Waveform

Straight to ad hominem. If I don’t share your reality tunnel, I must be broken? When people can’t justify their beliefs, they default to attacking the person instead of the idea.

If the categorical imperative feels like an ‘objective truth’ to you, how do you know it’s not just a really convincing reality tunnel? Like, how would you test whether it’s actually objective, or just something your brain is really good at justifying?

You see, if we tell parents that it’s actually super important that they raise their kids, I’m sure they will do it. Just like if we tell everyone that a vaccine for a dangerous disease is a really good idea, everyone will just settle down and go get it.

I always thought it was “Woo! Yeah!” not “Yeah! Woo!”

This thread certainly is full of interesting takes.

“People who get called stupid are just the result of the luck of the draw”

“REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NOOOO I WANNA CALL PEOPLE STUPID HOW DARE YOU BAN WORDS PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE ASSHOLES”

Good points, and I agree.

I do like Pinball (I just suck at it) and I always thought the machines are really really neat. I’m happy to see someone bring them up! I suppose it’s just that they’re a bit inaccessible. Having one in your home is a whole thing and going to an arcade is another whole thing.

Pinball is grossly under-appreciated, and its progression is a great example of doing new things with old ideas.

Explain.

Not because I strongly disagree, but I’m curious since you bring it up as a controversial take.

>“look up paradox of tolerance UwU” >“ok, let’s look at what it actually says” >“i didn’t read it UwU”

that tracks

i think people not knowing how to actually win an argument against a bigot is exactly the reason there are so many these days

shit’s easy. not that they’ll admit defeat but getting them babbling irrational nonsense takes very little debating skills. and when they inevitably start throwing ad hominems, then the mods have legitimate grounds to kick them out.

the spiciest take

nobody wants to change the game, they’re just mad that they’re not winning it

To be fair, they are very slow.

please keep throwing anti-american hissy fits.

I love these kinds of deep dives. If intelligence is happening at this scale, it suggests that “mind” might be the substrate of reality rather than just a byproduct of biology.

Oh yeah, this is perfect for me!