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Trump-related, Trump-unrelated -- the important thing is that our hubris is coming back to bite (or even just nip) us. Small consolation for those trammeled along our way -- but so…

"Silicon Valley seems to have lost a bit of its verve since the Presidential election. The streets of San Francisco—spiritually part of the Valley—feel less crowded. Coffee-shop co…

> A capitalist economy is an "empathy vacuum". That's the problem. [Edit: I think you were trying to say just this.] Bear in mind, too, that Silicon Valley is one of the few market…

for god's sake

This is moronic. - Psychotherapy can take years to work. Three months is nothing. - What in the fuck? - lol yeah sedate your spouse. Careful you don't get ripped off! Mother's litt…

Shlock. The writer is satisfied with the world he inhabits, is not particularly aggrieved by the powers that be, has not been particularly failed -- and therefore takes umbrage at …

> If they're all rational I feel you, but that assumption is where this argument diverges from reality.

I recently watched "Command And Control" ( http://www.commandandcontrolfilm.com ) on a whim. I hadn't read up about the film before seeing it, so I understood "nuclear missile acci…

While there's a grain of truth to this, to insist on this generalization is to twist Stallman's meaning to suit your own purposes. It's quite clear that Stallman is, here, speaking…

"If corporations dominate society and write the laws, then each advance or change in technology is an opening for them to further restrict or mistreat its users." Also, you definit…

I very much disagree that they do nothing to promote constructive discussion. They put a fine point on the absurdities of the position mocked -- hardly unconstructive.

It's good and not at all insane that I make $100,000/year for dicking around on a computer every day. Those poors just aren't creating value.

Conveying sarcasm may not be one of yours.

God forbid those proles vote, or -- horror of horrors -- have one of the most fulfilling human experiences! They should all be disenfranchised and sterilized.

but neoliberalism is good and without any drawbacks. the unhaltered gallop of technology will have no bad consequences whatsoever.

Please just read Marx already.

I'm sympathetic to your point. But ultimately I gotta disagree with the premise of your argument -- specifically, that the misery of being a cuckold makes the use of the term "cuck…

Look, dude, it's not about inherent worth. Framing these discussions in such terms is a rhetorical trick to evade their actual subject matter. The real issue is that being cheated …

I'm rooting against you, pal. Cheers.

Yeah man, it's crazy misogynistic to suggest that men don't like it when their wife sleeps with another man.

The linked article suggests that the models in the animation are supposed to represent 21st-century vices. That's all very well and good, but "The Garden of Earthly Delights" wasn'…

That's delightful.

The Pharcyde's video for "The Drop" was filmed entirely in reverse. They apparently worked with a linguist to work out mouth movements that would sync to the lyrics when played bac…

it was good