Funkytom467

Interesting, well I do have a lot to read on the subject but i’ll add it to my list, I might be pleasantly surprised.

It’s a valid point. But if you want to juge the ideas of anyone I think you also need to educate yourself to a degree.

I do think discussion/debate are a good way to learn though. Although a good debate must be anchored in reality, established knowledge and studies…

In the end I think it comes to what are you gonna trust or challenge. In learning I don’t think you can only rely on one, you need a healthy balance.

(I’d say the more you know the easier it is to challenge more often. A new student might trust his teacher often while researchers might always challenge their peers.)

And I don’t think that apply only to economics or politics, although entertainments might be taken less seriously.

Alternatively I believe in politics there is also a part that’s subjective, depending on your values and culture.

That’s a very detailed explanation, as a scientist as much as I knew about him I didn’t know that much.

Although I do wonder why it would matter.

I mean by that, although a great scientist, politics is not is area of expertise. So I wouldn’t put that much importance in his opinions.

Not that you can’t be curious, but valuing it for his fame is a known bias we should avoid.

It’s especially true for intelligence. We tend to put it on a pedestal like it’s what made Einstein, or anyone, be successful. When it’s only a part.

I’d say intelligence is like a good soil, there is still so much labor to make it into food. Einstein did the work in physics but on any other matter your still just eating dirt.

Maybe I should say I’m not in the US. Media literacy isn’t brand new to me. But the CFR was completely foreign (pun intended), there isn’t quite anything like it where I live.

Although the propaganda model of Herman and Chromsky quoted in your link is very much a mirror of our media too. (Most notably in our television network, own by a single group)

If I understood properly that was the point of your sarcastic comment on the CFR right?

I’m out of the loop what’s the council for and why would they want people to think that? What’s in it for them?

If you want some violence, i’m sure you wouldn’t shy calling yourself commie and rallying under that red flag.

I also would recommend preparing digital violence, less bloodshed but very effective. Although hacking is not for everyone either.

It also makes sens, if you’re not knowledgeable on politics, your reasoning might rather resemble a philosophical one.

And philosophically speaking the basis of liberalism could means both left or right wing values depending on the philosopher.

For exemple Kant’s philosophy was based on rational individuals to wich giving positive rights would permit to govern themselves. It also means laws would be universal wich would create equality. You can see how this could be compatible with some anarchist ideas or more generally with democracy.

In communism you would also have those positive rights. But you would also justify interventions to protect those rights, against lack of resources for instance (although that’s outside of Kant’s scope).

In the contrary, Lock’s ideas is negative rights to protect people from the government and each other. Guaranteeing things like property. And ultimately wanting freedom. Thus giving the right wing liberalism it mainly refers to today.

Furthermore it’s the basis of capitalism. Which, if i’m being honest, is mostly what’s implied by liberalism when it comes to the economy, although i would argue against. With how defective capitalism is you could argue protectionism should be wanted by liberals to prevent all thoses monopolies we see everywhere. In this instance we could see a part of liberalism that tend more towards a leftist idea.

Yeah, in-ear can become very pricey too if your looking for a good sound, there is definitely pros too though.

I’m just a bit in between, I do love a better sound but I’m also poor as hell xD

I see, definitely annoying in the summer.

I’m sure we could make something to cool (or even heat) the headpads. I wonder if the jack could power it though 🤔

I’ve got closed headphones because I wear them in public, but i wonder how good it is for ventilation. (Definitely is good for soundscape)

Does it feel not hot at all, or just less so when wearing them for some time?

Just a joke on what makes a piano, i suppose the pun is intended but Peano’s axiom are famous mathematical axioms.

It definitely is a big part of our nature as social creatures.

Although we can cooperate with our group and fight against another, hence the consistent wars throughout history.

I think human nature isn’t one sided.

But you’re right in that cooperation is the most effective (and desirable) way of survival.

This is so fucked. Yet another way the criticism Luigi brought is relevant.

It is surprising how resilient we are. Getting shot in the head is an example, we often underestimate the chance of survival.

Unfortunately it doesn’t prevent all suicide.

Definitely true.

I think the hypothesis of a nature both in human actions and society as a whole does have enough merits to be a good starting point.

Were I think there is a lot of unpredictability is on conditions of living and technologies.

Technologies especially, evolve so much quicker than society or human nature.

I would say recently our technologies twisted some of our own nature. For instance how we reproduce in such a controlled way.

Not only this but we do now more than ever things not because of our nature. And it’s also been put into very unique situations.

A great example is social media (including Lemmy itself). We have access to communication so far from us it created very unique communities.

What do you mean the police?

Isn’t the hospital and medics the one who cares for suicidal people?

Putting them in jail if that’s what you mean is pretty barbaric.

Again though the police can’t detain you indefinitely. What stop people from doing it is being cared for the reason they wanted to in the first place.

Yeah education and prevention were always the best measure against addictions. But when it’s something deeply ingrained in society it takes time to move on. I like to think society is it’s own living thing, evolving much slower.

Everyone has the option to stop their lifes if wish be.

Most don’t not just from some technicalities but because parents or otherwise we have a biological urge to consent to being alive and make live being.

The consent is from our nature and only extreme circumstances makes it otherwise.

In Marx’s own idea the point were class warfare is no more is when our civilization can satisfy any needs of anyone.

It would be the ultimate goal of communism, perfect equity through infinite automation of all resources.

Then they would only be art, philosophy, science and social activities.

Except, as long as there’s limited resources, fighting for it is our nature. To the point of having to much if may be.

I get that.

I’m only 25 so I don’t have much responsibilities to hide behind and feel adult. Not that i’d like them, I kinda have a fear of them, sometimes.

Although, being a young adult, I especially get this feeling alongside feeling lost.

When your an adult there isn’t anything guiding you, so like the child without guidance you’re lost. It’s then you see life’s pointlessness, because the only point of living were always the arbitrary goals others gave.

In that regard responsibilities are also outside goals that guide you.

In a more joyful note, I don’t even know why fun should be childish but it’s amazing to be at all age.

Those two facts alone are what makes me think of how similar I still am to the child me.