racktash

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by racktash 8mo ago
We're well past the point where (and it's ever growing) evidence of Trumpism's tyranny and cruelty will sway anyone, I think. As depressing as it is, a large swathe of people just do not and cannot care. I remain shocked that
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by racktash 8mo ago
I think you've described the problem (or one of them) very well. We've seen how misinformation -- including ideas that were once fringe, believed only by a minority of cranks -- spreads and becomes acceptable, becomes a "legi
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by racktash 8mo ago
No. I have a cushy job, especially when I compare it to how many other people earn money, but it's still a job rather than a passion. The social aspect is all well and good, but much (but not all) of it in a company is actually quite f
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by racktash 8mo ago
I hope to live long enough to see a free Iran -- or at least something better than the current, rotten regime.
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by racktash 9mo ago
Given most assassinations on US politicians (including attempted) targeted Democrat politicians in 2025, I would have different expectations to your last point.
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by racktash 9mo ago
(Highly subjective opinion incoming.) I've been thinking a lot lately, challenging some of my long-held assumptions... Big tech, the current AI trend, social media websites serving up rage bait and misinformation (not to imply this is
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by racktash 10mo ago
Between River and Sea by Dervla Murphy (her final published book). It (and admittedly a few other things) completely altered my view on the relevant issue, and despite being a very serious topic, the book is enjoyable and heavy considering.
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by racktash 11mo ago
I get where you're coming from. I would be a bit annoyed if, for instance, taxpayer money went to artists painting white-paint-on-white-canvas non-paintings or recording silence as a form of music. The trouble is that it's hard to
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by racktash 11mo ago
Strawman. Some things need funding despite being unprofitable. Not everyone will agree, but I believe art/culture (including often unprofitable forms thereof) are worthwhile, and should thus receive public funding (to some degree). I b
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by racktash 11mo ago
Both are important, both are unprofitable, both (in my opinion) deserve public funding.
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by racktash 11mo ago
Some art produced today is good, some bad. Subjectivity will mean people disagree. It has ever been so. But the idea that art / artists don't require money isn't my read of history. When you go to an art museum in, say, Londo
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by racktash 11mo ago
Art and culture may be "unproductive" from a utilitarian point of view, but it's valuable and enriching in ways hard to measure on a spreadsheet.
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by racktash 11mo ago
Art and culture is extremely valuable, but is often not profitable / sustainable. Banking is important to society too, but it's already well compensated!
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by racktash 11mo ago
Great art isn't necessarily about popularity / wide appeal, though. In fact, the art that isn't of wide, general appeal, is what stands to benefit the most from this kind of benefit.
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by racktash 1y ago
Ordinary People, Redford's directorial debut, is one of my favourite movies. A movie that deceptively appears simple but that is wonderfully emotionally deep with great performances from the entire cast. I must give it a rewatch.
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by racktash 1y ago
I used to think this, and I was so wrong. Or course some attend the rallies for foolish reasons, but I found that a lot of what I believed about the Israel-Palestine situation was effectively Israeli propaganda (and grossly untrue). The mis
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by racktash 1y ago
Agreed. Lots of recent (last 10-20 years, say) non-fiction is annoyingly flabby.
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by racktash 1y ago
Agreed, not a fan. The world has enough fakery in it already without people accidentally generating even more (I assume quite a lot of casual users will mistake this zoom for zoom in the traditional sense).
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by racktash 1y ago
I feel the same. Am very interested to hear others say the same as it is a worrying experience, seeing a substantial part of one's life disappear in no time at all. It's hard to say whether it was the event itself, the effect of h
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by racktash 2y ago
It may be too FPS specific, but I always got a lot out of the in-game audio commentaries on Valve's games (HL2: Episodes, (since 2024) HL2 itself, Portal 2 etc.) There is some great analysis of player psychology in the recordings that
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by racktash 2y ago
"Peace for Our Time"/Chamberlain was at least motivated by a genuine (albeit naive) desire for peace. This is much worse insofar as motivations are concerned.
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by racktash 2y ago
It was content for a segment of his base. On Twitter, it's common to find populist-right commentators say things like: 1. Supporting Ukraine against Russia is risking WW3 2. Zelensky is always asking for more, more more and is SO disre
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by racktash 2y ago
Trump pardoned the January 6th rioters for the benefit of a certain segment of his supporter base. I have a feeling his childish humiliation of Zelensky is more of the same. It's no coincidence he dropped a "World War 3" refe
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by racktash 2y ago
Fun idea! I am always astounded how hard it can be to break doom scrolling as a habit DESPITE knowing how much better I feel when I can't / don't do it. When I don't do it, I will often spend my time doing something pers
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by racktash 2y ago
Eat, drink and be merry – preferably with good friends and family. Always be open to new things (within reason). Get basic finances in order (pension, savings and investments), but don't overdo the planning. Be careful who you're
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by racktash 2y ago
One has to take in the broader picture. The DOGE events are one piece of the puzzle. It was only last week that far-right thugs were pardoned unconditionally by the President. Some people hold conservative views, some liberal and others a m
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by racktash 2y ago
Since it worked so well for Russia in the 90s onwards, why not America?
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by racktash 2y ago
I would love just one year of this decade to be uneventful / boring... I used to think people were over-doing it in their criticism of Trump – I thought he was dreadful, but ultimately a contained / containable force. I was even a
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by racktash 2y ago
Ah yes, the Nazi salute's innocuous cousin, totally unrelated to the far right, the Roman Salute... /s Unfortunately, this isn't a one off connection. For instance, search Musk and the AfD. Eventually you see enough associati
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by racktash 2y ago
Even more revealing are the people offering excuses / brushing this and other things off – they are either naive (or have not been following Musk's comments about the AfD etc.) or knowingly acting in bad-faith. If there is one sma

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