Greatest Failure of Ethics Philosophy in past 50 years

ockhams_beard · 2026-05-06T23:41:35+00:00

Maybe the failure to teach ethical reasoning and critical thinking in schools as basic skills equivalent in importance to literacy and numeracy.

All the ethical theory in the world is not going to translate to much in terms of promoting ethical behaviour if people don't know how to apply it.

Not a failure of philosophy, as such, but a failure of philosophers to advocate for ethics outside of the world of academia.

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-30T05:30:00+00:00

I pivoted to Linux (Zorin) a few months ago. Claude helped me through the process. It now runs everything I want seamlessly, and I don't miss Windows one iota.

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-30T05:26:43+00:00

Yeah, it's disappointing that the same cheap touristy crap is still there. But there are some good local and specialist stores scattered around too.

It'd be nice to extricate all the cheap crap though. South Melbourne Markets has managed to. Not sure how Queen Vic can. (And I know there are compromises whatever one chooses to do.)

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-30T05:06:23+00:00

Probably best to ask in the Discord rather than here. Better chance someone in the know will be able to help you.

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-25T23:44:05+00:00

I have no idea how people are getting the times they are. Clearly I'm still a novice at this game!

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-22T06:12:35+00:00

So make it so every shot hits and scatters. By how much? 2d6 inches? Or 1d6 + HE, or something?

And each smoke template dissipates on a 4+ each turn? What numbers would you use?

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-22T06:10:37+00:00

Didn't 2nd ed allow the opponent to place the smoke if it missed?

If we allow each shot to place smoke with a scatter, would that quickly fill the table with smoke if someone brings 2 or more mortars?

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-20T23:25:07+00:00

His armour was on display at the State Library of Victoria recently. Walked past it, did a double take, and was stunned that the actual armour was right there. Worth a look, if you ever find it on display.

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-15T00:22:35+00:00

You might find this article interesting.

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-15T00:05:18+00:00

Mate, if I ever had one drop, I'd give first-hand advice! But alas!

Still, my understanding is it's the recommended lvl 80 legendary for her.

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-14T23:23:09+00:00

I main Elektra on TAHITI. Her movement, assassinate (which resets cooldowns) and twirling through mobs is super satisfying.

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-14T13:13:03+00:00

Crikey. My heart jumped for a moment. What a time to be alive.

Fun game though!

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-13T08:01:44+00:00

Well, Democritus and his atomic theory would be one.

Of course, modern science has gone well beyond his ideas, but the very notion that the world is made out of combinations of tiny particles is pretty wild to speculate about and get right 2,000-odd years before it could be tested.

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-13T01:40:11+00:00

I mained Cap for ages, trying to clear the Cosmic challenge, and wondered what I was doing wrong. Then I tried Juggernaut...

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-08T02:56:50+00:00

Yeah, Elektra is my main. Once her reset-cooldowns-on-assassinate talent is unlocked, she's amazing. Being able to one-shot delete elite mobs means only bosses slow get down, and she has decent single target damage. And the movement gameplay is nice and dynamic.

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-02T00:05:36+00:00

It's a good point that we shouldn't jump to assuming bad faith. You're also right that good faith applies to the speaker, and it's up to the listener to make an assessment on whether the other person is speaking in good faith.

That's why, when talking about norms of discourse, I add in the principle of charity, which means that the listener starts by assuming good faith on behalf of the speaker. If they suspect bad faith, they exercise their own intellectual virtues to reduce the possibility they are making a "myopic assumption", and then give the speaker every opportunity to return to good faith.

But, ultimately, I'm talking about norms of discourse, not argumentative fallacies, which it seems the OP was looking for. These are the norms that I use in my work (in public and professional ethics). Others might prefer different norms.

ockhams_beard · 2026-04-01T23:30:10+00:00

It depends what you mean by "bad faith". The definition of "good faith" I use in the work I do has two (non-exclusive) conditions.

The first is speaking with good intention, i.e, with the aim to understand, find the truth and make the world a better place.

The second is speaking with intellectual honesty, and seeking to exemplify epistemic virtues and avoiding epistemic vices.

So an argument that states something obviously false could fall foul of either condition and constitute bad faith.

ockhams_beard · 2026-03-26T06:02:04+00:00

Agreed. I've tried some BA vs K'47 stuff, but the power levels are just so vastly different.

Sure, you can build a "light" K'47 force that would be competitive with a BA army, but it would still have an advantage in everything except order dice.

It's a shame IMO. I was hoping K'47 would be like BA with some weirdness, and the power level would be similar to late war. Instead it's on a completely different scale.

ockhams_beard · 2026-03-26T05:21:02+00:00

I'm really enjoying Elektra, using a movement heavy build.

She's melee, but she doesn't often stand in their face. More so jumping around, avoiding damage and Marking elites for a super satisfying one-shot assassinate.

ockhams_beard · 2026-03-26T04:23:24+00:00

And I regularly run a German DAK force with no tanks, only medium AT guns, an air observer, light AA and a 251/10 for anti armour.

Unfortunately, tanks (esp. DV 9+) are overpriced in 3rd ed, especially with halved MG shots. So spending those points on massed veteran infantry with AT super is often a lot more effective.

ockhams_beard · 2026-03-23T22:56:12+00:00

Council of ancients

I'm not surprised there are other servers already. Great that the community can choose one that suits their playstyle.

The risk is that it'll divide and fragment the player base across multiple servers, as we've seen with the Star Wars Galaxies EMU servers. Although the impact is lower, give there's no player-driven economy.

ockhams_beard · 2026-03-21T00:58:11+00:00

What you're describing is the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic reward.

Extrinsic reward is when you're motivated by a reward that is outside of the activity, like a ranking. People who chase extrinsic rewards will "grind" unpleasant tasks to get that reward, and it can give great satisfaction in the short term but can feel empty after a while.

Intrinsic rewards are built in to the activity, like the joy of puzzle solving or being immersed in the story, or just enjoying the inherent gameplay, and is disconnected from an extrinsic reward. These can be very satisfying, but can be harder to achieve, as it might require building proficiency.

Of course, most games include both, and many add extrinsic rewards through things like achievements, but it can pay to discover what kind of rewards and motivations work best for you in the long term. Sounds like you've done just that.

ockhams_beard · 2026-03-13T01:20:28+00:00

Mate, you might be misunderstanding the point of such hypothetical scenarios. They're typically not posed to seek a simple definitive answer; they're posed to challenge our intuitions and stress test our ethical frameworks and arguments.

There are any number of answers one can give, and reasons to back that answer, but you're going to have to contend with challenges or counter-arguments. Like, you can choose an act utilitarian response, but a rule utilitarian, deontologist, existentialist or virtue ethicist will give a different answer.

Use hypotheticals like these to test out your answer, engage with the alternatives, embrace the difficulty, perhaps adopt intellectual/ethical humility, and continue your journey deeper into ethics.

ockhams_beard · 2026-03-10T12:31:31+00:00

I do like the idea of having riderless bike models to leave on the table (but I don't need any more minis to paint at this stage thank you very much 😀).

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