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Re: Female monkeys use wile to rally troops

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Post by dracht »

hashmap wrote: post #48
gspetr wrote: post #16

Males have evolved to extract resources from the environment. Females have evolved to extract resources from males.

Second comment from the top, "Women are gold diggers." Screencapping this for when HN's users claim they don't make the tech space awful for women.

In order for you to make such a statement, you have to believe what the parent said was completely false or that it is true but shouldn't be said.

If number one: Human evolution did not start 50 years ago. How do you think humans used to live for thousands of years, or how primitive tribes live right now? (Spoiler: it is not a feminist's dream) Are human males not more capable of gathering resources due to their inherent traits? Does evolution not select those most capable of reproduction? It does not take a degree in anthropology to put two and two together.

If number two: If basic evolutionary biology is too hurtful, perhaps it is time to consider whether the ideology that led you to feel inadequate is the social construct that needs to be done away with, rather than commonly agreed upon facts.

Re: Female monkeys use wile to rally troops

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Post by midgetjones »

coderdude wrote: post #108
midgetjones wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

'Apparently' how? Because you're being downvoted? I doubt, even if it is a sockpuppet account (which incidentally has amassed four times the karma you have), that they are the only one downvoting you.

He's saying that because the person who says they've been here for 8 years registered 16 days ago. As if, in 8 years of Inflammatory HN commentary, only just now did they decide to stop lurking. And only just now did they become so vocal about what matters to them. That's my interpretation. It could also mean the more obvious, "I've been here for 8 years but under a different name."

I specifically did not deny it was a sockpuppet. That was not my point.

Re: Female monkeys use wile to rally troops

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Post by scandox »

saiya-jin wrote: post #110
scandox wrote: post #83

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You know I could be tricksy but I'll answer you straight. Even if I thoroughly believed the rather reductive propositions you make about male/female biology, I would still disagree with your conclusions. You seem to want it both ways: you assert men are naturally violent, women are naturally manipulative, therefore we should accept this state of affairs and not be dishonest about it. At the same time you want us to r…

> Has it ever occurred to you that Political Correctness acts as training wheels for people who are exhibiting bad natural behaviours? I get your points, but I disagree on this one. How people adapt to be perceived by others on the surface - I couldn't care less about that. When they are rotten deep inside, broken and shattered to pieces - no matter how many correctness masks they put on, they are still same piece of…

Well I don't want to sound more cynical than the OP, but the surface is actually what matters in the broader social context. Without shame, human society would be a violent anarchy. Some people have relatively good natures, but many do not. That is not even a criticism. After all, one cannot be ashamed of nature - only of the inability to control it.

Absence of shame is like power: it corrupts.

So whatever we call PC, we need something like it. That is my view.

Re: Female monkeys use wile to rally troops

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Post by douche »

DanielleMolloy wrote: post #98
douche wrote: post #56

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Complaining about downvoting is never productive. They are just internet points.

Internet points that prove the point. And, as predicted, most of my comments are [flagged] now. Do you see the little story this tells?

That making a big stink about getting downvoted is a good way to get downvoted more?

Re: Female monkeys use wile to rally troops

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Post by da1 »

Tephlon wrote: post #93
da1 wrote: post #84

You had to get your sock-puppet account for such a low effort comment?! Hope your armor isn't impairing your movement too much.

Accusing him of being a sock-puppet and I'm going to assume the "armor" bit is either an allusion to "White Knighting" (Which is completely inaccurate here) or "Social Justice Warrior" which is an easy way for you to dismiss his views. Bravo.

In another comment he claims he's been in HN for eight years but this account is like 16 days old.

It is a sock-puppet account.

Re: Female monkeys use wile to rally troops

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Post by [deleted] »

coderdude wrote: post #85
75j wrote: post #75

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You do it. You're the one making the claim. I've been on HN like 8 years and I'm wondering what you mean too.

As someone who has actually been here for like 8 years, I know better than to be baited into doing basic legwork research for the uninitiated.

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Re: Female monkeys use wile to rally troops

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Post by 77pt77 »

stared wrote: post #32

...and crows can push cats into a fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANZBs8Za0Q , which I find more spectacular. (There are more such videos, it's not a singular case.)

If crows ever get the ability to use firearms, humanity is done for...

The level of machiavellian intelligence these animals have is scary.

These crows go so far as to poke these cats mid-fight so as to entice them...

Re: Female monkeys use wile to rally troops

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Post by 77pt77 »

DanielleMolloy wrote: post #27
cperciva wrote: post #20

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Please resist making comments about being downvoted. It never does any good, and makes boring reading. Also, avoid baiting users by announcing that you expect to be downvoted.

Please resist trying to teach other users.

He's just stating common HN etiquette.

The rules of engagement so to speak.

Re: Female monkeys use wile to rally troops

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Post by 75j__throwaway »

coderdude wrote: post #85
75j wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You do it. You're the one making the claim. I've been on HN like 8 years and I'm wondering what you mean too.

As someone who has actually been here for like 8 years, I know better than to be baited into doing basic legwork research for the uninitiated.

(Getting the 'You're submitting too fast message' so I have to do this over Tor with a throwaway)

Do you geniuses know that it's possible to make more than one account on HN? I'm going to dig up older accounts to prove it. I make throwaways constantly here, though I've never used them deceptively.

Unfortunately the oldest I could find is 4 years old and I can't log into it. However, it contains posts about living in Phnom Penh (which if I haven't alluded to with this account, I can prove) and linguistics-related stuff, which I recently mentioned studying in college:

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ledge

I did find some other less old accounts that I can log into (12-4, ooooo00000, trill1, o0o0_ooo, dcacaac), and I will now proceed to login and reply with each one to this post.

Re: Female monkeys use wile to rally troops

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Post by 12-4 »

coderdude wrote: post #85
75j wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You do it. You're the one making the claim. I've been on HN like 8 years and I'm wondering what you mean too.

As someone who has actually been here for like 8 years, I know better than to be baited into doing basic legwork research for the uninitiated.

I am 75j.
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