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Comment on US President Donald Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up in ~society
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Comment on US President Donald Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up in ~society
Phynman Link ParentA unified Europe will be a welcome sight. If they can fight off their own rightward turn.A unified Europe will be a welcome sight. If they can fight off their own rightward turn.
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Comment on Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit in ~society
Phynman Link ParentSame, I worry that this will cause people to quit the post which cause a drop in readership then more cuts etcSame, I worry that this will cause people to quit the post which cause a drop in readership then more cuts etc
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Comment on Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit in ~society
Phynman Link ParentI agree, some of their conservative opinions are truly wild. I think it is disconcerting, but I also hate that the journalism will suffer because of this. They do a lot of good reporting.I agree, some of their conservative opinions are truly wild.
I think it is disconcerting, but I also hate that the journalism will suffer because of this. They do a lot of good reporting.
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Comment on What is a book that every 13-year-old boy should read? in ~books
Phynman LinkI loved Rocket Boys by Homer Hickman. The memoir October sky is based on. Was one of my favorite books around that age.I loved Rocket Boys by Homer Hickman. The memoir October sky is based on. Was one of my favorite books around that age.
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Comment on Musings on our current system in ~society
Phynman Link ParentTotally! Socialism and communism are equally loaded and often misrepresented by even like minded parties. I guess I’m am asking. Are we all ok with the system as it stands? Can we envision one,...Totally!
Socialism and communism are equally loaded and often misrepresented by even like minded parties.
I guess I’m am asking. Are we all ok with the system as it stands? Can we envision one, where we treat people better?
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Comment on Musings on our current system in ~society
Phynman Link ParentI would argue it’s not a lack of imagination. I also don’t have the imagination to envision what a more just society would look like. But I think we need to strive for it non the less. Did people...I would argue it’s not a lack of imagination. I also don’t have the imagination to envision what a more just society would look like. But I think we need to strive for it non the less. Did people think the inevitably of kings and sovereign leaders was a thing until it wasn’t? I just think we need to challenge the status quo.
Also I totally agree that “we” are better off than we were in the past. I’m not advocating for some return to sharecropping. Our current system has brought us many advancements and helped to provide for millions.
As far as large scale projects go, sure they require labor and management, but who is to say that managing is more valuable than labor ? How do we value a humans labor, by the goods they produce? Value to society?
Another tangential point/question is one of technology and workers. How does it assist, is the point to increase well being or productivity?
Also how do we ensure a just society for all people.
I didn’t respond to every point, i kinda rambled, at lunch and on my phone. Will try to come back and edit/respond more once I gather some thoughts
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Comment on Musings on our current system in ~society
Phynman Link ParentInitially late stage capitalism helped described the change post ww2. Then in the aughts globalism, and neoliberalism were ascendant. I was imprecise with my word choice. I think late stage...Initially late stage capitalism helped described the change post ww2. Then in the aughts globalism, and neoliberalism were ascendant. I was imprecise with my word choice. I think late stage capitalism, neoliberalism, and globalism are often conflated as I did above.
It will be interesting to see how ai affects this going forward.
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Comment on Musings on our current system in ~society
Phynman Link ParentNeed to edit, and say late! Fat fingers and auto correct.Need to edit, and say late! Fat fingers and auto correct.
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Musings on our current system
Do you think that the future will look back on our last late stage capitalist system and see the brutalization of marginalized populations around the globe? As our society looks back on chattel...
Do you think that the future will look back on our
lastlate stage capitalist system and see the brutalization of marginalized populations around the globe? As our society looks back on chattel slavery, feudalism, etc?I would like to imagine a socialism or a different system. Rooted in humanism.
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Comment on What are your favorite books with an unreliable narrator? in ~books
Phynman LinkA Confederacy of dunces It is a Louisianan don Quixote. Convinced of his genius and on a self quest of sorts.A Confederacy of dunces
It is a Louisianan don Quixote. Convinced of his genius and on a self quest of sorts.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Phynman LinkBanished ! It’s a fun settler game. No war. You build a nice Forrest community and watch your city grow! It’s cheap on steam. Highly recommend if you like base building and planning games. Good...Banished !
It’s a fun settler game. No war. You build a nice Forrest community and watch your city grow!
It’s cheap on steam. Highly recommend if you like base building and planning games.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Phynman Link ParentI love Stellaris, playing as a mega corp adds a 50% empire size and forces you into some other builds besides sprawl around. I generally go in waves, I get super into then abstain for a while. I...I love Stellaris, playing as a mega corp adds a 50% empire size and forces you into some other builds besides sprawl around.
I generally go in waves, I get super into then abstain for a while. I wish the crisis had some more nuance.
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Comment on What’s a book about your area that you think would be interesting to people outside of it? in ~books
Phynman LinkWendell berry! His nonfiction essays about agriculture and Kentucky. Also his Port William series based on Carroll county Kentucky. I can hear my relatives speaking every time I read one of the...Wendell berry! His nonfiction essays about agriculture and Kentucky.
Also his Port William series based on Carroll county Kentucky. I can hear my relatives speaking every time I read one of the books. They explore such emotional depth and connection between people and place spanning generations.
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Comment on Can anyone recommend a translation of the Odyssey? in ~books
Phynman LinkBig fan of Emily Wilson, it uses the same number of lines as Homer, and it is written in iambic pentameter. It is clean and a not as clunky as some of the other translations. I also highly...Big fan of Emily Wilson, it uses the same number of lines as Homer, and it is written in iambic pentameter.
It is clean and a not as clunky as some of the other translations.
I also highly recommend reading Madeline miller as well. She wrote song of Achilles, Circe, Galatea. Her treatment of Greek myth is superb.
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Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society
Phynman LinkI think underlying the post is some nihilism in the two party system. They are both serving capital interests and courting the working class. While one gives pittance too and the other speaks too...I think underlying the post is some nihilism in the two party system. They are both serving capital interests and courting the working class. While one gives pittance too and the other speaks too but actively kneecaps.
There is a need for a labor movement in the United States. Labor is a voting bloc without a party.
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Comment on The Electoral College is bad in ~society
Phynman Link ParentObama still won the popular vote. Edge or not. If we’re really getting into electoral reform let’s revisit the number of congressional districts per state and the distribution based on population.Obama still won the popular vote. Edge or not.
If we’re really getting into electoral reform let’s revisit the number of congressional districts per state and the distribution based on population.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
Phynman LinkVery pleased! Very excited. It makes me respect Harris a lot more than I already did. Not to be too hyperbolic, but this is potentially an enormous shift how the democrats approach national...Very pleased! Very excited. It makes me respect Harris a lot more than I already did. Not to be too hyperbolic, but this is potentially an enormous shift how the democrats approach national elections and hopefully legislation. Hopefully this signals less of an impact of the neoliberals in the party.
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Comment on Monaco GP under pressure to change after Charles Leclerc’s processional victory in ~sports.motorsports
Phynman Link ParentHow much of the size is related to driver safety?How much of the size is related to driver safety?
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Comment on Parenthood venting thread in ~talk
Phynman LinkYou’re doing a good job. Kids are resilient. It does get better, just in time for your biological urges tell you to start making another.You’re doing a good job.
Kids are resilient.
It does get better, just in time for your biological urges tell you to start making another.
Please tell me if you think this makes sense, I’m just spitballing.
Post war Europe and US traded security guarantees for economic access and global hegemony, pseudo imperialism. So we can keep our republic monicker. Now that the economic growth is not as high, we are upending the world order? Who gains?