That seems like the kind of oversight one expects from a junior dev just joining a team, that's where ones job as a senior dev to push them through the process comes in.
From the pdf intro you can download off the authors site :
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Those who claim to care about a livable climate for the future should strive to understand the mechanisms by which industrial capitalism has already made our climate the most livable in history.
If they did so, they would learn from such thinkers as Ayn Rand and Ludwig Von Mises how capitalism, by permitting only voluntary associations among men, unleashes the individual human mind—and that billions of such minds, free to associate and trade however they choose, will engage in stupendously intricate, collaborative planning for everything from how to make sure they can always get groceries to how to account for nearly any weather contingency.
Armed with an understanding of individual freedom and individual planning, the climate-concerned would suspect that any preventable problem in dealing with weather—such as widespread vulnerability to flooding—is caused by government interference in voluntary trade, such as taxpayer-financed flood insurance that encourages people to live in high-flooding areas.
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I'm still reading through it, but it seems like a steady devolution into a patchwork of increasingly impressive logical fallacies with some half formed libertarian dogma slapped on top of it for style points.
I don't know how you got warm fuzzy from that ending, but I'm not clear on why giving alcohol to someone living on the streets makes you angry. Does being homeless imply that someone is obviously an alcoholic that shouldn't be allowed near alcohol?
"Main exclusion criteria consisted in <18 years of age, having no previous experience with a psychedelic/hallucinogenic drug..."
I'd be really interested to hear the participants (who weren't given the placebo) describe their experience and what, if any, lasting impacts it's had.
If you've gotten to your mid 30s (participant mean age was 34.4) and you don't have any prior hallucinogenic experience, DMT is one helluva introduction.
Clickbait misrepresentation of a study on worms, which reinforces dubious and harmful stereotypes.
I wish it was just an issue of terrible journalism on epic levels, but it looks like the the studies Co-Author may be onboard the "I'm terrible at/to science" train :
"Although we have not looked in humans, it is plausible that the male human brain has types of neurons that the female brain doesn't, and vice versa. This may change how the two sexes perceive the world and their behavioural priorities."
This truly is a prime example of a dumpster fire of shame, career limiting laziness, and self destructive behavior.
The immediate and generational trauma and pain that's being caused by this violence is fucking horrendous and something that enrages and saddens me.
I choose to focus my ire on those responsible for creating the policies and making the decisions to create the situation, not the people at the bottom of the ladder who are responsible for enacting them.
You don't have to, but doing so is a strategy to prevent yourself from going down that same path.
When you cast people into the realm of inhuman monster, you're also telling yourself a story that there is no possible way that you could potentially commit the same acts.
Which is, 99% of the time, a total lie. Humans are exceptionally good at creating moral justification for whatever the hell we want to do.
If you're convinced you are constitutionally incapable of committing monstrous acts, then you're not likely to engage in the self reflection that would allow you to catch yourself if you start heading down that path.
TL;DR; DoD Manual says subordinates have an obligation to question morality of orders. Lack of empathy is a severe handicap and liability for a soldier.
The DOD is pretty clear on this point ( https://tinyurl.com/yxqfwyrx [link to PDF of the DoD Law of War Manual] )
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5.10.2.4 Duty Not to Comply With Clearly Illegal Orders and the Principle of Proportionality.
In the context of the principle of distinction, it would often be clear whether a given situation implicates the duty not to comply with clearly illegal orders to commit law of war violations – such as the duty of a subordinate to refrain from complying with an order to attack the civilian population. However, the nuances involved in applying the principle of proportionality could make it more difficult to know whether an order given is clearly illegal. The duty not to comply with orders that are clearly illegal also applies to violations of the principle of proportionality, in particular, the case of a commander who orders subordinates to conduct an attack that is expected to result in civilian casualties that the commander himself or herself acknowledges would be excessive
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You're absolutely right that the ability to make those assessments in the field isn't always going to be there, but that doesn't mean that there is no requirement or need for subordinates to be able to assess orders and actions.
I'm assuming the type of person who has no issue at all with taking life lacks (or has seriously damaged) capacity for empathy. Beyond the basic issues of morality and human decency, someone without the capacity for empathy is severely disadvantaged when it comes to assessment and awareness.
Being able to conceptualize and examine the intellectual and emotional state of another human provides a huge predictive advantage. Assessing someones potential to be a threat is far easier when you can understand what could potentially cause them to justify violence towards you.
To sum up, If you have no qualms with taking life, and you lack the capacity for empathy, you are not properly equipped to serve in the military.
I'm inferring from your statement that you believe that the only justified use of deadly force is a situation where someone is themselves at risk of physical harm, is that accurate?
As far as caring for them, I don't think anyone is obliged to care for anyone or anything (free will and all that). I do think that the more people that you choose to place into your own personal out-group of "gofuckthemselves", the more of your own humanity you lose touch with.
Does this only apply to the Swiss government, or is Facebook sharing any pictures that hit their filters with law enforcement agencies of whatever country you happen to be living in?
Soldiers in an active military zone would almost certainly not be subject to any scrutiny or investigation for fatally shooting someone who they believed to be armed in the same situation.
That's an excellent question, I'd say that's the kind of assessment that most likely needs to be made in the moment.
I'd prefer the people whose job it is to make those assessments on a daily basis to have a strong moral and ethical framework, and to have the psychological and institutional support to maintain a connection with their humanity.
I think the process of dehumanization occurs on all sides of the equation, and it's something to be questioned and examined whenever it happens.
Engaging in the same process and behavior damages the intellectual credibility of an argument because it allows you to ignore potentially relevant information. It also significant diminishes any moral authority you may be laying claim to.
Part of me wonders if Trump was briefed on the Russian law going into effect last month :
Nov 2019 - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50507849
> Russia has passed a law banning the sale of certain devices that are not pre-installed with Russian software.
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> The law will come into force in July 2020 and cover smartphones, computers and smart televisions.
And is literally just aping Russian policy :
August 2020 - https://www.state.gov/announcing-the-expansion-of-the-clean-...
> Clean Store: To remove untrusted applications from U.S. mobile app stores. PRC apps threaten our privacy, proliferate
> viruses, and spread propaganda and disinformation. American’s most sensitive personal and business information must be
> protected on their mobile phones from exploitation and theft for the CCP’s benefit.