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Twitch streamer Destiny and economist Richard Wolff debate capitalism, achieve nothing

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    DoctorDoughnuts
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    This is a nice summary of every streamer debate I have ever seen. I like to check out Vaush's debates from time to time since he usually ends up debating a lot of the same baby brain talking...

    It was also a clear picture of the state of online-led political conversation—one side stalls the conversation to demand strict definitions and gaming personalities soak up too much time and attention.

    This is a nice summary of every streamer debate I have ever seen. I like to check out Vaush's debates from time to time since he usually ends up debating a lot of the same baby brain talking points I hear so often in my wider social circle, but it almost always comes down to arguing semantics or the legitimacy of an otherwise meaningless fact. At the end of the day, it's still preferable to any debate involving politicians on television, but I really wish these streamers would figure out a better way to utilize they platform they have to create more substantive political debates.

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    1. teaearlgraycold
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      Reminds me of an argument over a technical decision at work this week where I was asked to strictly quantify how much developer time my code reorganization would save.

      Reminds me of an argument over a technical decision at work this week where I was asked to strictly quantify how much developer time my code reorganization would save.

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