chomskyole

5 ms·

1.
by chomskyole 2y ago
There is an international perspective on the borders that I think should be mentioned. I think it is also worth mentioning that most people who live now in West Bank and the broader Palestine area were not consulted in how power and might i
2.
by chomskyole 2y ago
What is the definition of violence?
3.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Ah ok, misread your comment then
4.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Sorry for the late reply. So assuming that you are saying that hiring a hit man isn't violent, but the hit man doing the deeds is: We are now looking at a definition of "violence" that apparently includes the tantrum of a fou
5.
by chomskyole 2y ago
> The free market generally solves these questiins, but it's notoriously deficient when it comes to healthcare. Can you please elaborate on this part? I don't see how this could be solved by market forces. EDIT: Making healthca
6.
by chomskyole 2y ago
I think the ultimate aim of modern society is to make 20% +x growth. And the background to that is that this one guy can say that they scored more points than his rich friend. It's an absurd point system. And yes, it is underpinned by
7.
by chomskyole 2y ago
I agree with your overall assessment. The narrative is that we decide on rational reasons (which doesn't excludes violence as such) mixed with a moral superiority (which excludes violence). I think saying that we don't like violen
8.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Sure. I'm fairly certain you can find discussions going back millennia on this. Just still feel it hasn't landed. Somehow we still disguise certain types of violence...
9.
by chomskyole 2y ago
I think you are sidestepping the argument here. Tell me, if I outsource the physical act of harm, say by paying someone to beat someone else up, would you say I am not violent?
10.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Why do you think it is not violence?
11.
by chomskyole 2y ago
> Do we? The term "violence" centers around the idea of using physical force. It absolutely doesn't. Historically we judged laws as violent. Germany stands as an example. > Please don’t dilute the term “violence,” or we
12.
by chomskyole 2y ago
I really think we need to have a discussion around what we consider acts of violence. It is clear that violence was used in this instance. We don't like violence. Killing someone is an act of violence. That is easy. But how about ruini
13.
by chomskyole 2y ago
It is clear that violence was used in this instance. We don't like violence. Killing someone is an act of violence. That is easy. But how about ruining someone financially? Is this an act of violence? Could it be an act of violence und
14.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Having only worked at large businesses, I'd be keen to see some data on this. I would think that the incentives in large organisations are similar?
15.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Yes, that is right. Opinion building is a thing in a democracy. The problem with op is that he attaches a strong value statement ("isn't good value") to an incomplete assessment. Now that's doing politics! Isn't tha
16.
by chomskyole 2y ago
If you recognise that there are other positive impacts that you haven't allowed for, then why stating that your incomplete assessment shows that it isn't good value? Does that show bias?
17.
by chomskyole 2y ago
I'm a little stunned that these problems can be framed as technical... How cheap would energy need to be for those problems to be solved? Can you provide a ballpark dollar figure for how low prices would need to go to solve each of the
18.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Don't you think they will be sued now too?
19.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Why is she not a reliable source? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Beard_(classicist) "Dame Winifred Mary Beard, DBE, FSA, FBA, FRSL (born 1 January 1955)[1] is an English classicist specialising in Ancient Rome
20.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Profits across many companies in construction have significantly increased post covid. Not only for construction companies, but also various supplier (e.g. building technology, construction products).
21.
by chomskyole 2y ago
I have heard similar things anecdotally, though my own work experience wouldn't confirm this. Could you point to any sources for this?
22.
by chomskyole 2y ago
> Regulators work hard to ensure there is no broadband competition. Regulators can be the tool to stifle competition. The driver though is inherent in business needs. Competition is the biggest cost to any business, so there will always
23.
by chomskyole 2y ago
> Microsoft lays off 1,500 workers This is a heading of interest since we all are concerned about being laid off. > That's less than 1% of their workforce Focuses on how the lay offs look from the perspective of the company. >
24.
by chomskyole 2y ago
No problem for those people to suffer then
25.
by chomskyole 2y ago
I think it would alter the entire safety discussion that was started. Let's say a company creates an automated system based on a curve fitting algorithm. Then things go wrong. Now it is quite easy to say the company is responsible for
26.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Look, it's a bit late here so I don't really have time to fully refute your sophisticated argument. But let me ask you this: if AI is not curve fitting, what is it then?
27.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Maybe they should also call it "curve fitting" instead of "AI" so they don't need to call a "poor fit" a "hallucination"
28.
by chomskyole 2y ago
I upvote you even though I disagree with your comment. I have worked for US firms for a very long time. I'm not living in the US and have no family relations to the US. The cultural difference I observed is that the US if fully focused
29.
by chomskyole 2y ago
What do you mean by that?
30.
by chomskyole 2y ago
Haven't read the article you linked. Though I wouldn't think that industrialisation would require expensive labour since there could be other benefits driving it, e.g. faster production, less wasteful production, etc. Industrialis

More ›