In 2019 I dated a girl who was into "effective altruism." That was a trip.
Not sure where else to put this. Video on the similarities of groups
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In 2019 I dated a girl who was into "effective altruism." That was a trip.
I’d love to hear more. Any notable comments or statements she made?
So one example is that she knew I was a "dog person," contribute to For Paws, and whatnot. And she didn't enjoy the idea of seeing eye dogs. Her argument was that for the cost to train one guide dog, you could create thousands of mosquito nets for people in Africa. So to her, it was clear that it would be most effective to put all that money toward the mosquito nets, since they would actually save lives and affect far more people...whereas a guide dog would only help one person who isn't at the same level of risk of death.
I also asked if I were stuck on one set of train tracks and two strangers were stuck on another, if she'd pull the lever to save me. She said no.
Thanks for linking the actual article, I heard the news blurbs about this one.
I have no issue stating I would, push comes to shove, value the whole of the human species over another species. But that’s an unlikely scenario where the sole way to ensure the survival of our species would be to eliminate another wholesale.
I speak of known terrestrial species, of course.
Since I don't know where to put this either I'll just say I enjoyed this opinion piece and I'll put it here.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opini...en-backs-domestic-terror-law-it-s-ncna1254330
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opini...en-backs-domestic-terror-law-it-s-ncna1254330
Solid post.
Anyone drawing comparisons between the capitol riot and BLM protests needs to reevaluate their moral compass.
By you and Reagan.
It's honestly asinine that this even needs to be said.
Ouch.
And never said I felt that way. Only that an argument could be made.
We already recognize things like eminent domain in this country, social welfare etc, where we prop up the community as a whole over the (potential) protestations of the individual.
Zealots talks in absolutes, people who actually govern usually have to meet somewhere in the middle.
That's the way it used to be, at least. Politics was everyone leaves the table unhappy because neither side got completely what they wanted, a middle ground was found and the country moved ahead slowly on a moderate path.
Then at some point in the last 12 years or so, career politicians figured out that "Look what I accomplished for you!" was a risky way to keep their job forever. Much safer and for infinitely less effort, they could shift to, "Look what I stopped the other side from doing!" Both sides now just shut each other down and the country goes nowhere. In that sense, I was able to enjoy the senators being made to feel fear from the people. The problem was that those nutjobs and bigots are not the people I want my government to fear.
only one side is basically shutting down the senate, refusing to hold confirmation hearings for supreme court justices, and ramming through partisan hacks to said court once they win the election my dude
If you think it's only one side the past couple decades, you're not paying attention.
this is why the vague 'both sides' rhetoric is so tiresome. it absolves you of looking more deeply into the issues, when you can just handwave everything away. you may dislike both sides. i am the furthest thing from a fan of democrats, but they're at least not actively breaking the democratic norms of the country whenever possible. what exact issues/events/laws etc. are you referring to that you seem to hate so much?
Not nearly as tiresome as people who act like their shit don't stink.
the really troubling thing is people like you vote. thank you for your brilliant observations in this thread.
precisely.
Likewise. Your simple minded certainty along with your hypocrisy and lack of self-awareness regarding hand-waving make you a much bigger problem.
I don't understand how some people whom I thought were intelligent and caring are nothing more than empty shells of hatred.
I've lost a ton of respect for friends, family, loved ones.
Some I won't engage again in my lifetime.
We gotta be worried about National Guardsmen turning on "us"?
What the actual fuck?
I've lost a ton of respect for friends, family, loved ones.
Some I won't engage again in my lifetime.
We gotta be worried about National Guardsmen turning on "us"?
What the actual fuck?
Can you give some examples? Because here's how I see it, just off the top of my head...
R:
- Insurrection
- Voter disenfranchisement (USPS, ballot boxes, shutting down polling stations, etc.)
- Gerrymandering
- Refusing to hear SCJ nominee
- Quid pro quo at the presidential level
- Pardoning convicted racists and war criminals
- Massive COVID fuckup
- Separating kids from parents and putting them in cages
- Attempts to dismantle ACA / "repeal and replace"
- Countless emoluments violations
- Killing Dodd Frank
- Increased taxes for the non-rich
- Attempts to kill House Ethics Committee
- Constant conspiracy theories (e.g., Uranium One)
- Deflecting the correlation between intelligence and liberalism by creating a narrative that colleges are communist brain washing programs
- Middle East wars
- 2008 financial crisis
D:
- Her emails
- Benghazi
- Tan suit
- Blow job
Listen...I get it, you don't like Republicans...but man, you really need to take a step back and look at that list of yours. Are you seriously implying that you "R" list are all Republican exclusives? Really?