periphrasis

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by periphrasis 3y ago
From Federalist 10 "The inference to which we are brought is that the causes of faction cannot be removed and that relief is only to be sought in the means of controlling its effects. If a faction consists of less than a majority, reli
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by periphrasis 3y ago
> instability and violence from a too-powerful government (thus checks and balances) This is not the argument of the federalist papers. They argue for a government with powers commensurate to its objects. They discuss at great length the
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by periphrasis 3y ago
The text of Federalist 10 shows that this is not a useful distinction in our contemporary context. Madison defines the "republican principle" as majority rule, and further defines "pure democracy" as direct government by
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by periphrasis 3y ago
> Or, if he wants to eventually become the President of the US, then that's an alternative explanation (of why he cared)? That would require a constitutional amendment in order for him to be eligible. He’s revealed himself to be pre
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by periphrasis 3y ago
When the weather gets nice in nyc, the bike lanes fill up with people slowly meandering about the lane as they cycle one-handed, eyes glued to their cellphones. My unscientific, purely vibes based take is that the ubiquity of the smartphone
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by periphrasis 4y ago
I don’t disagree about the artistic merit or lack thereof of most “content”. Will AI produced content be worse than 98% of what’s on Netflix? Probably not! But this will drastically change the economics of content creation, such that someth
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by periphrasis 4y ago
I was referring to the genre fiction versus literary fiction distinction, something which would be very evident if your understanding of the term wasn’t limited to the first hit of a google search.
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by periphrasis 4y ago
So literally generic content replacing art? Just tell the machine what you expect and like and then your expectations can be satisfied on-demand! Sounds like cultural oblivion and I will hold my tongue on the quality of your aesthetic judgm
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by periphrasis 4y ago
And because the passage of time implies progress, this will be inherently better than what came before. /s
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by periphrasis 4y ago
> Happy isn't a long term state of being. It's a short term emotion like anger or sadness. Counter point: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudaimonia
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by periphrasis 4y ago
This decision is correct, given all the incorrect strategic decisions he made leading up to it. The markets have clearly lost a lot of confidence in his leadership, and I would have to imagine the remaining employees have too. Stepping down
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by periphrasis 4y ago
Imagine thinking securities fraud is the profession of the superior man: instead, he is merely a slave to his desires, namely greed, debasing himself in order to vainly feed the insatiable beast inside. Truly pitiable and truly servile.
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by periphrasis 4y ago
You certainly can recreate something very similar in post, although that’s a bit like saying chiaroscuro lighting is achievable in charcoal, oil paint, and photography: the effect is still going to be distinct depending on the medium. Digit
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by periphrasis 4y ago
As an example, I recently saw Full Metal Jacket on 35mm. The last Boot Camp scene, the one in the bathroom, while unsettling in any context becomes positively haunting in 35mm. The lower light conditions introduce artifacting even in digita
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by periphrasis 4y ago
I’m not sure avoiding sub vocalisation is an advantage unless your only priority is speed. If you’re reading poetry or rhetorical writing, i.e. a speech, and if you’re neither sub vocalizing nor reading aloud, then you’re missing most of wh
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by periphrasis 4y ago
> Achilles' flaw is that he is driven entirely by Thumos, far beyond what is appropriate. I disagree completely. If it was beyond what was appropriate, much of the meaning of the poem simply does not work. There was a story in the t
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by periphrasis 4y ago
The point is that Aristotle's views about Oedipus both misread Sophocles' text and fail to generalize across the literary corpus Aristotle was analyzing. Achilles is the quintessential and paradigmatic tragic figure in ancient Gre
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by periphrasis 4y ago
He classifies it as epic poetry, although I don't recall off hand the details of discussion of Achilles, if there even was any. But the Iliad is most certainly a tragedy in its dramatic elements; indeed you simply would not have Atheni
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by periphrasis 4y ago
The "tragic flaw" is a more useful frame for analysis of subsequent Western tragedy, which was obviously heavily influenced by Aristotle's Poetics. However, Aristotle's analysis of tragedy in Poetics is almost solely an
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by periphrasis 4y ago
Correct, in that as the play opens he has already unknowingly done the things that once revealed will destroy him, which were all the workings of the prophecy. However, in the action of the play itself, he still makes a fateful choice of hi
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by periphrasis 4y ago
It makes it less surprising that the social impact of the internet has so curdled in the last decade, doesn’t it?
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by periphrasis 4y ago
Great article, although I would quibble with the reference to the “tragic flaw”. What is Oedipus’ tragic flaw? That he’s smart and inquisitive? That he won’t rest until he learns the truth? These aren’t flaws but strengths. Aristotle, the o
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by periphrasis 4y ago
> to catapult their careers ahead. What is the value of one’s career? To make more money? Why is it smart to devote so much effort to moving up when you’ll be dead and your work completely forgotten much sooner than anyone cares to admit
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by periphrasis 4y ago
Rural areas account for 14% of the US population. Why should they have veto power over the urban planning and transportation policy in metro areas? And I’m sorry you feel that the pro-coup, pro-Dobbs, pro-demonizing-gay-people party isn’t a
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by periphrasis 4y ago
? Madison et al. are quite explicit that non-proportional representation in the Senate was a deeply regrettable compromise that could potentially create extraordinary difficulties down the line. The only thing keeping it from being complete
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by periphrasis 4y ago
I’m of the belief that social media use ravages the attention span and imposes a high passive opportunity cost on your time (consider how often you absentmindedly open your phone to scroll a feed without looking for anything in particular o
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by periphrasis 4y ago
One thing this thread has reminded me of is that for all the lip service conservatives pay to toughness and manly traditional gender roles, they certainly seem to live in abject terror of being the victim of a crime.
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by periphrasis 4y ago
Eh, MMO lingo presumes that a "tank" class is supposed to take damage. Any tank crew that plans to rely on its armor to survive hits isn't going to live very long.
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by periphrasis 4y ago
A few points that in the course of being typed out turned into a small essay: Modern conventional warfare is extremely deadly: essentially, if a target can be seen it can be destroyed. Anything in the open will eventually be destroyed. Tank
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by periphrasis 4y ago
Now also corroborated by radio intercepts: https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/possible-eviden...

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