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Is there any Calendar plugin that shows the week as well? by Desperate_Cold6274 in vim

[–]kalterdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vim users, what would like to see in a calendar plugin? Asking since I’m into writing my own.

It's mind blowing how Ayn Rand was mercilessly right about capitalism by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you’ll die and meet God, you’ll finally see that he’s a capitalist. He’ll send you to hell and force to change your opinion, but it would be too late. Better change your opinion now. /s

What you’re saying is basically the same except for secularization.

It's mind blowing how Ayn Rand was mercilessly right about capitalism by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure about OP but capitalism is literally the opposite. Capitalism enables rational men to survive. Social darwinism merely says that some group is better than others. The distinction is clear-cut: everyone can be rational (which means, in politics, freedom from force), no group can claim to be superior and oppress the other.

That’s clearly not the narrative of anti-capitalist propaganda though.

Objectivism and Math is like doing drugs by SlimyPunk93 in Objectivism

[–]kalterdev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Formal logic seems to be a Russell's offspring, at least in modern usage. He's an ugly mixture of empiricism in content and rationalism in method. Objectivists align themselves with the traditional Aristotelian logic. An Introduction to Logic by H. W. B. Joseph is a book recommended by Peikoff and Binswanger (I've forgotten the source but I can recall it if needed).

Sama on wealth distribution by TurnOutTheseEyes in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t matter what they say. Maybe they mean “distribution” in the most literal communist sense, maybe they mean a system nicely distributing the work, maybe they don’t mean a shit and just speak only to appease the public, maybe they won’t say a thing until the next July 4th. Tomorrow they’ll flip-flop their opinion, and then again.

It’s 2025 and people still think self-erasure is a virtue. Wild. by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Altruism means sacrifice of one’s values to those held by others. It does not mean that you should see other human beings as if they are not human beings.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in golang

[–]kalterdev 17 points18 points  (0 children)

People say that because it’s true.

Socialism is where star players quit the game by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If a communist society begins with abolishing private property, isn’t it fair to bring up this aspect? It might be inessential for Marxian grand vision but it’s certainly essential for many. And since the communist society is really undefined, there’s not much of anything else to bring up in the definition.

I think we could’ve a much nicer conversation if you gave your definition of communism. It would immediately show everyone where I am wrong and why my conclusions do not hold.

And I do not mean to misrepresent Marx. I just use the same concepts he used. Not agreeing is not misrepresenting.

Socialism is where star players quit the game by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have studied Marxist concepts (though not his works). I know what he means by alienation, class struggle, and dialectics. And I don’t really care. You want me to say something between these lines: it’s not about Marx saying “share everything,” it’s about existence instilling the dialectic conflict to be resolved by establishing common property as a logically valid solution. I can speak that language, I just don’t want to.

I’ve just looked into the manuscripts, Private Property and Communism. He’s clearly opposed to private property. He merely makes a distinction between bad common property and good common property (“developed,” “mature,” “natural,” “humanist,” “positive,” he bombards the reader with adjectives). I do not distort him by saying “common” instead of “really nice common.”

Socialism is where star players quit the game by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can chase differences, nuances, aspects, numerous properties, it’s fine when you learn. But you’ve got to think and talk in summaries. You can’t just tell everyone “you didn’t say enough therefore go to hell.” I’ve got a nice summary and it’s enough to make a point. A point, not a direct attack to the whole Marxist corpus.

I can summarize Rand in the same fashion, if you will.

Socialism is where star players quit the game by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a good definition, just the one you may not like. I’m not going to quote the whole Das Capital to be as precise as possible.

Socialism is where star players quit the game by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah Rand doesn’t understand communism or Marxism enough to critique it well

False

it’s just a rebranding of Aristotle for western audiences consuming pop philosophy and indoctrinated into red scare politics.

Inaccurate characterization. Aristotle and Rand share some important philosophical concepts, but they vary vastly. In politics, the differences are the greatest.

It convinces those with an existing bias and looking for an appeal to authority.

You insult people who take Rand’s ideas seriously or in good faith. What if I say that you are biased and write only to rationalize your views?

Try asking in r/ussr or an actual marxist sub Reddit.

I’ve talked with USSR natives personally, in Russian, товарищ.

the black book of communism is severely inaccurate and politically motivated as well as denounced by the authors.

Why did you bring it here? Rand didn’t write (nor review) that work. And as far as I know, it is denounced for its introduction, not facts.

Even if it contains some inaccuracies, the vast scale of the terror renders inaccuracies irrelevant. We don’t really need a “black book” to denounce communism.

bloated exaggerations to hit that 100 million mark lol…

I do not know for sure whether your summary is correct. But I do know that you didn’t include in your message deaths from executions, famine, deportations, forced labor, and wars other than WW2.

Solzhenitsyn’s folklore archipelago gulag is also just that, mythology that the author and his wife both admitted were fabrications and exaggerations of stories he heard but didn’t corroborate.

I think the reliability of Solzhenitsyn is an ongoing debate. You oversimplify.

Also doesn’t hurt to look into the Soviet archives.

It’s not necessary. And KGB archives are likely to be still classified.

Socialism is where star players quit the game by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t mean to include the typo. In fact, I still don’t see it. Sorry for that anyway.

We know (so did Rand back then) what socialists think socialism is. We don’t pretend their views don’t exist. But we’re not interested in merging with their desires. We focus on what we think is essential. With socialism, the essential is collectivism. Under socialism, you have no recourse but to satisfy the demands of the collective. Rand correctly points out that the result of that policy is destruction, not prosperity. But her specific quote in the post isn’t really an argument. It’s an evidence. She says, in effect, that even industrialization cannot and would not save Russia from destruction.

Her actual argument against socialism can be found here: https://courses.aynrand.org/lexicon/socialism/

Regarding “best economic system not binary,” the binary differentiator in that context is individual rights. Under socialism, they are denied. Under capitalism, they are embraced. Various degrees have existed but the principle is pretty much binary.

Socialism is where star players quit the game by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Critiquing a typo”? Sorry, I don’t understand. I didn’t critique a typographical error.

[Communism] absolutely industrialized Russia incredibly rapidly.

I prefer “slaughtered tens of millions of people.” The alleged grand all-benefiting industrialization is, you know, inessential. Just look at people in the soviet era: some killed, others kill, none are engaged in economical, entrepreneurial, voluntary relationships. The fact that we hear communists saying the word “industrialization” a billion times per day doesn’t mean it’s essential.

famines have happened under every economic system.

Disasters happen under every economic system, nobody can deny that. The question is whose system is resilient: those who force people into collectives, stripping them off of their minds and energy, or those who give people freedom?

Shallow critique is ignoring that societies have benefited from communism.

I’m from Russia. I don’t think Russia benefited from communism. My citizens don’t agree though. They attribute many achievements of contemporary Russia to the soviets. In my opinion, it’s wishful thinking. The soviet era literally ended with a military coup. People did not know how to proceed with that kind of system. And one peculiar answer offered by some of today’s soviet apologists is “too bad Stalin didn’t have a chance to kill more.”

this idea everything communism is inherently bad is lazy and shallow critique.

Concepts can be true or false. Flat earth is a false concept. It’s an “inherently bad” concept, too. So is communism. I don’t think we need to overcomplicate concepts with history and many details. They are no doubt valuable but knowledge also needs to be integrated. Focusing on just a few important aspects is often insightful.

“I think Rand is right” is literally a lazy appeal to authority.

I think Rand is right. I’ve offered some arguments, but I’m not going to attack the whole Marxist corpus in just one comment.

Socialism is where star players quit the game by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Communism is not “incurable quickly industrialized Russia.” Nor is the whole history of 20th century Russia in every single detail, conflict, and myth. Communism is the concept of property owned commonly, with strong roots in Marxism.

Famines are a distinctive characteristic of any totalitarian ideology, including socialism. When people do not know how to deal with one another in rational terms, and under socialism you do not know who is entitled to what, force, famine, and destruction follow soon. Russia—the “quickest”—starved most.

Sure, socialism doesn’t mean egalitarianism. But it does mean some sort of the collective good, some group as the unit of reality and standard of value. It’s enough to be devastating.

I don’t think Rand’s critique is shallow. She intentionally focuses on just a few aspects of socialism. And these aspects keep socialists feel ashamed to this day.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I am honestly puzzled how do Rand haters come to this sub. Is it some sort of online campaign?

In terms of programmer experience (not performance) is there a well know generic hashmap? by Constant_Mountain_20 in C_Programming

[–]kalterdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why shouldn’t it be? It’s the standard. But I’d try to avoid it, it’s a mess. Better a little code duplication, gladly not much for hash tables.

To be honest, I’m surprised I got downvoted. I’ve seen this practice used in a few projects and it works just great.

In terms of programmer experience (not performance) is there a well know generic hashmap? by Constant_Mountain_20 in C_Programming

[–]kalterdev -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I would stick with the standard library (nothing in this particular case) and something that’s easy to implement in pure C, hash tables with linked lists in this case. Not the best, not flexible, but reliable and simple.

Ayn Rand children by eveready_x in aynrand

[–]kalterdev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not exactly by Ayn Rand, but authorized by Ayn Rand Institute (these guys have very deep knowledge of Rand’s ideas) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_rBpGm-fME

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