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Re: I Can't Sleep

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Post by Zetobal »

jfoweif wrote: post #17
Zetobal wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No as you admitted in your other comment you are just biased.

Again, how can you be perfectly "objective" writing about something when morality is subjective and based on emotion at its core. We can write about the facts and attempt to convince the audience based on appealing to their moral values, which is what OP is doing.

The problem is that people like you who are overthrown by their own emotions talk about objectivity. The only thing you champion with a view like yours is moral relativism.

Re: I Can't Sleep

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Post by Zetobal »

pbiggar wrote: post #14
Zetobal wrote: post #11

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I have no problem with people speaking up just with people that want to be edgy and write a sob story when a opportunity arises. As I said you deciding to speak up now but not about other conflicts says more about you than you think. Do you really not sleep?

I don't usually post this sort of "dear diary" thing either, but when there's a US ally doing a genocide, and we in the west have the opportunity to do something about it, I figured it was better to post. Not sure what I can do about the Congo, but if I get some small set of folks in tech to feel like they can criticize this genocide, we have the ability to change US policy. But yeah, I'm not being facetious. I haven…

Your previous blog posts are still available for everyone to read. To say you don't normally write emotionally loaded is obviously wrong.

Re: I Can't Sleep

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Post by Zetobal »

jfoweif wrote: post #12
Zetobal wrote: post #8

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No it's not tell me why you can't sleep when 18600 people get killed but you can sleep like a baby when you know there is a lot more suffering in places without the limelight. You writing about Palestine but not other conflicts says more about you than you want to admit. Hybris.

Because he (and many others) are more invested in this war? That's why I care more, I didn't care about Russia/Ukraine but have far more knowledge and understanding of this one, and personal relationships.

That's hybris.

Re: I Can't Sleep

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Post by pbiggar »

Zetobal wrote: post #22
pbiggar wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't usually post this sort of "dear diary" thing either, but when there's a US ally doing a genocide, and we in the west have the opportunity to do something about it, I figured it was better to post. Not sure what I can do about the Congo, but if I get some small set of folks in tech to feel like they can criticize this genocide, we have the ability to change US policy. But yeah, I'm not being facetious. I haven…

Your previous blog posts are still available for everyone to read. To say you don't normally write emotionally loaded is obviously wrong.

Which one are you thinking? It feels to me this was the first post I've written with real emotion.

Re: I Can't Sleep

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Post by bluefishinit »

I fully agree with you. There are more founders, engineers, designers and product people out there who do as well. I will not work with anyone who supports genocide going forward in my career.

Re: I Can't Sleep

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Post by pbiggar »

Zetobal wrote: post #21
jfoweif wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Again, how can you be perfectly "objective" writing about something when morality is subjective and based on emotion at its core. We can write about the facts and attempt to convince the audience based on appealing to their moral values, which is what OP is doing.

The problem is that people like you who are overthrown by their own emotions talk about objectivity. The only thing you champion with a view like yours is moral relativism.

Of course we're biased. 20,000 people have been killed by indescrimimate bombing. I would hope that makes you biased too
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