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Comment on Tildes growth in ~tildes
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Comment on How would you go about teaching (or learning) critical thinking? in ~humanities
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentThat would explain some of the surprising cases I've come across. For example, people being well grounded in one respected discipline, known to require critical thinking, yet also believing one of...they found that learning about logic in an area didn't generally result in the transferance of that logic to be used in another area
That would explain some of the surprising cases I've come across. For example, people being well grounded in one respected discipline, known to require critical thinking, yet also believing one of those low-effort conspiracies.
Thanks, some good nomenclature there too to guide the way.
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Comment on How would you go about teaching (or learning) critical thinking? in ~humanities
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentThat was quite inspiring. It reminds me of a quote along the lines of: we see the world not as it is, but as we are. I love the idea of using the diversity of humanity as a reminder that many...That was quite inspiring. It reminds me of a quote along the lines of: we see the world not as it is, but as we are. I love the idea of using the diversity of humanity as a reminder that many perspectives are possible.
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How would you go about teaching (or learning) critical thinking?
I’m interested in everyday applications like noticing bias in commercial media as well as word-of-mouth and social media. Are there any principles or methods you know of that you’d consider...
I’m interested in everyday applications like noticing bias in commercial media as well as word-of-mouth and social media. Are there any principles or methods you know of that you’d consider especially important?
I’m also interested in any recommendations for online training.
Edit: Wow! Since there are some great suggestions in the comments, I'd like to summarise them here:- Primary sources and secondary sources (fefellama)
- Engagement (BeanBurrito)
- Under The Influence by Terry O'Reilly [podcast] (chocobean)
- Influence, marketing, motivation, bias, dark patterns, corruption, phrasing and choice of words (chocobean)
- Multiple sources. Verbalise your thought process / question yourself (hobofarmer)
- Advanced Placement English. Ethos, pathos, logos (Wisix)
- Learning how to hold and study concepts without internalizing them. Not becoming emotionally dependent on “being right”. (bet)
- Flaws in perception and processing. The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef: "the motivation to see things as they are, not as you wish they were" (Landhund)
- Fact checking, exercises such as mock trials (chizcurl)
- Not assuming that critical thinking transfers across domains (daywalker)
- Falsifiability, scientific psychology, psychological bias, cognition / emotion / behaviour (daywalker)
- 'Very Short Introductions' series by Oxford Press (daywalker)
- Many ways to conceptualise "critical thinking". Appreciating the humanity of other people. (mieum)
- Self reflection and acknowledgement of diversity (mieum)
- The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science [book] (gaywallet)
- Being Wrong: Adventures on the Margin of Error [book] (boxer_dogs_dance)
- Be curious and ask questions (Markpelly)
- Empathy facilitates understanding and tempers reactivity (Aerrol)
- Nobel disease or Nobelitis (saturnV)
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Comment on I hate alcohol. Totally hate it. in ~talk
FarraigePlaisteach LinkI think that because it’s a “social” activity, we are collectively oblivious to how harmful it is. Everyone’s standards slip in tandem so everything looks consistent from the inside. Anyone I get...I think that because it’s a “social” activity, we are collectively oblivious to how harmful it is. Everyone’s standards slip in tandem so everything looks consistent from the inside.
Anyone I get to know well enough to talk on a slightly intimate level either has a consumption dependency on it or is otherwise using it as a crutch for an issue they haven’t admitted to themselves yet. We absolutely don’t need it at the levels we consume it at.
In Ireland the level of consumption has dropped 30% since 2001 [1], although I don’t know what substitutes could be involved.
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Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentAn app to set different alarms for different days would be great. I couldn't find a good one on iOS.An app to set different alarms for different days would be great. I couldn't find a good one on iOS.
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Comment on Vesync voluntarily discontinues certain claims for HEPA air purifiers following challenge by Dyson in ~health
FarraigePlaisteach LinkI asked them if they have any HEPA products and got this reply: “Thank you for your inquiry. The Core 300S filters were tested as manufactured to meet HEPA standard, IEST RP CC001.6 Class H,...I asked them if they have any HEPA products and got this reply:
“Thank you for your inquiry. The Core 300S filters were tested as manufactured to meet HEPA standard, IEST RP CC001.6 Class H, tested per IEST RP CC007.3.
We stand by the quality and effectiveness of our products. Levoit is simply making changes to some of its advertising, which it does in the ordinary course of business from time to time. I do not have any further information regarding these changes at the moment.
I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any other questions.”
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Comment on Vesync voluntarily discontinues certain claims for HEPA air purifiers following challenge by Dyson in ~health
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentThat’s what caught me out, as well as the countless online reviews by tech magazines and YouTube channels repeating the HEPA claim. I’ve searched their website and according to their own search...That’s what caught me out, as well as the countless online reviews by tech magazines and YouTube channels repeating the HEPA claim.
I’ve searched their website and according to their own search tool, there isn’t a single occurrence of the term HEPA.
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Comment on Vesync voluntarily discontinues certain claims for HEPA air purifiers following challenge by Dyson in ~health
FarraigePlaisteach (edited )LinkWhile this article is from 2023, I recently bought a 300S. Despite researching, I was unaware of the false claims.Dyson challenged claims that Vesync’s Levoit EverestAir Smart True HEPA, Core 300, and Core 300S True HEPA air purifiers and their respective replacement filters have passed HEPA standards and argued that such claims conveyed other misleading messages.
In its advertiser statement, Vesync … stated that it “does not concede that there was anything misleading about the claims but has decided to voluntarily discontinue the claims.”
While this article is from 2023, I recently bought a 300S. Despite researching, I was unaware of the false claims.
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Vesync voluntarily discontinues certain claims for HEPA air purifiers following challenge by Dyson
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Comment on ‘Alien: Romulus’ $41.5m scores record openings for Fede Alvarez and Cailee Spaeny; second best for franchise; global launch at $108.2m in ~movies
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentThat’s fantastic. Not only is it represented but it makes the characters make sense.That’s fantastic. Not only is it represented but it makes the characters make sense.
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Comment on ‘Alien: Romulus’ $41.5m scores record openings for Fede Alvarez and Cailee Spaeny; second best for franchise; global launch at $108.2m in ~movies
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentThanks. I think the fact that they’re indentured servants actually makes it very plausible for either age. But myself, having grown up in a Western Country that omits this from the public...Thanks. I think the fact that they’re
indentured servantsactually makes it very plausible for either age. But myself, having grown up in a Western Country that omits this from the public conscience, I was lacking the imagination to make the connection.I plan to see it again soon.
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Comment on ‘Alien: Romulus’ $41.5m scores record openings for Fede Alvarez and Cailee Spaeny; second best for franchise; global launch at $108.2m in ~movies
FarraigePlaisteach (edited )LinkI had low expectations since a cast of teenagers is jarring to me (I’m in my mid 40s so maybe they’re older than I think). Overall I think it’s better than everything that came after the first...I had low expectations
since a cast of teenagers is jarring to me (I’m in my mid 40s so maybe they’re older than I think).
Overall I think it’s better than everything that came after the first two. The aesthetic was on point as was the sound. The environment and story development was interesting. The two main actors were very competent, but I didn’t like the rest of characters and therefore couldn’t invest in them.
By playing it safe and not taking too much risk, it was easy to buy in to this world. I think they’ve steadied the ship. I hope that was intentional so that future sequels of equal standard will be possible. -
Comment on Solar to meet half of global electricity demand growth in 2024 and 2025 in ~enviro
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentThank you for clarifying for me. I had hoped - and for some reason assumed - that solar would be ahead of the delta at the very least. Still, the trend with fossil fuels does sound encouraging.Thank you for clarifying for me. I had hoped - and for some reason assumed - that solar would be ahead of the delta at the very least. Still, the trend with fossil fuels does sound encouraging.
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Comment on Solar to meet half of global electricity demand growth in 2024 and 2025 in ~enviro
FarraigePlaisteach LinkBut 50% of the growth is just 50% of the increase in recent years, isn’t it? When I read it I don’t think it’s saying that it’s set to meet 50% of actual demand.But 50% of the growth is just 50% of the increase in recent years, isn’t it? When I read it I don’t think it’s saying that it’s set to meet 50% of actual demand.
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Comment on Orange juice crisis hits consumers in Japan in ~food
FarraigePlaisteach LinkI would have called this a dilemma rather than a crisis. There is a crisis, but the orange shortage is a symptom of that.I would have called this a dilemma rather than a crisis. There is a crisis, but the orange shortage is a symptom of that.
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Comment on I am sick of "providing feedback" in ~life
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentI'm in the EU.I'm in the EU.
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Comment on I am sick of "providing feedback" in ~life
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentI manage a Google business account and there is no way to hide a review. It’s unfortunate in this case as there is a dishonest review there.I manage a Google business account and there is no way to hide a review. It’s unfortunate in this case as there is a dishonest review there.
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Comment on Weekly Israel-Hamas war megathread - week of April 29 in ~news
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentIt’s because they’re in a less desperate situation that they can protest. Palestinians (or anyone facing defenceless slaughter) need people not being carpet bombed to be their voice. I don’t feel...It’s because they’re in a less desperate situation that they can protest. Palestinians (or anyone facing defenceless slaughter) need people not being carpet bombed to be their voice.
I don’t feel like debating whether protest are effective or not. Maybe it feels that way where you’re based. I’ve seen otherwise in the history of my country. In Ireland a 21 year old shop assistant started a boycott of apartheid South African goods that made waves globally. Nelson Mandela talked about it. It wasn’t nothing.
But I feel that there’s an apathy or black and white thinking (like protesting won’t achieve 100% of the result - but it doesn’t need to). That’s a whole other topic.
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Comment on Weekly Israel-Hamas war megathread - week of April 29 in ~news
FarraigePlaisteach Link ParentPalestinians don’t have the means to defend themselves from Israel and USA though so there is a moral obligation to stop the slaughter.Palestinians don’t have the means to defend themselves from Israel and USA though so there is a moral obligation to stop the slaughter.
I think there are a few things going on here. First of all I think you’ve possibly got some very unkind and mean-spirited people around you. You sound very young to me. If I (M45) could give advice it would be to slowly move away from judgemental people by forming relationships with people with some maturity and empathy. It’s the single best thing I did in my life. Following the vacuous discourse, news and trends is not living life. But if and when you have a vote, sure, follow the news a few weeks beforehand.
The other thing is that the presidential candidate getting shot at was not important news. I feel like giving a pep-talk on what’s important in life. Life is a better teacher than me and you’ll find out when life brings you a real crisis.
Finally, as a fellow introvert I wonder if you have social anxiety. Maybe those people aren’t as judgemental as you imagine. The two bullet points above seem very charged with how others perceive you. This is not a healthy motivator, nor a great way to be true to yourself or live a fulfilling life.
You are a free person to pursue the life you long for deep inside you. Only you know what that is and nobody can judge you for it. Maybe you want to be an ascetic. You don’t have to defend where you do and don’t place your attention. You owe nobody an explanation. If they’re surprised, then that’s a reflection of how little worldly experience they have. Don’t let their misplaced confidence sway you.