alienbeast

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by alienbeast 3y ago
Having nukes protects you from other nuclear powers through mutually-assured destruction. I'm not sure whether that principle applies to AGI, though.
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by alienbeast 3y ago
For an example of how shame can be useful in discouraging bad choices, look at cigarettes. They're legal, but society and government have successfully campaigned to publicize their negative effects, to shame smokers and to praise quitt
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by alienbeast 3y ago
>What drugs are you thinking of that are prone to overdose and are also socially accepted? I can’t really think of any… Alcohol?
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by alienbeast 4y ago
I agree with you, and have the same problem. Even though staying anonymous is not too difficult, it's frustrating that it's required. It feels alienating to learn that others are hostile to your thoughts and ideas, to learn that u
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by alienbeast 4y ago
OP never said anything about pedophilia, just incest between consenting adults. I guess you proved his point.
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by alienbeast 4y ago
You could probably sell that software.
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by alienbeast 4y ago
Pardon my ignorance, but does "housing-first" come with an expiration date, or is it indefinite? Obviously, if you pay for someone's home, you cure their homelessness, but the goal is to have them pay for their own home event
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by alienbeast 5y ago
Solution: A button that says "Click here to pay $5 for a human to review your situation."
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by alienbeast 5y ago
I agree many movies are offensive to one group or another, but maybe that means we should be more careful of offending people instead of less. Other common bad-guy groups like Muslims and Russians probably don't like being used as vill
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by alienbeast 5y ago
Well said. I like that weird and experimental art and architecture exist and are pushing boundaries; I just don't like that they have all but replaced more appealing styles as the default.
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by alienbeast 5y ago
I don't mean that kitsch is the best thing ever, but that art should generally incorporate technical skill, craft, precision, meaning, intention, composition, realism... Maybe art is undefinable, like pornography ("I know it when
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by alienbeast 5y ago
I don't hate outsider art. Morally, I like that someone can aspire to make art despite being untrained, and that a good concept can be valuable despite a poor execution. In practice, though, I don't usually find it appealing. I lo
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by alienbeast 5y ago
Street painters sell kitsch art instead of modern art because the average street buyer prefers kitsch :) Conversely, I guess museums showcase modern art instead of kitsch art because the average museum buyer prefers modern art. I don't
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by alienbeast 5y ago
I know what I suggested is a common complaint, seen as an uncultured take by the art world; I just disagree with the art world. I don't think context should be important for art. I think art should stand entirely on its own merits with
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by alienbeast 5y ago
The style and presentation method of the article is great. I hate this style of "art", though. If modern art should exist at all, it should be only at the fringes of the art world, as an occasional novelty, rather than the main at
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by alienbeast 5y ago
Here's another perspective: My wife is Chinese, and my son is half-Chinese, born in the USA. I want my son to grow up feeling American, not like an outsider. I don't want movies depicting China invading the USA, teaching his young
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by alienbeast 5y ago
I think, in this example, the student isn't medically disabled, but is just a lazy nogoodnik who hangs out on YCombinator all day instead of studying.