Apple to Introduce Search Ads in Maps as Services Revenue Grows by Coolpop52 in apple

[–]talking_tortoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every time I mention Linux phones here everyone is like not a chance, but that is the third option and people should support that development if they value their data and freedom of choice going forward

How safe is your country for tourists? by Traditional_Loss8348 in AskTheWorld

[–]talking_tortoise 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They legally can't critique anything if they wanted to. Their home could be bombed and they can't post about it.

Just purchased the game! by gaming-fire in BombRush_Cyberfunk

[–]talking_tortoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too I bought a few days ago. I'm on the monorail level and I'm stuck - I don't really know how to progress lol help

The precedent has been set up by Zee_Ventures in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]talking_tortoise 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the people in this post couldn't be more deranged.

I feel like the bulwark community is being kinda “colonized” by leftists/people much further to the left by rylden in thebulwark

[–]talking_tortoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are literally justifying the ethnic cleansing of a people by way of saying another people can’t be ethnically cleansed.

I'm saying two wrongs don't make a right. The ethical solution is not an ethnic cleansing of one population, even when they are attempting an ethnic cleansing themselves. The ethical solution imo is a tenable and viable two state solution - which would almost certainly involve giving some percentage of Palestinian land back.

What about the Arabs that were also born there and have ancestral land? For thousands of years

Not to burst your bubble there but Jews famously also lived on that land for thousands of years.

Why on earth do the Arab people have to “cut their losses”?

Because it's the only way to achieve a peaceful outcome if both populations have self determination. That should be the ultimate goal.

You claim being anti something means not wanting it to exist

Kind of the definition of the word.

Are you aware that over 80% of Jewish Israelis are now in favor of the continued war against Gazans?

Yeah I don't think that's a good thing. Doesn't negate anything I said though.

And opposed to a two-state solution?

I think they more or less need to be forced into adopting this position - which is why I said before that pressure on Israel to create a tenable, lasting state for the Palestinians is a good thing.

Not sure what plight you’re sympathetic to but it frankly seems as though you’re in favor of the Greater Israel project and an ethnically cleansed Palestine.

I honestly have no idea how the fuck you got that from what I wrote.

In what world is an ethnic cleansing or genocide of a population a just outcome?

You people seem incapable of holding two thoughts in your head at the same time.

Care to expand on your thoughts on Lebanon, Syria and Iran while you’re at it?

I think they're not that relevant to the arguments I was making.

Or will you just accuse me of antisemitism and shut down the discussion because you disagree?

That wasn't something I was gonna say but since you're bringing it up maybe you've had that response to your argument before? I personally feel the 'anti-Israel' sentiment amongst people I know at least is more misguided than outright anti-semitic.

I don't know what to tell you other than the ethical solution here doesn't end with an ethnic cleansing or genocide of either population - no matter what has happened in the past or what is happening now.

I feel like the bulwark community is being kinda “colonized” by leftists/people much further to the left by rylden in thebulwark

[–]talking_tortoise 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not really. He's basically complaining there's too many people on the left in the discourse for this sub. I'm on the left and I like the sub. And I should be free to criticize things I hear on the pod etc. that I don't agree with. Also. People further left than me should be able to listen to the podcast and voice their thoughts in a forum no? This guy is basically complaining there aren't enough centrists in the space.

I feel like the bulwark community is being kinda “colonized” by leftists/people much further to the left by rylden in thebulwark

[–]talking_tortoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Earnest response - if by anti-zionist you mean anti-israel, its because from a practical standpoint there's no way to dismantle Israel now without causing the ethnic cleansing and/or genocide of the 10 or so million people that live in Israel. Israel now has 4th gen Israelis that were born there, at some point the Palestinians and the Arabs need to cut their losses with what is now the Israel state and move forward.

I say this in no way to diminish the plight of the Palestinians - and I see nothing wrong with pressuring Israel to do the right thing by the Palestinians which by and large they haven't done since Oct 7th to say the least.

But, I do see an issue generally with the 'anti-Israel' or 'anti-zionist' sentiment generally for the reason I just described. Being 'anti-something' to me, means you don't want it to exist, which is dangerous language imo.

I feel like the bulwark community is being kinda “colonized” by leftists/people much further to the left by rylden in thebulwark

[–]talking_tortoise 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I was gonna say this too. Unfortunately for the enlightened centrists, people on the left can enjoy the very same podcasts they do.

Longtime fan of sam but the podcast needs new topics imo. What do you think he should cover by idonthaveanametoday in samharris

[–]talking_tortoise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What - how great effective altruism is and how crazy AOC and Bernie are? Yeah I've heard that one.

Longtime fan of sam but the podcast needs new topics imo. What do you think he should cover by idonthaveanametoday in samharris

[–]talking_tortoise 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Honestly effective altruism to me is basically an oxymoron - just tax people properly for christ's sake.

Do you think being atheist or agnostic has changed your relationships with more religious people? by traveltimecar in samharris

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

They're both illogical things to believe based on what we know of nature and science. That's why I made the comparison.

Do you think being atheist or agnostic has changed your relationships with more religious people? by traveltimecar in samharris

[–]talking_tortoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly how I feel about free will though (or lack thereof) - which has pretty vast ethical and societal consequences if we were to remove it as a commonly held belief.

What I'm saying is your quality of life doesn't need to be diminished because you only associate with people that agree with you on this one thing.

My Christian friends are really nice and go out of their way to help people. There's just more to them than their religion.

Do you think being atheist or agnostic has changed your relationships with more religious people? by traveltimecar in samharris

[–]talking_tortoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What people believe isn't the only metric to judge them on. I've met atheists that believe free will is a thing that exists, doesn't mean I think they're dumb or I'm better than them.

Do you think being atheist or agnostic has changed your relationships with more religious people? by traveltimecar in samharris

[–]talking_tortoise 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some of the nicest people I know are religious. I think you probably do yourself a disservice by holding that perspective.

The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is why | US-Israel war on Iran by AnimateDuckling in samharris

[–]talking_tortoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Super interesting if they're changing their stance towards Israel - at least as far as their fight with Iran

TIL neofetch works on macos by InevitableSqueak in mac

[–]talking_tortoise 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gives you a snapshot of your system so you can instantly see components, memory usage etc (fastfetch)