’ve met.

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