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Re: Apple Faceshield

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Post by ThrowawayR2 » Sun, Apr 12, 2020, 3:31 PM UTC

marcus_holmes wrote: post #640

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #621

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How about this? https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-gun-sales-asian-califor... . Asians don't exactly fit the traditional stereotypes for firearms purchasers but the attacks described and similar bad behavior directed at international students from Asia on college campuses certainly show that there are people out there willing to attack them based on imagined threats and therefore some level of concern by Asians for…

I notice that it's "the media are telling them that Asians are being targeted", not "Asians are buying guns because they're suffering from racist attacks". Again, the belief that people will do bad things to each other when order breaks down is much more prevalent than the actual incidence of people doing bad things to each other when order breaks down. I'm not saying it can't happen - there are always racist asshole…

I find your dismissiveness of the idea that racist attacks against Asians could be actually be occurring to be disappointing but not surprising in members of the modern left.

I suggest you invest some time reading a recent piece by an Chinese-American author in the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/magazine/asian-american-d...

Re: Apple Faceshield

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Post by ChristianBundy » Mon, Apr 13, 2020, 2:29 AM UTC

brodie wrote: post #655

ChristianBundy wrote: post #635

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> You keeps the bottom part loose, so it doesn't restrict breathing. Obviously you weren't advocating for a face mask that only covered the eyes.

I wasn't advocating for anything.

> You wrap it around the top of your head (forehead level), so it sticks to itself. You keeps the bottom part loose, so it doesn't restrict breathing. It works.

Sorry, does your version of HN not display the comments you've previously written? Or does your dictionary have different definitions for the words "it" and "works"?

I don't like arguing with strangers on the internet, so I think we should probably just end this conversation, but in the future I hope you'll be more considerate before advocating for harmful techniques. Hope you're staying safe and doing alright in these strange times.

Re: Apple Faceshield

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Post by marcus_holmes » Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 6:43 AM UTC

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #661

marcus_holmes wrote: post #640

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I notice that it's "the media are telling them that Asians are being targeted", not "Asians are buying guns because they're suffering from racist attacks". Again, the belief that people will do bad things to each other when order breaks down is much more prevalent than the actual incidence of people doing bad things to each other when order breaks down. I'm not saying it can't happen - there are always racist asshole…

I find your dismissiveness of the idea that racist attacks against Asians could be actually be occurring to be disappointing but not surprising in members of the modern left. I suggest you invest some time reading a recent piece by an Chinese-American author in the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/magazine/asian-american-d...

I repeat, I'm not saying it doesn't happen. I am not "dismissing" racist attacks. I'm saying that media will massively over-report any such attacks, and under-report any incidences of people being nice to each other. So we end up with a belief (based on the evidence that we receive from the media) that we're going to be attacked, and not (which is the vast majority of actual interactions) that strangers will help us.