Just read @pluralistic's latest and now I'm angry all over again about how I can no longer call myself a Realist or a Rationalist because assholes have appropriated those terms to justify their bigotry and greed.
> Ostromizing democracy. https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/04/analytical-democratic-theory/#epistocratic-delusions
FWIW? A true Realist believes in full equality and rights for all without favor – because, realistically, any alternative system might get applied to YOU. It's irrational to think you are special.
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in reply to Hank G ☑️ • • •I'm not smart enough about people to tell you a way to stop them. I mean, just look at how hard it is to get people to use 'begs the question' correctly.
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in reply to Jack William Bell • • •@hankg today I learned I've been using the phrase "begs the question" wrong my entire lifetime.
Well presumably I didn't use it incorrectly before I could form complex sentences.
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in reply to Tech Support :bh_c_u: • • •It used to drive my late wife spare. So I try to post this annually in her honor:
> https://rustedneuron.com/deck/@jackwilliambell/112202758606530290
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