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  1. Comment on Elon Musk calls British diver who helped rescue Thai schoolboys 'pedo guy' in Twitter outburst in ~news

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    As far as I'm aware Musk is working on clean energy / solar power / battery tech / power grid solutions. Just because he is advancing EV technology doesn't mean he neglecting other aspects of the...

    As far as I'm aware Musk is working on clean energy / solar power / battery tech / power grid solutions. Just because he is advancing EV technology doesn't mean he neglecting other aspects of the problem. It's not like Musk is working to improve coal-powered technology.

    4 votes

  2. Comment on The identifying terms we use (and the political history behind them) in ~talk

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    Can you explain to me why Clinton, Sanders, and Obama are not considered socialists even though they advocate for programs such as healthcare to be "socialized?" I have heard many people call...

    Can you explain to me why Clinton, Sanders, and Obama are not considered socialists even though they advocate for programs such as healthcare to be "socialized?" I have heard many people call Bernie a communist, or at the very least a socialist, and I tend to disagree with them although I can't articulate very well why I disagree, and I guess it might come down to how one defines Socialism.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on What's currently upsetting you? in ~talk

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    I thought I was having reddit flashbacks haha. This quotemining style argument can be a good way to dissect a person's comment to make it easier to understand why they disagree. Unfortunately, I...

    I thought I was having reddit flashbacks haha. This quotemining style argument can be a good way to dissect a person's comment to make it easier to understand why they disagree. Unfortunately, I agree that it is very easy to take things out of context to help your argument. I feel that Silbern did a good job getting their point across without purposefully taking quotes out of context.

    6 votes

  4. Comment on What's currently upsetting you? in ~talk

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    I feel like we just need to hold out long enough to spread out away from Earth, which will be filled with dooms-day scenarios coming to life. With our species advancing so quickly, and the...

    I feel like we just need to hold out long enough to spread out away from Earth, which will be filled with dooms-day scenarios coming to life. With our species advancing so quickly, and the technological singularity approaching, I feel like there should be much more alarm among us to make sure we can survive ever more complicated and advanced threats. As we become smarter, more serious existential threats can be created by smaller groups of people. A few scientists with the knowledge of pathogens can create designer super bugs that would be next to impossible to stop with our current technology. A physicist could be held at gunpoint to create a black hole generator, or a drug that can take over people's thoughts and actions, or an arsenal of nuclear weapons. The knowledge to create these things will be available to everybody as we become smarter and more advanced, especially when we start to merge with machines to enhance our own intelligence. Most people don't even realize that they probably have made the longevity escape velocity (if they're under 50 years old), so they don't think that these problems will affect them. If we can educate the masses of these problems then we might have a slight chance, but I highly doubt it. Excuse the rambling. :p

    2 votes

  5. Comment on What's currently upsetting you? in ~talk

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    I would love to hear an update!

    I would love to hear an update!

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Smash Bros. Ultimate looks amazing. Who are you guys going to main? in ~games

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    Probably nothing. Liking Pichu in Smash Bros is kind of a meme.

    Probably nothing. Liking Pichu in Smash Bros is kind of a meme.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on What upcoming video games are you looking forward to? in ~games

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    As someone who plays a lot of Melee, I'm ready to be disappointed in Smash 5.

    As someone who plays a lot of Melee, I'm ready to be disappointed in Smash 5.