Generally, explicitly right-wing libertarians support controlled borders. Center libertarians have done a lot of damage to whatever potential the movement had, with humanist positivity peddling and a lacking adherence to game theory both on platform (I.e. some in favor of special tax breaks that lobbyists make sure don't apply to small business) or in campaigning (ex. Jo bending the knee to BLM).
At the very least, use services where pseudonyms are the norm. Won't protect against the FBI with a warrant, but at least gives a chance against the robots in school administrations. Probably too much to expect regular teens and pre-teens to use messengers that don't archive by default and aren't run off a Silicon Valley VC business model.
Libertarians have been a vocal minority shunned by many establishment types, for example the Moral Majority or left-leaning academics too dependent on government infrastructure. Certainly so by the mid 00's when I was discovering politics beyond the watered-down version taught by grade school. But it's certainly intensified from relatively fringe snarky mockery to the modern vitriol shared with Trump supporters, Brexiteers, and other right-wing populist undesirables.
I guess consequentialism (superset of utilitarian) and not letting beliefs distort perception reality are what is important. It is disconcerting that there are/were influential people that guided by literal utilitarianism, humanism, etc without an comprehensive anchor (what the word holistic is supposed to mean). Uilitarian libertarianism happens to be an identifiable brand that contrasts with single-issue fuckwads and true believers.
Look, if you liked Duck Tales as a kid, fantastically fine. But shared values mean jackshit if that means globohomo appreciation of American Idol. This is why I'm distrustful of some "trad-cons" in this forum whom I'm convinced have a hard-on for whatever televangelists and Robert McNamara sold last century.
The 1800s and 1900s proved that nationalism can be subverted just as easily as any other social system if there aren't foundations of redoubtable first principles instilled in the populace. Some theories are at odds with nature (communism, progressivism), but any system with potential still requires a virtuous populace willing to spill blood to defend it.
Utilitarian libertarians for the most part support controlled borders.
Right, it's a pipe-dream for enough people to break free of the matrix (incl. the useful idiot commie left) even if doing so is necessary for humanity to not collapse in the post-industrial age. Just like how diminishing religion didn't change people's propensity towards dysfunctional conformity, but discarded the positive effects of official religions with the masses embracing covert quasi-religions.
It's the reverse of the "gateway drug" slippery slope. America largely turned pro-marijuana, and the three letter agencies haven't lost any power. 2020 showed how static 2/3 of human society is.
There's a good chance I'm missing context, but its fine to use the enemy's tactics against them.
Rebuild is still much higher production value than much anime farmed out to the lowest bidder. I think this scene shows off character and cinematography.
Pointers make more sense if coming from machine/assembly. I recommend Code by Charles Petzold for a general overview of computing, and few days of any form of assembly to really get C pointers.
That filler, boisterous fake shouting expression at -2:36 is contemptible whether it's a guy or girl performing it. Other ritualistic behaviors are more obviously bizarre when not presently performing them. Shitty taste is inexcusable, and never exists in a vacuum. Don't go beyond smalltalk with any women who can't help have shit taste. Heads of families should disinherit any trustfundies who gravitate toward the lowest common denominations of our culture. Paris Hilton's granddad sorta figured that one out.
Teachers. Any GenX or millennial had access to knowledge that their desired profession had gone to shit before they reached adulthood. Pay that has little correlation with performance, teachers unions, "right to education" making it inefficient to discipline problem students or separate the slowest quartile. The very concept and implications of state compulsory education.
Parents. A majority of people do not practice due diligence, and if so, with a level head. What should be standard is home schooling or being intimately familiar with curriculum. I repeat, voting for and tolerating the very concept of state compulsory, age cohort Prussian education.
Kids. The majority of people are retarded, else they'd reject Britney Spears, Billie Eilish, rnb slop (adjust for contemporaneous fashion). Bad taste predicts real educational outlook (ie talent, critical thinking) and perverse normie behaviors. Kids past kindergarten are capable of thinking for themselves, and often choose not to.
Like micro-transactions in an MMO (cosmetic only or p2w), I don't expect this to preserve the sanctity of the core product because typical people don't attempt first principles.
In an MMO, if I were to have any mtx, it would be limited quantity to be bid on one time only, or on a seasonal basis. It should go w/o saying that a sensible amount of time and skill should remain viable against either type of mtx. Done with care, the company isn't "throwing free money away" while preserving the intrinsic value of the core offering and exclusivity of the mtx. Disclaimer, this is intended as an alternative to prevalent mtx schemes, not my preference for games.
In food and beverage (modern industry in general, too), a bean counter's motivation is demonstrable impact on revenue, w/o taking into account Hazlitt's one economic lesson. The right way instead to do surge pricing is to find a certain threshold of customers where everyone's experience is negatively impacted, but unfeasible to maintain capacity for. Only late customers will be charged extra, until the queue is under control.
One can say this is all a bad idea, but I at least prefer upfront bargaining over bait and switches to get around consumers' (and voters') emotional, shallow thinking. In grocery stores, people have a visceral response to inflation, so brands will instead keep the same sticker price and obscure a lower volume of product. Same category of thinking that has people not presently impacted banning "price gouging" during crises. Due diligence and caveat emptor are facts of life, despite wishful action to the contrary.
SOG is a tragedy of YouTube monetization. His technical videos are solid introductions to topics, but those aren't constant revenue like 3 per day drama videos that let fence sitting Normie's feel opinionated. I'll still take this willingness to report as a positive.
I haven't listened to him for 4 years, wonder if his stance has changed even an inch.
One of those "oddity" stories newspapers run to bait in more readers.
- Freedom of Association
- Estoppel: If the enemy bends the rules, it's acceptable to use their standards against them.
These multinationals had a century to defend western values. Let the snake eat itself.
All those trials have gotten eligibility criteria all wonked. Indicative of the grandiose way any modern state will fuck up UBI.
Reddit did bungle it big time when they updated the block feature to allow random users to censor threads. Assuming that's what happened, that's on the admins not the moderators.
Yeah between torn statues and the non levayan satanists being pathetically transparent grifts, I have no problem with this incident.
https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9806/danpre.html
Jefferson was fairly clear that government should not endorse specific religions. His views are representative of at least half the founders, many who were deists (especially the more influential individuals). I'm not implying that it was a good idea for the bill of rights to extend beyond the federal government (those later activist judges post civil-war), instead that those founders expected state governments to stay out of religion. I'm not aware of any impartial source that deduces the likely stance of the deist founders on state legislatures being allowed to monument the 10 commandments.
It is disheartening to realize how many people were copying smart opinions because they were trendy (within certain crowds), rather than convergent realization.
There's a 50 part blog series about how the planned story morphed as 2 ME 2 and 3 were produced, along with other critque.
Individualism is bipolar. To some it's independent thought, individual responsibility and consequences, and to others it's a free pass to degeneracy.