| ▲ | asadm 2 hours ago |
| he probably hates me for my religion but I think he has been net positive for US and world? |
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| ▲ | Dylan16807 an hour ago | parent | next [-] |
| Even if his total contribution is positive, his current contribution is quite bad. And most of that bad has been tied directly to x. |
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| ▲ | asadm an hour ago | parent [-] | | I can atleast still voice against Israeli genocide there. I am good for now. | | |
| ▲ | frereubu 44 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | How many people do you think see those tweets, how many minds do you think you have changed, and at what mental cost to yourself? | | |
| ▲ | asadm 39 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | I see other's tweets. I don't think most are being shadowbanned. I am doing fine myself and pretty productive actually. | |
| ▲ | crumpled 30 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | | What's the point of these questions?
Seems like, "what's the point of dissent if the cards are stacked against you?" |
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| ▲ | ebbi 28 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | | He was begging to go party with someone that spent time in prison for child exploitation. That in itself should make you hate the dude. | | |
| ▲ | asadm 25 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Yup. Hate him as person. But he is still net positive with his scientific/engineering contributions, is he not? Wasn't Edison an asshole? | | |
| ▲ | ebbi 16 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Dunno, I'd rather have unabused kids than the technological breakthroughs he has contributed to. Anyone being giddy to meet with a convicted pedo is very sus in my books, and deserves no respect, regardless of their prior contributions. Children were exploited, and we're doing this net positive analysis on whether he should face the scorn. I'm not having a go at you - it's just frustrating to see very little happening after so much has been exposed, and I think part of it comes from this mindset - 'oh he's a good guy, this is a mistake/misstep' while people that were exploited as children can't even get their justice. It's sickening. |
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| ▲ | pyrophane 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Maybe. I don't think we yet have a good understanding of how many deaths he will have caused as a result of DOGE so abruptly cutting off assistance to so many vulnerable people around the world, but I've heard estimates hover around 600,000. Assuming that number turns out to be close to reality, how do you weigh so many unnecessary deaths against VTL rockets and the electric cars? Perhaps a practitioner of Effective Altruism could better answer that question. |
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| ▲ | asadm 23 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | I have FIRST-HAND seen corruption around USAID-style "assistance" back home. I fully support that work of his. | |
| ▲ | NoMoreNicksLeft 4 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | >of how many deaths he will have caused as a result of DOGE so abruptly cutting off assistance to so many vulnerable people around the world The US taxpayer has no moral obligation to send welfare "around the world". If you personally find this frustrating, you're welcome to donate that money yourself, directly. No one will stop you. If the world wishes to partake in the benefits of the American government, it should apply for statehood. | |
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| ▲ | andwhatisthis 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| How so? |
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| ▲ | alistairSH 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
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