hdior

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by hdior 3y ago
Human social norms; definitions of optimizing for self, do not have to be maintained though; see the decline in religion. Human society is not fractal; we die off, new social value stores come about; optimize for self could be defined as “n
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by hdior 3y ago
Go have kids, teach them what you want. STEM minded folks need to eat their own dog food; your sensibilities are not divine mandate. The other billions don’t owe deference to scientists any more than they do priests. No scientist is a divin
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by hdior 3y ago
Linux… on the contrary I think it sucks We have yet to make a technology that will stand the test of time; Linux is not what humans will use in another 100 years. Even with competition look at the music industry and content industry churnin
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by hdior 3y ago
We could say this for a long time now; all the historical squabbles over religious story is evidence useless ideation is an innate human feature that wastes time/resources, and the advancement of skill at implementation is what’s actua
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by hdior 3y ago
None of us had a say in the choices about office life before us. It’s been labeled in the past an intentional effort to sell cars, gas, and take people out of their communities as social control over time and agency. I think given all the w
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by hdior 3y ago
Intel vs AMD… but x86 sucks; spectre and the like, power hungry ornate designs Apple vs Windows… closed source and otherwise encumbered Android vs iOS… App Store pay to play, restricted or 100% closed in iOS’ case As “systems” your choices
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by hdior 3y ago
It’s not just a Hollywood thing; the money men ruined all creative outlets: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/bobby-kotick-wants-to-take-... Finance is nothing more than rent seeking. The correction required is society wide
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by hdior 3y ago
Skill generating ideas is over rated. Implementation is when skill matters. I can imagine post scarcity Star Trek like ideas but not implement them. My skills at CE and SWE allow me to implement reasonable solutions there. Chasing ideas for
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by hdior 3y ago
A commonly held position is that your existence is meaningless and no one else owes putting some “greater good” on themselves to validate your sensibilities or shield you from growing your own potatoes. “Commonly held position” is a terribl