garth
@garth@sh.itjust.works
I mean we’re looking
down on Wayne’s basement, only
that’s not Wayne’s basement.
- Comment on What is the difference between an American liberal and a liberal outside the USA? 1 week ago:
In the broader world of politics, “liberal” usually refers to “classical liberalism”: representative democracy, a capitalist market economy with limited government involvement, and an emphasis on individual liberty over communal well-being. This is the ideology the US was founded upon (for white people, at least) and that it still largely embraces. Both major US political parties are liberal parties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism
Within the US, the user of the term is very different. Republicans use the word “liberal” as a pejorative to describe anyone even slightly to their left. You could be a progressive, a social democrat, a communist, an anarchist, or simply a pragmatic individual who wants to fund libraries and public schools, and you would be branded a “lib.”
- Comment on the infidelity continues 1 week ago:
The infidelity will continue until morale improves.
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- Comment on How come NK doesn't just come out and say we are in trouble and need help? Like their lack of food and stuff? I really don't see a downside for a country admit they were wrong and need help 2 months ago:
Since the mid-20th century, North Korea’s domestic politics have centered on the idea that the whole world is out to get them, and therefore they must be fiercely independent from outside influence. Openly asking for international aid would be like admitting defeat against all their political enemies, real and imagined. Nobody in power is going to do that.
- Comment on In which ways the dot com craze of the late 90s and the current AI market differ? In which ways are the same phenomena? 2 months ago:
The .com craze was a gold rush to a land with proven reserves. It was clear there was a huge opportunity to get rich. The question was which companies would find the right approach and succeed. Amazon lived, other retailers like Pets.com didn’t. Kozmo and Webvan failed but their general business ideas later succeeded at other companies. And so on.
AI feels more like a gold rush based on rumors and hype. It isn’t clear (at least to me) that a market opportunity exists to justify the massive spending going on.
- Comment on Australian state bans testing of illicit drugs 3 months ago:
Next they’ll ban helmets and seatbelts. You should simply not do anything risky that might necessitate safety measures, right?
