anonymars·12 ore fa·discussNone of the ways of dying in wars sound particularly appealing to me; instant disintegration doesn't sound like the worst of themIf we're going to move the goalposts, why don't we just move them to the logical endpoint and proclaim "why don't we just not have wars"Which, by the way, perhaps it's of interest to compare the frequency and severity of war before and after the invention of atomic weaponsAnyway, I'd be curious to hear your ethical solution to the trolley problem? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem)
anonymars·12 ore fa·discussNone of the ways of dying in wars sound particularly appealing to me; instant disintegration doesn't sound like the worst of themWhat's your ethical solution to the trolley problem?
anonymars·13 ore fa·discussCounterpoint: how many people died to war before and after the atomic bombs?None of the ways to die in war sound particularly appealing to me
anonymars·l’altro ieri·discussAlmost like a Prince Rupert's drop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Rupert's_drop)
anonymars·3 giorni fa·discussLet's also not forget how much fresh water has been ruined with fracking"Nuclear fission: the worst energy source, except for almost all the other ones"
anonymars·6 giorni fa·discussI don't know how to fix the social contract that "the things you buy should work and not be rug-pulled" but I certainly refuse to normalize the idea that "the issue here" lies with the author and not Verizon
anonymars·11 giorni fa·discussYeah, but do all those people get residuals? When you buy a real copy, who gets money from that?
anonymars·11 giorni fa·discussRelated point: try legally playing 4k content* on your PC* obviously I mean movies/TV/etc. and the like where you have to pay money (as in the article)
anonymars·12 giorni fa·discussMaybe multiple things can be trueLike when doctors insisted they didn't need to wash their hands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis#Conflict_with...)or "science advances one funeral at a time" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_principle)
anonymars·12 giorni fa·discussRelated reading (Exploration–exploitation dilemma): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration%E2%80%93exploitati...
anonymars·20 giorni fa·discussI don't follow the logic - because incompetent people are running the show, some other group of incompetent people can't be running the show?
anonymars·25 giorni fa·discuss> Your shallow morals are disgustingSomething sure seems to have touched a nerve. Maybe next time count to 10 first?
anonymars·25 giorni fa·discuss> Ya god forbid people want to have careers at leading tech companies so they can have a more abundant life built by their skillsets and disciplineThis seems like a fancily dressed up "fuck you, got mine"
If we're going to move the goalposts, why don't we just move them to the logical endpoint and proclaim "why don't we just not have wars"
Which, by the way, perhaps it's of interest to compare the frequency and severity of war before and after the invention of atomic weapons
Anyway, I'd be curious to hear your ethical solution to the trolley problem? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem)