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Re: Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down

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Post by sorcerer-mar »

monetus wrote: post #106
resters wrote: post #56

As the US slowly becomes N. Korea...

How in the world did Juche become our national philosophy? I'm not sure, but I think about it all the time now. I'm on HN, so I tend to want to blame the ad industry. It's pretty nebulous to think that "made in America" directly snowballed into this; so many things did. The freakier nativism in advertising really could use a break right about now though.

There's no national philosophy. That's giving these people way too much credit.

"Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman is 100% predictive and descriptive of how we got where we are.

Re: Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down

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Post by p1necone »

timr wrote: post #96
dottjt wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I liked the idea behind the movie, but the movie itself wasn't very good. It was a bit like the movie Mickey 17, it didn't quite know what it wanted to be and tried to be a lot of things, but none of it really stuck and it ended up being a bit incoherent. The ending I thought was powerful though.

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People who complain about being "preached" at while the world burns behind them are exactly the kind of people the movie is poking fun at

Re: Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down

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Post by i80and »

sorcerer-mar wrote: post #111
monetus wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How in the world did Juche become our national philosophy? I'm not sure, but I think about it all the time now. I'm on HN, so I tend to want to blame the ad industry. It's pretty nebulous to think that "made in America" directly snowballed into this; so many things did. The freakier nativism in advertising really could use a break right about now though.

There's no national philosophy. That's giving these people way too much credit. "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman is 100% predictive and descriptive of how we got where we are.

I do think USA-flavored Juche does some explanatory power for the group as a whole, even if the individuals lack any specific philosophy beyond hill climbing.

I do also need to read Postman, though.

Re: Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down

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Post by sorcerer-mar »

zingababba wrote: post #26
MangoToupe wrote: post #14

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Wow, that's possibly the bleakest set of opinions I've ever seen detailed. I can't help but think that this is typical self-loathing and ensuing self-destruction turned towards society itself. I need to read his actual writing, though. I'm sure there's also some element of actively pandering towards people in power desperate to justify their hold through some ideology.

Just read his Gray Mirror posts or watch a podcast with him. If you really want to get the full experience you need to go back to his unqualified reservations stuff but it can be VERY tedious.

He is simply not that smart nor that interesting. Just a mega cringe-lord loser who got the ear of other cringe-lord losers who happen to be unfathomably wealthy.

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Post by rescripting »

mandeepj wrote: post #98
jmholla wrote: post #87

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They don't care about people. Senator Joni Ernst when told that people would die due from the spending bill responded with, "Well, we are all going to die."

> Senator Joni Ernst when told that people would die due from the spending bill responded with, "Well, we are all going to die." reply Well, how many times has she seen a doctor in her life so far? Of course, more than one. Then, why did she do that if she is eventually going to die one day?

Because she doesn’t see herself as “one of them”.

She is the living embodiment of the Lord Farquaad meme: “Some of you are going to die, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take”

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Post by [deleted] »

timr wrote: post #109
barbecue_sauce wrote: post #105

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Why would you assume people that went on to have successful film careers failed high school science? Just because someone doesn't pursue science as a career doesn't mean they received bad grades in it, especially at a high school level.

I’m not assuming anything - this is why I used words like “probably” and “mostly” - but let’s just say that I’ve known my share of actors, and I’m willing to take the odds.

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Re: Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down

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Post by triceratops »

timr wrote: post #96
dottjt wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I liked the idea behind the movie, but the movie itself wasn't very good. It was a bit like the movie Mickey 17, it didn't quite know what it wanted to be and tried to be a lot of things, but none of it really stuck and it ended up being a bit incoherent. The ending I thought was powerful though.

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Actors act, writers write. You seem to be confused about who was "preaching".

I've confirmed that both writers of the movie graduated high school, and one of them even graduated college.

Re: Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down

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Post by bix6 »

jmholla wrote: post #87
nektro wrote: post #73

i think what contributes the most to my sense of dread is the feeling that if you were to tell these decision makers in govt right now "but this'll kill people!" they'd respond "good"

They don't care about people. Senator Joni Ernst when told that people would die due from the spending bill responded with, "Well, we are all going to die."

And then doubled down with a later Instagram post making fun of everyone. How are these people our elected officials? It’s unbelievable.

Re: Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down

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Post by jahsome »

timr wrote: post #109
barbecue_sauce wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would you assume people that went on to have successful film careers failed high school science? Just because someone doesn't pursue science as a career doesn't mean they received bad grades in it, especially at a high school level.

I’m not assuming anything - this is why I used words like “probably” and “mostly” - but let’s just say that I’ve known my share of actors, and I’m willing to take the odds.

It's so funny to me you'd whine about "preaching" and then take such a needlessly judgemental and demonstrably false stance, and then double down and lie when it's pointed out. Truly, a person of science.
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