ikeyany

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by ikeyany 6y ago
America is not literally a third world country. The expression "The US is a 3rd world with a Gucci belt" means that it is an extreme outlier for a 1st world country. The opposite is true in that China is an extreme outlier for a d
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by ikeyany 6y ago
I always enjoy Noah Smith's articles. Great read. > With its high housing costs, poor infrastructure and transit, endemic gun violence, police brutality and bitter political and racial divisions, the U.S. will be a less appealing p
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by ikeyany 6y ago
Are you really not allowed to scrutinize sensitive topics? You honestly can't say "Can we talk about appropriateness of the word blacklist? It doesn't seem as harmful as other terms." What company do you work for?
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by ikeyany 6y ago
Don't algorithms dictate what content shows up on HN?
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by ikeyany 6y ago
There are plenty, such as the influence of religion and customs instilled by people in the past. Many people are assigned these cultural norms from childhood. For example, the normalized Western image of something like a caucasian Jesus or
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by ikeyany 6y ago
As mentioned earlier, you're absolutely missing out. Some of the best satire simply cannot be effectively conveyed in a one-liner, or even text: https://www.theonion.com/in-the-know-situation-in-nigeria-se...
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by ikeyany 6y ago
What is your source for that information?
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by ikeyany 6y ago
The article contains a large paragraph on how the phrase might be harmful.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
This is why they called Victoria a small state: https://i2.wp.com/australian-population.com/wp-content/uploa...
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by ikeyany 6y ago
You mean a discussion about the cost-effectiveness of ebikes isn't the time to brag about your fancy ride?
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by ikeyany 6y ago
If you don't like using the term, then by all means say 'evil magic'.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
> No one talked about the KKK or Nazis. You're very much mistaken. You weren't talking about the KKK or Nazis: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/fbi-white-supremacists-i...
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by ikeyany 6y ago
If someone proposing using a better term than 'blacklist' makes you take an all-or-nothing reaction, it might be a case where if you have a hammer, everything you see is a nail.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
The ability to report dangerous things to the proper authorities is one of the ways you know you live in a functional society. That said, this whole topic brings up the question of "At what cost?" We won't see the macroeffect
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by ikeyany 6y ago
Thinking about a few terms that we use and then deciding "this term has no effect" or "this term reinforces prejudices" is not a great Sisyphean task. Not all terms that have to do with color are inherently prejudiced or
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by ikeyany 6y ago
I get keeping 'parent/child', but why is it so ridiculous to change 'blacklist'? It seems reasonable to not want to associate 'black' with 'bad/evil'. Thinking about how we use the term &#x2
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by ikeyany 6y ago
Do you have a lot of life experience speaking with black Americans about this subject?
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by ikeyany 6y ago
Consider that black people in America do not have the luxury of forgetting about race.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
You're thinking too charitably. HN has its share of actual white supremacists.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
The problem with keeping your head down and getting things done without "raising a fuss" is that people will see that and assume racism isn't a serious problem. You'll even see people here wondering what all the fuss is
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by ikeyany 6y ago
The reason why you can easily pursue those things now is because you optimized for money earlier. It still is about salary. Except now you can self-actualize since you got the more base pleasures out of your system earlier.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
One day you will appreciate your paycheck. That day is not today.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
I imagine anyone who tries to brand it as "I can't be identified" might be sued too. Who knows how successful they will be. I doubt it would be worth the effort for browsers that don't have a huge market share. For examp
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by ikeyany 6y ago
The term "incognito" doesn't always mean "I can't be identified", but it looks like those are the grounds. I wouldn't be surprised if they get an inconsequential slap on the wrist.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
Here I am still stuck with v2 on Linux Mint.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
Are these ideal Nigerians you're referring to from poor families? Or are their parents upper-middle class?
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by ikeyany 6y ago
You don't even need to switch fields. There are plenty of biomedical companies (and what isn't a tech company these days?) and projects that could use some passionate technical people.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
And most women never had any privilege either, and often had much less in comparison. Besides, the same high caste people have always held the cards. It's just now that group just isn't exclusive to men in such high numbers.
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by ikeyany 6y ago
The sexual revolution did nothing other than allow women the privileges that men already had. If the result of such equality is that people are forming relationships less often than before, then the problem lies in the behaviors of both men
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by ikeyany 6y ago
The sexual revolution was about freedom and bodily autonomy: your existence is about more than being a sexual plaything. You can be a doctor, a professor, a factory worker, or a housewife. But the most important part is having the power to

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