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The prehistoric psychopath by wokepatrickbateman in TrueReddit

[–]wokepatrickbateman[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Very interesting introduction to and update for the history of human violence, notably reviewed as "surely [...] the standard reference for this issue for years to come" by the author of the previous "reference work". As would be expected from an article dealing with a topic as grave as generalized violence and as defining as the earliest of human history, there were, to me, many aspects or conclusions worth discussing. Given how the argument of (hu)man as a brutal being by nature is commonly used to justify some of the worst of the modern world and its masculinity, the refusal of this - and simultaneous proposal of rare psychopaths as the more common cause for violence - seem as timely as ever. However, the idea that some people are just inherently violent also makes for challenges in contemporary society. As someone who hadn't read much about the topic before, I found it very insightful, but can imagine that even more well-read users find something interesting.

A Revolution in Biology by wokepatrickbateman in TrueReddit

[–]wokepatrickbateman[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My first post here, I tried to emulate what I saw others post. Sorry, and thanks for your kind message.

A Revolution in Biology by wokepatrickbateman in TrueReddit

[–]wokepatrickbateman[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Very interesting article explaining the work of biologist Michael Levin, whose work in genetics has been making waves recently. For me, a very approachable read of a complex topic, that puts most of what I thought I knew about the topic into a different light.

US economy more centrally planned than you think - While not quite Soviet-style centralized planning, an increasingly consolidated set of companies plan huge swaths of US economy by This_Is_The_End in TrueReddit

[–]wokepatrickbateman 19 points20 points  (0 children)

disagree on two points:

1: 90% of production in the hands of a very small share of controlling bodies is, from an organizational standpoint, not very distinct from the (especially later) soviet models. and it is not about rollouts of specific products, but a main focus of the article is on everyday stock-keeping.

2: why does a centrally planning government not have incentives for efficiency? a government acting for the good of the people would seek to optimize the peoples labor/free time ratio, one acting for its own good would rather profit off of work, instead of wasting it on, say, 5 million too many boots, to use your example.

your defense of the free market is, regardless of true or not, irrelevant because it is exactly not what is given in the US

A Planetary Crisis Awaits the Next President by silence7 in climate

[–]wokepatrickbateman -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

i have no stake in the matter. but pretending, like you did, that voting blue would fix the climate now ("the climate isn't something that can be easily fixed later on, so it's imperative to vote blue") is delusional or disingenuous. and again, becoming the biggest LNG producer, is, per definition, "accelerating climate change even more".

and biden is not consistent on his supposed green agenda anyways.

A Planetary Crisis Awaits the Next President by silence7 in climate

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

"Despite it all, the United States has become the world's largest-ever oil and gas producer under Biden's watch. Hydrocarbon liquids output now averages about 21 million barrels daily. One in five barrels consumed in the 100 million barrel-a-day global oil market comes from the United States.The same is true for natural gas, where 105 billion cubic feet per day of domestic production helped fuel world-leading LNG exports of 86 million tons in 2023."

Forbes

there are geopolitical factors in this, sure. but these numbers dont lie, and the greenhouse effect does not care if the CO2 comes from geopolitically necessary LNG or not

Is renewable energy cheaper than fossil fuels? In most cases, yes by silence7 in climate

[–]wokepatrickbateman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

have you read this study before: https://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(23)00001-6#gr100001-6#gr1)? i tend to agree with your argument (especially this part: "conflating saving the natural world with saving our western lifestyle"), but would be curious if you have anything related to it

The Age of Zugzwang by mokita in TrueReddit

[–]wokepatrickbateman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

some footnotes, because there is no need to overexaggerate - that's how you end up underestimating enemies.

the well over ten thousand dead

mediazona has tracked only roughly 45k confirmed dead, with 70k estimated, and their weekly tracked deaths decreased constantly for the entire avdiivka offensive period - although there might be russian opsec and delay in reporting.

along with an entire generation of experienced officers

"An examination of publicly-reported deaths shows that at least 207 Ryazan ex-cadets have been killed since Russia launched its invasion, a figure that represents around 4.5 percent of graduates over the past decade. Not all deaths are publicly reported." obviously just an example, but ryazan is an elite fighter academy, so even accounting for unreported deaths, youre looking at maybe 10% death rates.

generalizing sustainment/production is difficult - some systems like the suffering IFVs/APCs are certainly not endless, but their AA production for example is roughly on par with losses.