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Re: Eager to Burst His Own Bubble, a Techie Made Apps to Randomize His Life

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Post by bartread »

My immediate reaction to this was, "hey, this is awesome," and actually it really is. I think it's an interesting and creative solution to a problem a lot of us share - admittedly whilst recognising that for large swathes of the world's population this would be a great problem to have.

Still, there's that nagging little voice in the back of my head: part of me can't help wondering what will happen, and how people will come to view it, if/when his apps catch on (as I suspect they will).

Re: Eager to Burst His Own Bubble, a Techie Made Apps to Randomize His Life

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Post by corobo »

notdang wrote: post #65
reustle wrote: post #7

I actually met Max while we both happened to be in Thailand in 2015. We spent the day on bicycles following the directions his script told him, without hesitation. Regardless of where it was in the city, that's where we went next (a laundry mat, daycare, cafes, and the zoo iirc). Nothing was skipped, because it was what the software told us to do. Here are some pictures from that day https://goo.gl/photos/gyCNRz2rs7z…

Just stay alert, in some parts of the world it can end tragically: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/07/british-woman-...

Oh damn wait, she made it? I read the article with the context "it can end tragically" - I love reading the news when the twist is someone survives.

Re: Eager to Burst His Own Bubble, a Techie Made Apps to Randomize His Life

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Post by jimjimjim »

dopeboy wrote: post #9
reustle wrote: post #7

I actually met Max while we both happened to be in Thailand in 2015. We spent the day on bicycles following the directions his script told him, without hesitation. Regardless of where it was in the city, that's where we went next (a laundry mat, daycare, cafes, and the zoo iirc). Nothing was skipped, because it was what the software told us to do. Here are some pictures from that day https://goo.gl/photos/gyCNRz2rs7z…

That's really interesting. I was thinking of doing a social experiment that's similar but the script would be crowd sourced and determined at the last possible moment.

crowd sourced... boaty mcboatface.

Re: Eager to Burst His Own Bubble, a Techie Made Apps to Randomize His Life

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Post by tomjakubowski »

to_bpr wrote: post #77
user432468 wrote: post #73

NPR so diligently points out white privilege. It couldn't be that he dresses well, has good hygiene, is educated, well off, and speaks politely. It is only because he's white? In San Francisco of all places? > At first, he was nervous: What if people wouldn't let him in? But, as a kind of unassuming white guy, he actually didn't have this problem. (And Max acknowledges this privilege.)

It's 2017. If you're not virtue signalling whenever and wherever possible, you're simply not with it.

And if you're not virtue signaling, be sure to constantly say everyone else is doing it, to signal your own superiority.

Re: Eager to Burst His Own Bubble, a Techie Made Apps to Randomize His Life

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Post by vageli »

davidcelis wrote: post #80
eljimmy wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you feel uncomfortable if the author was a woman? It is sad that in today's society men are immediately perceived as a potential threat to a child. The fear mongering is getting ridiculous.

I made no mention of the fact that the author is a male.

> The app took you too a daycare? Where people leave their children? Did you actually enter it, or just move on? I'd feel pretty uncomfortable with a random stranger and his friends showing up to my kid's daycare. I hope the apps have gotten better location filtering in place since 2015.

Sure you did. Emphasis mine.

Re: Eager to Burst His Own Bubble, a Techie Made Apps to Randomize His Life

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Post by hysterix »

yttrium wrote: post #78
user432468 wrote: post #73

NPR so diligently points out white privilege. It couldn't be that he dresses well, has good hygiene, is educated, well off, and speaks politely. It is only because he's white? In San Francisco of all places? > At first, he was nervous: What if people wouldn't let him in? But, as a kind of unassuming white guy, he actually didn't have this problem. (And Max acknowledges this privilege.)

Really? You think that this is exclusively a matter of hygiene and style ? I don't know what's worse, that you're so misinformed about the existence of white privilege, or that you feel comfortable trying to bring some edgy socio-racial nonsense into this conversation.

"White privilege" aka modern civilization. Considering the entirety of modern civilization and inventions were made by white people, everyone lives in the glory of white privilege, even minorities living in america.

I have an idea, if you truly want to get away from "white privilege" how about you go into the forest and start a new civilization from scratch but this time without white people.

Surely it would become a paradise in no time because you wouldn't have the white devil holding you down?

Re: Eager to Burst His Own Bubble, a Techie Made Apps to Randomize His Life

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Post by a3_nm »

maxhawkins wrote: post #27

If you want to try this out check out my Facebook group, The Third Party: https://www.facebook.com/groups/the3rdparty/ You can send us a message to receive a randomly selected event near you. People from all over are attending the events and posting about their experiences in the group.

Looks like a great idea! Pity that it is not possible to see anything on this page without a Facebook account. :-/

Re: Eager to Burst His Own Bubble, a Techie Made Apps to Randomize His Life

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Post by jpatokal »

notdang wrote: post #65
reustle wrote: post #7

I actually met Max while we both happened to be in Thailand in 2015. We spent the day on bicycles following the directions his script told him, without hesitation. Regardless of where it was in the city, that's where we went next (a laundry mat, daycare, cafes, and the zoo iirc). Nothing was skipped, because it was what the software told us to do. Here are some pictures from that day https://goo.gl/photos/gyCNRz2rs7z…

Just stay alert, in some parts of the world it can end tragically: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/07/british-woman-...

What does accidentally making a wrong turn into the bad part of town and getting carjacked have to do with the original article?

Re: Eager to Burst His Own Bubble, a Techie Made Apps to Randomize His Life

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Post by jimjimjim »

to_bpr wrote: post #77
user432468 wrote: post #73

NPR so diligently points out white privilege. It couldn't be that he dresses well, has good hygiene, is educated, well off, and speaks politely. It is only because he's white? In San Francisco of all places? > At first, he was nervous: What if people wouldn't let him in? But, as a kind of unassuming white guy, he actually didn't have this problem. (And Max acknowledges this privilege.)

It's 2017. If you're not virtue signalling whenever and wherever possible, you're simply not with it.

your reality seems to make you think that 'virtue signalling' is a thing. you keep using that phrase in your comments on posts.
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