modwest

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by modwest 5y ago
i read this and think, well small wonder Christianity persisted all this time. the baseline level of suffering they endured is something most of us reading this will never know in our lifetimes, if we’re lucky. (though the hounds of climate
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by modwest 6y ago
Ah yes let’s get bogged down in silly “rationalism” like this. Because of course before you can determine whether they under- or over-use force, you need to determine the _proper_ level of force in each circumstance. And let me tell you it’
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by modwest 6y ago
uh huh one "certain political ideology" stormed the capitol and murdered a police officer. maybe you saw it, it was led by a centaur furry right through them beating a cop to death on the steps of the capitol building. But sure, y
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by modwest 6y ago
Literally every individual thing you wrote is wrong. 1. Suicide rate doesn’t “measure death from mental illness.” 2. The suicide rate isn’t “the death rate from mental illness.” (See #1) 3. What do you even mean by “we are doing a bad job”?
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by modwest 6y ago
Never fails IME people who say they favor “limited government” really mean “government for thee, not for me.” They want laws enforced, sure, but mostly just the ones about keeping the rabble from getting in the way of the fReE mArKeT. It’s
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by modwest 6y ago
This comment expressing support & encouragement for state-sanctioned violence against its citizens is authoritarian propaganda employing classist and racist tropes.
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by modwest 6y ago
The former does not implicate the latter. Total non sequitur.
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by modwest 6y ago
> If you send a mental health professional to all sorts of situations, their solutions will be mental health related (medication, treatment, commitment, etc...). > If you send a cop, their solutions will involve the criminal justice s
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by modwest 6y ago
It’s not. Commenters on HN know jack shit about this topic but love commenting like they have any idea. It’s the thing HN is most known-for: non-experts speaking out of their ass with top-tier confidence. Edit: it’s not even halfway through
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by modwest 6y ago
When I was deployed aboard Naval vessels in 2000 a hole was blown in the side of a ship in our group, the USS Cole. My real life includes attacks on US naval vessels that kill people and destroy equipment.
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by modwest 6y ago
If the fire was in control it wouldn’t still be burning. This isn’t a forest fire where controlled burns can keep smoldering for days. If the fire was in control it wouldn’t still be burning. edit: Downvote all you want but if the fire was
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by modwest 6y ago
The halon system was switched off because it was in maintenance.
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by modwest 6y ago
Extremely ironic given your username.
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by modwest 6y ago
I can't read the article. Did everyone except the developers get laid off? Or did Take Two hire literally everyone from the smaller co? edit: Ah I see they hired only about 1/3 of the staff.
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by modwest 6y ago
People don’t like Spanish I guess
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by modwest 6y ago
"longer life expectancy" is a very optimistic thing to say
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by modwest 6y ago
it's almost like the president of the united states is held to a higher standard than some random jackanapes with a "blue check" next to their name.
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by modwest 6y ago
it's not censorship. not even close. good grief.
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by modwest 6y ago
dunno i’ve been fully remote for 6 years now. Many reasons people get together. Several times a year is my experience. Would be a tough pill to swallow to have to secretly travel to town, get a hotel, all on my own dime. What a huge stress
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by modwest 6y ago
Just pray travel expenses never pop up I guess?
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by modwest 6y ago
Hoo doggies I need management at work to read and internalize this.
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by modwest 6y ago
There's no way to respond seriously to someone who is suggesting we ought not learn from history.
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by modwest 6y ago
Yeah, totally. People are so annoying with how they want to learn from history! Like you, I too wish people would just be total morons and not ever learn from the past.
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by modwest 6y ago
Oh ok thanks, that makes a huge difference. Sincerely, A little enslaved saint
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by modwest 6y ago
"everyone" "always" "I haven't read the article but..." "always the evil ones" "always little enslaved saints" Thanks, I just filled out my bingo card edit: Sorry gang but some comments
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by modwest 6y ago
I have wondered why Tile here in the U.S. doesn’t do exactly this. Tile “cards” are about the thickness of a credit card. I have one in my wallet so I can “beep” my wallet when I can’t find it. The power needs must be miniscule, I assume. A
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by modwest 6y ago
A great example of..? This comment seems more like you taking an opportunity to flex on someone in a comment instead of refuting my underlying point. That’s great the ruling this saying was used in was overturned (I’m taking your word for i
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by modwest 6y ago
Because of 2nd order effects
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by modwest 6y ago
I wouldn’t caution against it because I know for a fact what I said is 100% true. The piece about auto sale vs. service as proportions of total revenue is a different data point.
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by modwest 6y ago
The famous “yelling fire in a crowded theory” test for free speech is an example of contextualizing liberties. There is nothing truly Orwellian about it. “Your right to swing your arms ends just where the other man’s nose begins” is another

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