meruru

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by meruru 7y ago
Millions read it only because of the backlash, but what about all the people who didn't speak up because of the fear of getting abused by angry mobs and fired? You can't pretend a censorship attempt isn't one just because it
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by meruru 7y ago
Frankly, all those things that people are going "is it deplatforming?" pretty much are deplatforming, but I figured pointing out the distraction tactic was worth more than engaging in the argument over definitions.
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by meruru 7y ago
It's hard to measure, but it does often bring attention to them when we have these discussions. I do feel the left's online attitude is firing back more than it's helping them. More than anything it makes people who had no po
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by meruru 7y ago
I think we mostly agree. I was just replying to the idea that people are calling for the government to force speech, which felt like a weird notion (though when it comes to the political extremes, I'm sure both sides would love nothing
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by meruru 7y ago
No, that's ebg13 trying to narrow the scope of the discussion so they don't have to address the issue. The same thing that's happening in this subthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21143570 Your quo
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by meruru 7y ago
Don't forget https://lineageos.org
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by meruru 7y ago
China is particularly problematic because they are huge and powerful. I agree it would be better to use democratic countries instead, but since that's not gonna happen, I'm glad companies are at least moving to smaller countries.
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by meruru 7y ago
I think getting caught up in the "but does it fit the definition of deplatforming?" is a pretty obvious distraction from the issue.
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by meruru 7y ago
>they were buried under poorly understood and debunked science and statements that were easily misunderstood. I didn't read his essay or follow this case at all, but from Wikipedia it seems he was arguing that biological differences
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by meruru 7y ago
Not just the US. I think this is being driven by the social dynamics of the Internet. Things like filter bubbles and click-driven journalism. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter shape discussions in particular ways that are very diffe
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by meruru 7y ago
I somehow missed that. His proposal sounds much more narrow however, targeting only companies that have become a "sole provider of some functions". I do think breaking up the monopoly is a no-brainer in this scenario.
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by meruru 7y ago
>The government forcing private entities to disseminate speech they don't want to — that's where this leads, right? I don't think so. Is anyone proposing this as a solution? The parent certainly doesn't seem to be.
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by meruru 7y ago
Political groups forcibly silencing opposing views is.
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by meruru 7y ago
Maybe not technically, but that's irrelevant. It's part of the phenomenon being discussed.
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by meruru 7y ago
Did you miss all the Stallman threads we just had? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21120806 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21103133 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21088690
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by meruru 7y ago
Wouldn't it better for MIT's reputation if people weren't jumping to the conclusion that one of their professors would willingly rape people? Did anyone actually believe Marvin Minsky of all people would do that? I wonder wha
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by meruru 7y ago
It's unfortunate that the legal definition became broader for the same reason I think the common definition shouldn't. I imagine however that most legislatures get around the issue by having explicit paragraphs establishing harshe
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by meruru 7y ago
I agree the expression "Free Software" has the same problem. However the alternatives also have some problems. He discusses that here: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.... (I'm
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by meruru 7y ago
Using the word assault causes people to believe a different thing happened. It says nothing about the gravity of each kind of crime except that they shouldn't be the same. The only reason "sexual assault" covers what allegedl
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by meruru 7y ago
Stallman's position is pretty clearly that we should use precise language always. It seems a pretty impeccable position to me. The only people I can think of who benefit from conflating coercive and non-coercive crimes under the same t
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by meruru 7y ago
Found a few passages in Free as in Freedom ( https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/faif-2.0.pdf ): >A December, 2001, Wired magazine article titled “The Geek Syndrome” paints the portrait of several scientifically gifted child
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by meruru 7y ago
I couldn't find any authoritative source, but it's hard to believe anything else if you've been following him for a while.
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by meruru 7y ago
You shouldn't. There's nothing wrong with it. Having an interest in the opposite sex is the most normal thing in the world and there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to state it.
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by meruru 7y ago
It looks like most of the world has it at 16 and below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent
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by meruru 7y ago
I think a trillion people can find a solution to that problem in under 440 years.
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by meruru 7y ago
That applies to pretty much every sport. Why choose one that puts your life at risk?
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by meruru 7y ago
Sounds like better transportation could be great for improving living standards.
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by meruru 7y ago
https://ourworldindata.org/working-hours Are they?
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by meruru 7y ago
Climbing sounds like an incredibly dangerous sport. I don't understand how so many people are willing to do risky things like that.
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by meruru 7y ago
Thanks for the amazing work you guys are doing! I'm keeping an eye on the progress and it's amazing to see: https://boilingsteam.com/proton-keeps-making-its-way-in-comp...

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