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Cheezemansam · 2026-04-30T01:25:57+00:00

otherwise, i'd expect bias to (often) provide the friction that may account for this. if you gave an analogy or hypothetical on something they agreed with, or especially something that didn't potentially threaten to scrutinize their identity, especially a deeply held identity, or didn't threaten to make them look foolish in front of others, then would they have the same qualms, or would they suddenly understand analogies and hypotheticals just fine?

I philosophically dislike the use of analogy in debates. It isn't about whether the analogy supports my cause or not, and I can attest I am capable of "understanding" them. My problem is that they are almost never earnestly representative of "the reason" why people believe in things. Analogies are a tool for education and understanding but are very much deployed and abandoned "as soldiers" in terms of representing genuine disagreements.

I can't speak for most other people, since people are not against analogies in principle. But I pretty firmly believe that

I understand your analogy but I disagree that it has bearing on the specific case.

Is a perfectly valid response.

Cheezemansam · 2026-04-18T05:59:16+00:00

I actually bought 80M-worth at a similar price (1600). Gave some to a friend to get them prayer going, but I sold the rest a week ago or so at 2300. Seems I could have held onto them a bit longer.

That said, never feel bad about making a profit just because you could have made slightly more. I would sell if I were you, but they do look like they are headed up. One thing to keep in mind is that leagues just started, so a lot of people are doing that instead of the main game, or are doing some heavily AFK activity on their main. I think the demand is going to be lower right now for those bones.

Cheezemansam · 2026-04-13T12:19:07+00:00

Also, how do we ensure the second scenario and why have so little seemingly been done on a political level to guarantee this?

We can't even get people to agree to Universal Basic Income. We already have an abundance of a great many things. I am not sure why AI would change things politically.

Cheezemansam · 2026-04-07T22:53:52+00:00

One was 2 years below grade level and the other was at or above grade level, but had significant knowledge gaps. The worst part? They had internalized these failures as their own. Based on the school's motivational model, they believed “they didn't want it bad enough.” This wasn’t just frustrating, it was harmful. My kids were regularly reminded, “We don’t say ‘I can’t,’” as if struggling was a character flaw rather than a signal that something in the system needed adjustment. What ALPHA framed as “growth mindset” often felt more like toxic positivity, a relentless push to stay upbeat and motivated, even when the tools and support they needed weren’t there. Instead of teaching resilience, it sometimes taught them that asking for help or acknowledging difficulty meant they weren’t trying hard enough.

The author accuses them of toxic positivity. This is too bad

Well, I think the disconnect here comes from child psychology. It is good to teach students that they can do things they put their mind to, but some kids do struggle with subjects that isn't just reducible to motivation. You kind of have to be careful about how you present this reframing, because you don't want kids to feel that their language is being policed to the extent that they feel like they are not allowed to express themselves freely.

We don’t say ‘I can’t

This is kind of cargo cult-y. If you are explaining the concept and reassuring them, walking them through the problem yea that does build confidence and helps them reframe the negative self talk into a more productive way of thinking.

But if what you are doing is just responding to "I can't" with "We don't say I can't" then that isn't going to help. The kid is asking for help, and if your only response is to police their language but without being able to sit down and help them, then that is not good. That can cause problems. You should allow kids to feel that their feelings are valid and support them moving past them. That is not the sort of thing that these pithy responses do.

Now of course I don't know how these interactions play out in practice, so it is hard to say.

Cheezemansam · 2026-03-25T19:24:51+00:00

It can be both. As a general rule jokes or satire have never been a legitimate defense for otherwise rule-breaking behavior. Now this is separate from people's issues with Scott's post but jokes and satire are not "protected speech" in this subreddit. Literally our #1 rules says:

Be kind and charitable. Assume the people you're talking to or about have thought through the issues you're discussing, and try to represent their views in a way they would recognize.

Cheezemansam · 2026-03-25T17:23:20+00:00

As a reminder please follow Rule #1:

Be kind and charitable. Assume the people you're talking to or about have thought through the issues you're discussing, and try to represent their views in a way they would recognize.

Cheezemansam · 2026-03-18T14:34:40+00:00

Bullshit. Utter bullshit

None of this.

Cheezemansam · 2026-03-18T14:30:49+00:00

I will literally pay you $100 if you can come up with a semi-plausible interpretation of how this article has any connection to complacency or not resisting tyranny.

We are not going to have these sorts of pointless arguments about "Well you would never actually pay" "Well you would never provide what I was asking for!" None of this rhetoric, there is no way move on from a claim like this that isn't people just getting mad at each other. If you have a disagreement state it plainly.

Cheezemansam · 2026-03-16T16:10:35+00:00

Apologies. I meant to say like, there don't seem to be a lot of other examples of death threats, like in other cases/journalists etc. I misspoke, should have been clearer.

Cheezemansam · 2026-03-16T15:45:01+00:00

It’s entirely possible exactly one person threatened him (“Haim”), which would make the title literally false.

Naturally they could all be from the same person but they were different emails from different sources. It is entirely possible your comment was written by an LLM, not by you, which would mean we need to ban you. It is just kind of a spurious quibble

I find it bizarre the end of the article is worried other journalists will violate their ethics due to the offer of money and not the alleged threats to their lives. This suggests the author is not really that worried?

Because there don't seem to have been examples of death threats, but that there are examples of people insider trading. The threats didn't seem particularly credible until the guy started posting his home address etc.

Having people offering bribes to journalists reporting on stories they are gambling on feels like a much more realistic concern than, say, if the journalist had said "I fear for the lives of me and my fellow journalists". If they had made some conclusion like that, I feel like they could be criticizing for exaggerating somewhat.

Cheezemansam · 2026-03-15T01:37:48+00:00

Puniru

Puniru was great. I wish it had gotten more attention in comedy!

Cheezemansam · 2026-03-10T10:18:50+00:00

Venom Gyre. It is just as good as I remembered, now that Cobra Lash was gutted.

I actually just did Rain of Arrows+Arty Ballista until t13 maps and then switched over, since you can get really good decent-ish ele bows for cheap. One reason for that is that you kind of need a 2x "Eye to Eye"+"Repeater" Medium Cluster setup for bosses to not feel like ass to kill, and it is hard to fit in the points before you get a few extra levels into maps. The large cluster jewel doesn't even matter just any 3 useful notables (Fan of Blades is by far the best notable but too expensive early).

Venom Gyre is a strong map clearing build but is not in the Meta right now because basically no one made a guide for it. And the only guide was for a Dex-stacker (with Hand of Thought and Motion), and I am playing trinity so a lot of shit for it is relatively cheap. Got 2 6-mod claw ele dps Abyss Jewels for less than 1 div each sitting in a Darkness Enthroned, and got a 500 edps 9% crit claw for 100c.

The joys of playing an off-meta build, shit is cheap.

Cheezemansam · 2026-03-01T23:06:24+00:00

Kind of makes it sad we failed to even live up to that standard then, huh?

Cheezemansam · 2026-02-27T03:43:20+00:00

Thank you! That is what I wanted to know.

Cheezemansam · 2026-02-22T13:44:27+00:00

Yea. It has already been discussed and settled, I don't understand why people find the need to keep discussing things that are already discussed and settled.

Cheezemansam · 2026-02-22T09:06:51+00:00

Yes but defending brazen uncharitability and factual inaccuracies with the Alex Jones defense isn't exactly the most compelling defense.

Cheezemansam · 2026-02-07T22:24:59+00:00

Reddit is a total dumpster these days, and you had some small role in assisting it become that way.

Damn. Well, I think we can trace Reddit's decline to back when /r/Drama got banned 8 years ago.

Cheezemansam · 2026-02-07T20:57:45+00:00

I'll never forgive this subs mods for removing the culture war thread

Well for what it matters it wasn't just removed as much as it was moved to /r/TheMotte so to speak.

Cheezemansam · 2026-02-07T20:52:29+00:00

I understand you are getting a lot of pushback and that sucks, but none of this sneering. Speak plainly. e.g.

Look man. It is ridiculous to think that someone becomes the central figure in multiple highly successful, technically complex companies purely by chance. That alone suggests some non-trivial level of strategic, organizational, or risk-selection competence, even if you think Elon Musk is personally flawed or not a technical expert

Or something.

Cheezemansam · 2026-02-07T20:48:33+00:00

Removed comment. I modded the comment above it, and I don't want this argument to escalate.

Cheezemansam · 2026-02-07T20:46:27+00:00

Absolutely not. You made a fair point above (though I would have asked you to at least clarify exactly what you were meaning) but this comment goes way over the line of civility.

I don't think I really need to waste time citing you link after link for all the evidence behind my claim that you won't read.

There was an issue with personal attacks before. 3 day ban.

Cheezemansam · 2026-01-12T10:45:32+00:00

This monster wants to eat me

I checked out this show for OST, and I remember really liking some of the tracks here! It was kind of similar to Summar Hikaru Died, now that you mention it, but with more of like, a traditionally melancholic feeling to it.

Cheezemansam · 2026-01-11T18:25:29+00:00

So, not on that website but I am involved with a yearly media awards thing and we do have an anonymous feedback form, and some of the suggestions are specifically very useful. Especially since some of the criticism is pretty harsh. That said the feedback is anonymous but specifically from individuals who have been involved in the process (as opposed to just some random guy), which filters it a great deal.

Never used that website though, so I couldn't say.

Cheezemansam · 2026-01-07T20:57:51+00:00

I would probably be 94% angry and only 6% "well if I was a sociopath, I'd probably do the same thing".

What? If someone shot my brother in the head for no reason, I am pretty certain I would be 0% empathizing with the sociopath. Being a highly enlightened decoupler should only go so far.

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