Duty Calls

Thank you for linking to a source!

Sure, I am obviously not obligated to read the book, but what I was specifically responding to was the following remark:

Yeah isolating yourself from everyone you disagree with is awesome, truly nothing bad ever comes out of it.

which in turn was a response to the following:

Do you have to agree with everyone you give your money to? What sort of economy would that be?

Probably a pretty nice one, actually.

Ergo we should feel obligated to give money to people who we believe are actively harming the world?

Huh? What did he do?

You are absolutely in the wrong so unfortunately I had to actually make you die on that hill, but I am upvoting anyway to leave a memorial in honor to your bravery for standing up for your principles.

In fact, when you think about it even a single sentence is longer than necessary. I asked ChatGPT for a one-word summary and it came up with: “disillusionment”.

I likewise had trouble understanding it, so because I am lazy I asked ChatGPT what to make of it, and it said:

The passage you’ve shared expresses a deep sense of disillusionment with various aspects of modern society, including technology, government, and cultural dynamics. Here’s a summarized interpretation of the key themes:

Disillusionment with Technology and AI

The speaker criticizes the overhyped nature of AI services, suggesting that they are unnecessary and driven more by marketing than genuine utility. There’s a belief that these technologies are not truly beneficial and may eventually lead to disappointment for those who invested in them.

Frustration with American Society

The speaker describes America as a “boring country,” attributing issues like mass shootings to boredom and a lack of meaningful engagement among youth. There’s a sense that societal problems are being ignored or mishandled, leading to a desire for significant change.

Cynicism Towards Government and Big Tech

The speaker expresses a deep mistrust of both the government and large technology companies, viewing them as ineffective or harmful. There’s a call for individuals to become more self-reliant and skeptical of these institutions.

Desire for Radical Change

The speaker advocates for a dramatic transformation of the current system, likening it to a “bursting bubble.” There’s a reference to historical events, like the actions of Salazar in Portugal, as examples of how entrenched systems can be upended.

Critique of Political Extremes

The speaker acknowledges the reactionary nature of certain political groups, attributing their behavior to economic hardship. There’s a recognition that simple solutions can sometimes pacify complex issues, but also a warning about the potential dangers of oversimplification.

This passage reflects a profound sense of frustration and a call for introspection and change in the face of perceived societal stagnation and dysfunction.

The mistake was that they created a type that behaves like an array in every case except for bool, for which they created a special magical version that behaves just subtly different enough that it can break things in confusing ways.

The whole comic was just a big exercise in silliness, rather than deep humor, such as when the skeptic claimed that the dog “could be a cat”.

But anyway, I would love to see the far superior philosophy-related comics that you have been working on!

I find your slur offensive; I am more of a great ape.

…into the giant black hole in the middle!

Sure, but you do not need a separate field for that because you can take the results of the former and just swap the polarity.

Not surprisingly, Vance said words exactly to that effect during the vice-presidential debate. No one can say that they did not see this coming.

Huh. What of Bean’s are you cooking?

A couple of decades ago I got really confused because I found a lot of papers referring to “comer” cubes, but could not find an actual definition. Eventually I figured out that these were actually “corner” cubes, but somewhere a transcription error occurred that merged the r and n into an m, and this error kept getting propagated because people were just copying and pasting.

This seems like more time and trouble than just writing the code yourself.

(And while the same could often be said of assigning tasks to junior programmers, in that case it is an investment in the person rather than strictly a waste.)

I think that you may have mistaken this community for !linuxquestions@lemmy.world.

What he does not mention is that the three types of courses will all follow the same template, with the specifics not being instantiated until the course is actually being taught.

I’d say Sarah doesn’t know much about cats or is just lazy.

Or maybe it is just a dumb joke?