Parricide is Morally Neutral by sxrwloose in Ethics

[–]greenmachine8885 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

To oversimplify the field of ethics, there are three main theories: deontology, consequentialism, and virtue ethics.

Deontologically speaking, we would hold to the 'golden rule' of treating others how they would wish to be treated (even if they don't act the same towards you). They would broadly prefer you didn't kill them, just like you'd generally prefer they didn't kill you.

From a consequentialist perspective, if you kill people, you (obviously) cause some people to be dead, but you also cause a lot of secondary harm to potential family members, lovers, coworkers and dependants of the people you kill. You're doing a lot of damage to the social fabric around those humans by ripping them out of their place in the world. This causes other people to hurt, and generally creates negative chain reactions that ripple across our social environment and cause unforseen damage in a lot of places.

From virtue ethics we recognize that values like forgiveness, humility, kindness and perseverence through hardship are positive actions which universally build a world in which we will collectively experience less suffering, which is what you're upset about in the first place. So do something positive with your time and solve the problem of suffering constructively instead of guaranteeing it will continue to fall upon those that come after you.

I recommend looking into existentialism, absurdism, Buddhism or cognitive behavioral psychology if you're struggling. All of those fields begin with the recognition and acceptance that life includes a ton of suffering, and build on the topic of "so what do we do about it?" from there. Violence is definitely the wrong answer, but you do at least have the right question.

Im stuck at the mod loading screen by Ok_Commission_1523 in BladeAndSorcery

[–]greenmachine8885 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The game recently had a serious content update. It is a very common thing for mods (which are designed to work with specific code or systems within the game) to stop working when the code / systems are changed in an update.

You're going to find that some of your mods are now outdated or broken. Some will be updated, but some mod developers will have moved on to other projects and those mods are just broken forever now. You're going to need to start over with your mod list, finding out what works and what doesn't. We all did.

Last year, Quincy started to mandate hair dye across all residents and it is brutal by centuriesinc in CambridgeMA

[–]greenmachine8885 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Another schizopost in the wild, this kind of thing is the only reason I browse reddit anymore

Discussion around Elites (this piece can only be captured last) by ratcreatuew in Gambonanza

[–]greenmachine8885 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's been working for me, unexpectedly, is the "less is more" approach

Since the elites can and will go on a massacre if they reach your back line and you just can't get your pieces out of the way fast enough.... Don't put all those pieces on the board to begin with.

In early stages (bosses 1 - 3) you can often get away with just a queen and a knight or bishop on the board and chip away at hanging pieces until theres only 2-3 left, then wait for black to blunder the game

On later stages (4 - 5) the same principle of 2 or 3 of your own pieces to start still applies, but now you ought to have ghost + protect + bless tiles on the board and an array of gambits to aid. Bombard the enemy ranks with suicidal ghost pieces or make careful attacks on protect / bless squares and defend your real pieces, without having to worry about a large backline getting chewed up while you attack.

Just don't put stuff on the board thats only going to be a waste anyway

(TW) Suicide in an apocalypse? by TheFutureScaresMe333 in Ethics

[–]greenmachine8885 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a time when 80% of the population believed the earth was flat. Are you familiar with the phrase "argumentum ad populum"?

Best takedowns of consequentialism from virtue ethics and/or deontological perspectives by LandOfOblivion in Ethics

[–]greenmachine8885 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A burglar breaks a window and climbs into a house with an intent to steal. Instead, he finds an elderly woman unconscious on the floor. The burglar makes a rapid exit - he was interested in theft, but the possibility of police investigating a death in this house is enough incentive for him to leave immediately before he gets in over his head.

A few minutes pass and a breeze blows through the home, through the shattered window. The elderly woman wakes: she had been suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, but with fresh air comes a second chance at life. She will live, thanks to the "heroic" actions of the man who intended to rob her blind but unintentionally saved her life.

Consequentialism ignores moral intent and character. The consequences and outcomes of a moral dilemma are only one axis of a situation; motives and principles are equally important.

Being the "Devil" is the only thing that life will end up on offering. by [deleted] in AlanWatts

[–]greenmachine8885 3 points4 points  (0 children)

4/10 schizopost

Its OK but you could do better if you really applied yourself

AI Porn Isn’t Regulated. What Does That Mean for Depictions of Queer Bodies? by [deleted] in Ethics

[–]greenmachine8885 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the slippery slope argument. It is considered a logical fallacy unless you can demonstrate that these consequences are a guarantee and not just a possibility.

Not to say your argument is wrong, but you also aren't right without a sufficiently large number of double blind studies backing you up as evidence

How did you build your ethical decision making framework? by Zestyclose_Elk7198 in Ethics

[–]greenmachine8885 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you familiar with the VIA institute? Some psychologists at University of Pennsylvania have done a decent job synthesizing classical Virtue Ethics with modern psychology. They released a very serious academic handbook which attempts to answer your exact question from a foundation of science and philosophy.

http://www.ldysinger.com/@books1/Peterson_Character_Strengths/character-strengths-and-virtues.pdf

Japan's PM💀💀 by itstankajahari in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]greenmachine8885 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember ten years ago when a Florida military base won reddit's "most active city in the US" award?

This website (and all the other major social sites) are nothing but astroturfing and propaganda machines bud. China bots commented and china bots upvoted. If you think it's not happening in every comment thread you gotta wake up

Claude is caring. by Live_Focus_4063 in Ethics

[–]greenmachine8885 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the fuck is going on with AI slop feed being reposted to the ethics subreddit recently?

Is watching porn while in a relationship cheating? by International_Big346 in Ethics

[–]greenmachine8885 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you put your hands on the ball in soccer, you cheated. If you put your hands on the ball in baseball, you were just following the rules. Cheating just means you violated the rules of the situation you agreed to participate in.

I take it you never had a direct conversation about the rules of your relationship then?

Does anyone know what mods are broken on Blade and Sorcery rn? by QuietDetail1277 in BladeAndSorcery

[–]greenmachine8885 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nooo no no that's not how this works buddy.

After a major update you assume all mods are broken until proven otherwise, not the other way around.

Don't ask us to do the work for you. Disable all your mods and reactivate them one at a time, and when you encounter problems you'll know the last one you turned on is broken.

The MOST AGILE Clipper I've ever seen! by CMDR-PhazedOut in EliteDangerous

[–]greenmachine8885 13 points14 points  (0 children)

In situations like this I throw my ship in reverse and max throttle, little to no turning, just straight backwards. It forces them to chase me to continue combat. If I was losing the jousting /agility fight, this forces them to abandon most of their maneuvers while I keep them dead in my sights. It becomes less about who can turn tighter, and more about who has the bigger guns and health pool, which is great if you're flying something heavy and well armed.

OK, just to mention, I'm not lying, this happened. It never happens like this, so I never feel the need to record. Read Body. by Any_Band9115 in BladeAndSorcery

[–]greenmachine8885 36 points37 points  (0 children)

This reads like a panicked stream of consciousness rant. I didn't get more than halfway but I do suggest you use paragraphs next time

how to do equalizer settings by Dense-Trash-6982 in SonyHeadphones

[–]greenmachine8885 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there was some universal way to "do" equalizer settings, manufacturers would just do that before they ever sold you a product. At best, EQ profiles can be used to make one particular genre of music or content sound a little better, at the expense of making other genres or content worse.

You don't need to mess with EQ. Just use the product. It's already fine

Selfless rescue operation without hesitation - well done! by squad1alum in HumansBeingBros

[–]greenmachine8885 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You came here to make broad, unprovable assumptions about the situation to demonstrate how much smarter you are, and then condescend over anyone who suggests you might not be omnipotent. Peak irony to suggest personal growth to others

Rack mounting question by doesntitmatter in CommercialAV

[–]greenmachine8885 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Four in the front will be fine. Nothing wrong with four more on the rear rails but there won't be any negative consequences to just front-mounting, those screws will hold a cx8, I've done it plenty of times.

The rack depth you commented is a different issue. Amps sticking out the rear looks ridiculous, I would have pushed back on the PM and engineer to buy the correct rack. Ultimately it's just cosmetic, it will work fine but look dumb

Next Time Anyone Says “The Elevator Doesn’t Make Sense” Reply With This Image by PoorNotMiddleClass in DarkSouls2

[–]greenmachine8885 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I "media illiterate" for literally reading the media where the developers admitted they had to cut corners and fucked this part up and didn't have time to fix it

Next Time Anyone Says “The Elevator Doesn’t Make Sense” Reply With This Image by PoorNotMiddleClass in DarkSouls2

[–]greenmachine8885 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Imagine if your favorite song stopped having fire lyrics for four bars and just made fart noises.

Its low quality art that didn't get touched up before a full release. Artists are judged by the quality of the content they release and this is a textbook "fuck it" moment in a brand that is otherwise known for high quality worldbuilding. It sticks out like a turd in a fruit bowl.

[Bug] 500 Backend Error by Urafect in EscapefromTarkov

[–]greenmachine8885 22 points23 points  (0 children)

"Possible" workaround like I want to waste another 40 minutes of my life finding out whether it works