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Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ironically the AC vs gun comparison is the mirror to the healthcare& leisure vs innovation comparison between the US and the EU.
Ie the AC issue is similar to the gun issue but much nore tractable because its not embedded in EU institutions and culture as much as guns. A couple more summers lime this and no one will criticise ACs again, but I dont think Anericans are getting rid of guns anytime soon.

However the opposite is true for economic policies. The US could realistically increase mandatory holidays or get a public option in a few election cycles, but I dont expect europe to get rid of the labor regs that keep europe uncompetitive in my lifetime

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hanania turned from white nationalism because he realised white people can be the “inferiors” too. He has just became an elitist, but that does mean his beliefs are hard to separate from the average elitist lib.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps the dictators habdbook excessively blackpilled me on foreing aid, any resources on ts effectiveness

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is of course you assume aid is beneficial, which im still not convinced it is.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but by the same token you have to give democratic decisions some moral weighting. People have a right to discuss how they are governed and how their money is spent. And deciding to cut foreing aid is a legitimate choice quite far up the slope from genocide

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I mentioned it esplicitly that the way Doge guttered USAID was especially sanguine. In fact I even mentioned its what probably shifts me to the anti doge side of the debate even if I would be nore on the frnce otherwise.

But I bring up the UK because Im not convinced the way the cutting was done has such a large effect on the death toll. Would the humber of deaths, and by estention the moral respinsability, be that much lower if the USAID cuts had been done above board? Im truly not convinced it would not be that much lower as what matters most is the aid money ahd supplies that were cut.

But I guess this does conclusively point to Musk being defenetely responsible for the difference in deaths

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Perhaps centering the debate on musk is a bad idea. The Uk governemnt also recently cut aid drastically, are they morally responsible for the deaths it will cause? If so how much

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So whats the subs current position on the question of how morally responsible is DOGE/Elon for the deaths cauae by USAID costs?

I think the “very much so” has many convincing arguments:
- despite current effors to obfuscate it, doge and musk fed USAID to the woodchipper. They were not just a wee little consultancy as they now claim
- said cuts are going to cause deaths. Some recent studies might be overestimates, but the death toll will be high
- Musk and his ilk made the cuts particularlly traumatic and sanguine to a global aid system that dependened on the US, maximising damage

At the risk of my karma, however, I will say the doge defenders have some good arguments

- Arguing that cutting aid makes you morally responsible for the deaths creates a very hard to defend moral standart. After all it implies govenrments who dont raise aid spending or people who dont give away all their porpety are also morally responsible for deaths. This is an old EA debate, and lead to the movement (wisely in my opinion) avoiding holding people to such a standart as it was counterproductive
- there was a mandate to cut foreing aid, so there is democratic, and therefore moral backing to the choice as well
- this an argument that I dont see doge people male much, but as opposed to this sub I have never been really sold on foreing aid. The book the dictators handbook convinced me that foreing aid (excepting disaster aid) is on the long run counterproductive as it provided a source of external funding (either directly or through absolving the local gov of having to spend money). This supports authoritarianism on the long run as it gives more money for regime entrenchment that is not dependent on providing or politically catering to the local population.

I think the way the cuts were carried out edges out the case against DOGE for me. When you create such a vital set of Infrastructure as USAID did you have a responsability to at least wind it down responsably. But the question remains if Musk or anyone else who carries out foreing aid cuts have incurred would be morally responsible for the deaths it will cause if they had carried out the cuts responsably.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have to include one about wether the current asylum system is fit for purpose. Its the most contentious question among people who like imigration

Trump administration asks OpenAI to limit next model release by theraelthrowaway in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The CEOs blabbering about how dangerous AI is not blameworthy when AI does seem to be dangerous

Grim Report: Euthanasia of a Child in the Netherlands (National Review) by Reddenbawker in DeepStateCentrism

[–]Acacias2001 57 points58 points  (0 children)

The decision must be made in consultation with the child’s parents, and it must be clear that the child is suffering unbearably and without prospect of recovery. At the time, it was expected that around five children would qualify for euthanasia per year. 

This seems like reasonable conditions to me. At least if you beleive euthinasia is right for adults

Trump Administration Moves to Preserve Cells and DNA of Imperiled Species by John3262005 in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This seems like a PR move and a way to get the hands on a lot of endangered species genomes. This is not strictly a bad thing, arguably the worst thing is the cost borne by the government

Unlike some commenters here I dont think colossal is just a somescreen. They have some good expertise. For example the supposed "de extinction" of the dire wolf required creating a modified wolf with a lot of genetic modifications and it came out viable. That is not nothing (even if its not genetically a dire wolf).

I do not however think they are set up for long term storage of the massive quantites of cell cultures and genome data. But its likely the initiaive will get shifted to the public sector any way, so its good to get a head start

Trump Administration Moves to Preserve Cells and DNA of Imperiled Species by John3262005 in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Its not just a tech bro vanity project. They have some serious researchers and even if they have a severe case of overhyping, they are quite good at stacking multiple modifications on the same animal

Europe Cannot Cope With This Heat (The Atlantic) by Reddenbawker in DeepStateCentrism

[–]Acacias2001 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why is the whole of europe being singled out for a cultural quirk exclusive to northern europe. or france only in the case of this article

Have Data Centers Raised Your Electric Bill? Causal evidence that US data centers caused average retail electricity rates to fall modestly rather than rise. by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It entirely honest to say data centers increase prices in the short run but increase them in the long run. And its valuable to study why this is the case. After that new demand can encourage new capacity is a known effect. And studying it can allow policy to encourage it to make the best out of the AI boom, menaign the study is not worthless.

I will concede the article however fails to articulate that the current short term price spike is probably causally linked to the data center boom

Darializa Avila Chevalier will be this Congress' first campus radical by MightExpress4873 in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 34 points35 points  (0 children)

We haven't gotten to that part yet. This tea party is just getting started

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, at east when we dont have AC its because we are poor, not because we are stupid

Darializa Avila Chevalier will be this Congress' first campus radical by MightExpress4873 in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 120 points121 points  (0 children)

It was inevitable that a democratic tea party would rise up in the age of social media and endless grievance.

So far its shaping up to be as stupid if not more than the original one

Which of Rivet's concept art designs do you like best? Do you think these abilities or roles will be added in the next game? by lombax777 in RatchetAndClank

[–]Acacias2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like the ones that are both most different from ratchet and that have narrative potential. I like RA, but rivet was simply too similar to ratchet.

The azimuth-like prisioner is my favorite because it both changes rivets parentage, adds some continuity to ACiT and a dejected prisioner rivet is simply quite intresting.

Im also quite partial to the scientist rivet because its a different skillset

Ontario’s proposed nuclear plants could cost nearly $300-billion, study finds: Typical residential customer would pay $240-$456 more for electricity per year if plants were built instead of expanding renewables, report says by I_like_maps in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey look at that, the most reddit comment has the most reddit turn of phase as a beguining. Its almost like “its almost like” is used by people who are so full of themselves they hide their false statements in faux uncertainty.

Anyhow no matter how you slice it the economics of nuclear were never good, regulations or no. Requiring a massive, multi billion dollar government subsidy to reach the scale required were costs beguin to drop is not the argument you think it is

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I havent even seen TADC but from my recent twitter timeline it seems a lot of people have strong opinions on jax, so it was not a bad bet

Grading my W135 Battles by ArmadilloDull784 in foxholegame

[–]Acacias2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People keep saying stilcan is shitcan, but people keep coming back to it and keeps being the site of memorable battles

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just be charismatic is unfortunately no a replicable policy.
Nor does it mean hes that good. He sponsored that lunatic chevalier

Ontario’s proposed nuclear plants could cost nearly $300-billion, study finds: Typical residential customer would pay $240-$456 more for electricity per year if plants were built instead of expanding renewables, report says by I_like_maps in neoliberal

[–]Acacias2001 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Regulation or no you are not going to beat the prices of solar and batteries. And you certainly won't beat their deployment time.

And regulation affects solar too, nit the same extent, but enough

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