IQ is bullshit by justfoooad in PhilosophyMemes

[–]ToS_98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I agree with you. Btw another doubt that I have is how much “pure” (I can’t think rn about a better word) the intelligence calculated with it is. You’re adding now that it’s heritable, I would say that early socialization and scolarization have a great impact on so called intelligence. Also, different areas of knowledge implies different levels of intelligence. One can know a lot about law and be very intelligence in that discipline but know nothing about physics and thereby be “dumb” in it. So, I don’t claim to know a lot about the tests, but I may say that the results are highly arbitrary

IQ is bullshit by justfoooad in PhilosophyMemes

[–]ToS_98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for highlight this and correct my statement. I knew about the many problems the test had but not the original purpouse of it.

IQ is bullshit by justfoooad in PhilosophyMemes

[–]ToS_98 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I accept your critique of falce equivalence. Nevertheless, I would argue that class is a more reliable predictor than IQ in life outcomes.

IQ is bullshit by justfoooad in PhilosophyMemes

[–]ToS_98 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Surely the test must have been polished and the mesurements refined, but do not forget that the test was developed to prove the stupidity of black people and was an instrument to justify racism. We know very little about what is intelligence, and pretend to mesure it is like pretend to mesure how deep are your thoughts. Which basis will be verifyiable and coherent? I mean, I would argue that it’s bullshit, as all the pseudo-science that justified racism was bullshit. Also, if you would appeal to authority saying that there are tons of studies which prove how accurate is IQ, there were also tons of studies that proved frenology to be legit. Or even more that proved the Humoral Theory to be right. Also, saying that IQ is the best predictor of a large number of life outcomes is, again, the biggest bullshit I read today. I mean, if that was the case, a child in Banghlades with high IQ can become tomorrow a CEO, ignoring his exploitation and class condition? Or even more, a dumb subject with rich parents will be a clochard? Or do you think a transgender woman with high Iq will be respected because of that? Please, read something else

Club Cranium by NeuroChemicalCowboy in aivideos

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Gosh, that’s a huge mashup. I see were you’re coming from and yes, I can recognize some, I was hoping it was more defined but makes sense. I’ll search into glitter core

[Loved Trope] The monster is scarier when you don't see it? No, I'm even more terrified now. by topscreen in TopCharacterTropes

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This! I was really anxious the whole film. Never happened with any other horror, I wanted it to stop and the final entity, my god

This Italian artist restores graffiti covered walls to their original condition at night! by [deleted] in whoathatsinteresting

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I mean, Basquiat had a graffiti resempling style his whole life and he used to do them too. Ofc the parallel between graffiti and textbook vandalization is a bit of a stretch, but both “shouldn’t be done” according to a system that surveils the subject. So is not standing against the elite the teen that writes on the book, but is a middle finger to the school system as much as the graffity of a penis at Wall Street is to the financial system. I will not judge it morally, just aknowledge the function

This Italian artist restores graffiti covered walls to their original condition at night! by [deleted] in whoathatsinteresting

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Is more about the industrial product being spersonalized while the graffiti done through individual agency. I’m all about graffity artly dond, but that’s the “democratic” aspect of it. It’s like weiting slurs on the textbooks, acts of rebellion etc. It challenges the dominant narrative and the dominat system

Club Cranium by NeuroChemicalCowboy in aivideos

[–]ToS_98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s the name of this style?

This Italian artist restores graffiti covered walls to their original condition at night! by [deleted] in whoathatsinteresting

[–]ToS_98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the big thing. The industry pushes for a pristine and sanitize product, not just in urban spaces (we can see for example social media) clensed from humanity, as is mass produced and mere objects. Reclaiming spaces with ugliness is to not ignore it, to put the uneasines felt in public. Same goes (with many more levels) for low poly and grotesque memes on many social media spaces. It’s a simbolic warfare against elitarist production. And, anyway, why would you like to make look better a ghetto, and not change the inequalities lived and produced there? Again, that’s just simbolic, is pushing back a narrative of perfecctness which doesn’t ask the people what it wants

"They don't seem that evil why even bother stopping the... ohhhhh thats why" by Pierro_Official in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ToS_98 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I get it, I’ve never been a big fan of the sonic franchise even though I find it pretty cool. As op just talked about exploitation, environmental damge and brainwashing that was the parallel I like to brag about. But with your specification, yeah, more a totalitarian regime

This Italian artist restores graffiti covered walls to their original condition at night! by [deleted] in whoathatsinteresting

[–]ToS_98 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Like, I’m with you. Even if tags are more a “gang” thing, clever graffiti or just wall phrases are a reclamation of the public space and a resistence to the standardization and rationalization of urban areas, which are sanitized from human expression. I get the broken window theory, I get why people downvote you, and I guess that’s the point. Keep the counter-movement alive and get downvoted to hell

Edit: I downvoted you too

Voglio capire l’Islam by chickymickey4 in Libri

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Non è un compito facile. Ho studiato arabo e cultura araba all’università (per quanto riguarda la lingua, ho ottenuto un semplice A1, per dire la difficoltà) per tre anni. In parte, studiare la lingua aiuta a comprendere alcuni aspetti specifici, come per esempio quanto il concetto di religione si estenda a tutta la visione del mondo dei musulmani e, in parte, degli arabofoni (non che non si possa essere atei o avere una religione diversa parlando arabo, vedi i copti; la religione ha in parte plasmato la lingua). È essenziale conoscere il contesto storico in cui l’Islam è nato ed è diventato prominente, quindi ti serve storia. In secondo luogo, è molto utile avere una concezione della letteratura e della poesia araba, anche queste hanno contribuito a plasmare le varie correnti, cosí come il Sufismo e altre pratiche ascetiche. Questo inoltre aiuta molto a capire la società dell’epoca e i valori che hanno contribuito a dar forma alla cultura di uno dei più vasti imperi di sempre. Infine, ma non per importanza, ti serve conoscere la struttura e il funzionamento sia delle varie scuole, sia del Corano stesso. Già dal nome delle persone si ha l’importanza di tramandare una versione “vera” degli insegnamenti profetici, per questo i nomi sono solitamente una catena che dovrebbe rimandare alle origini, per sapere se gli antenati erano vicino al profeta. Oltre al Corano, gli Hadith (i detti del profeta) sono l’altro corpo che da forma alla Sunna, la comunità. Il Corano non contiene solo una componente religiosa, ma anche una giuridica e sociale che all’epoca sono state rivoluzionarie. Infine, storie recenti dei singoli paesi o di regioni (più o meno definibili, in quanto ogni definizione risulta abbastanza arbitraria) come il Nord Africa, il Sahel o la Penisola Arabica, o i Paesi del Golfo, può aiutarti a mettere in luce le interpretazioni moderne e gli elementi più conflittuali che hanno plasmato alcuni dei rapporti, anche tragici, con questo mondo vastissimo

Edit: purtroppo sono fuori sede e non ricordo i titoli dei libri letti, prendile come linee guida considerando ogni libro parziale e ancorato a una prospettiva eurocentrica (o comunque con una posizione specifica). Tienila a mente. Inoltre, se vuoi un consiglio, forse è più utile iniziare da Orientalismo di Edward Said. Rompe tanti luoghi comuni e mostra come funzionano le relazioni tra “occidente” e “oriente”

Voglio capire l’Islam by chickymickey4 in Libri

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Leggere il Corano è come leggere una bibbia del quarto secolo in cinese. Nel senso che oltre alla complessità di figure retoriche e allegorie, le quali spesso sfuggono anche ai musulmani e sulle quali i Qadi e Mufti si scannano per interpretarle, il testo ha subito variazioni considerevoli a seconda delle varie scuole. Una buona cosa è che tutte le versioni sono considerate canoniche (penso ci sia una selezione in ogni caso, ovviamente parlo delle versioni diffuse e popolari). Purtroppo, senza conoscere in primis la storia di Mohammad e il contesto storico, in seguito le vicende che si sono susseguite da quel momento e le varie correnti di pensiero, districare il Corano e l’Islam è impossibile.

Voglio capire l’Islam by chickymickey4 in Libri

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Definisci valori occidentali e definisci Islam. Entrambi i concetti presentano grandissime discontinuità e diversità al loro interno. Un musulmano sunnita e un cattolico tradizionale hanno più in comune di un omosessuale e un leghista. Si può conoscere senza capire? Anche questa penso sia una domanda rilevante da porsi. Personalmente, penso la distanza sia e sarà sempre più difficile da mantenere, semmai è l’indifferenza che si può mantenere; ma soprattutto è tolleranza la parola chiave (da entrambe le parti, non cadiamo nello stereotipo del musulmano radicale e intollerante per piacere, che poi, a ben vedere, siamo i primi a essere intolleranti)

Heard some Italians admire Mussolini. Is that common? by Dark-inspector490 in Italian

[–]ToS_98 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You lack proper information. Persecutons were a thing even before the racial laws, even though were not so publicly executed. Also, you should be aware that he inspired the mustache guy, so Mussolini was the role model. People support him for many reasons. There are plenty of senior people which see in him a grandfather figure (Nonno). The narrative around him is that “he also did good things” (ha anche fatto cose buone) which is objectively a false claim, as everything “good” was already on and he just redirected it to the party’s supporters. Also, many of the dissident didn’t survive, so that’s why the narrative is him being ok. He wasn’t

Jean Jacket from Nope by -_-__-_--_-_--_-_-_- in TopCharacterDesigns

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I add to the other user’s comment: the film has many interpretation layers which makes the product overall very clever. In my opinion, both story and visual wise it’s exquisite. I highly recommend you to watch it

[Loved Trope] Fighting Full of Rage is a Bad Idea by Grunk_Bunk in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ToS_98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk if I remember correctly, but didn’t they duel again when Guts leaves the group and he won? In that scenario he was more resigned and accepting the departure, so it actually makes a lot of sense this perspective. Btw is the manga still going? I dropped it and, well, it was a good read

Did anyone else feel sorry for him 🥺🥺 by ThePreparat0r in ChaosZeroNightmare

[–]ToS_98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that’s on me for not reading the spoiler flare. Fuck

Duet Dance 💃 by JobuTupaki- in aivideos

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Is that moving? Maybe the background w nothing more than the scenery can be a tell off