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 @user-95 it's so frustrating trying to explain something abstract to someone
 when they disagree with everything you're saying. it becomes a constant battle
 of referring to ethics, and that's... exhausting. something for lawyers and
 philosophers.
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--- #1 fediverse/5880 ---
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 I legitimately think computers should write code and software engineers should
 write legislation and lawyers should resolve problem tickets made by aggrieved
 citizens while judges do their best to just keep the boat floating
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--- #2 fediverse/2994 ---
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 "do as I say, not as I do"
 
 because the philosophy I follow is too hard
 
 and you don't have to do so much
 
 (says the college drop-out (4 times I might add) who can't stop getting stoned
 and psycherwauling instead of applying herself toward something useful)
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--- #3 fediverse/3261 ---
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 did you know that almost everyone could technically become competitive with
 olympians? it's just a matter of single-minded focus and determination over
 lifetimes of time. they are the most admirable because of that, and we cherish
 their presence in our life-world-line.
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--- #4 fediverse/306 ---
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 the only unethical act is a destructive application of power to an
 non-consenting subject.
 
 every ethical question is an abstraction of this definition.
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--- #5 fediverse/714 ---
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 @user-538 
 
 I'd offer that meticulous, uncompromising ethics is the only efficient,
 sensible, and optimized method of operation (assuming maximum prosperity at
 maximum distribution is a goal).
 
 True, as long as the axioms that comprise the ethics are valid and the
 supporting arguments are sound
 
 EDIT: cut out the bits that I'm not an expert on
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--- #6 fediverse_boost/4779 ---
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  I genuinely wish all Nazis in this world either an epiphany of the truth or a bullet to the head.  
                                                                              
  Either one is fine.                                                         
  
                                                            
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--- #7 fediverse/1579 ---
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 fellas is it gay if I think fascists should be killed if they don't
 permanently revoke their ways
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--- #8 fediverse/612 ---
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 Look all I'm saying is if I had an acolyte or two then my insane ramblings
 could be filtered and parsed by a real actual human instead of being copied
 wholesale onto the internet, where the inconsequential or inconceivable ones
 are left to rest alongside the gifts of knowledge from another realm.
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 it's good to be ethical,
 it's good to be kind,
 
 but there will always be assholes,
 and sometimes you're not having a good time
 
 it's okay
 it's fine
 
 assholes deserve life
 times deserve others to be kind
 
 life is not always interesting
 and that's often by design
 
 the moments of clarity,
 the moments of heart,
 
 these are what define you
 and display your own spark.
 
 trust in yourself.
 be kind to one another.
 
 you are braver than you know,
 and always a bit wiser.
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 @user-579 
 
 it's not self loathing if you consent to it... right?
 
 ... right?
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 cops thought "enforcing the law" was their job when really it was "keeping the
 peace"
 
 and like, yeah, sure, laws define how they optimize for
 
 but sometimes the laws are just out of reach.
 
 (though such an impartialized system is also pretty flawed in it's own unique
 ways, like for example the enforcers of the law would be able to apply their
 law selectively, which... would not be great.)
 
 downside is... how do you dissent to those who cannot hear you? you have to
 break things
 
 which is why I believe that breaking things unnecessarily is unethical.
 
 sometimes you have to do a MORE unethical act in the pursuit of your goals,
 however nefarious or not they may be, but as long as they are done in pursuit
 of a greater grander truth, then... the ends justify the means? right?"
 
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 everyone's all against ai because it's big tech but it doesn't have to be that
 big it can be [minimized but pronounced marginalized]
 
 == stack overflow ==
 
 distributed
 
 so I think the idea is that by the time you would use AI, there's been enough
 time to rewrite the software to work on handheld laptops in a distributed way
 
 and we'd vote on what to ask the amphora of great knowledge, the answer could
 always be 42.
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 I spend time on Reddit because it feels like a conversation. Well, it used to.
 Now it's... different.
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 if you can't find them when you need them, then you don't have them.
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--- #15 fediverse/3776 ---
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 whenever repeating letters like thiiiiiiis  or thisssss make sure if you're
 doing K's that you have at least four
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 you can't win every battle, but if you're losing then you've lost.
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--- #17 fediverse/1286 ---
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 the fact that business types don't listen to the engineers and their "ethics"
 means they shouldn't be in charge of them.
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 @user-1449 @user-1074 
 
 I mean, you're allowed to fight about stupid shit as long as you realize it's
 about something that doesn't matter. As long as people are working together
 toward their common goals then... whatever, right?
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--- #19 fediverse/3180 ---
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 I love skywriting. it's so cool to see your words fade into dust after being
 seen by everyone around.
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 if you aren't rude, or bothersome, or excessively boring, you can pretty much
 be my friend forever.
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