wolframhydroxide

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

Haha, the Hammer of Angantyr.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

America doesn't exactly have a great track record when overthrowing central american governments...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't forget feudalism and slavery... A lot of feudalism and slavery...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hey, sure, singlet fluorine is real bad, but even diatomic fluorine is only barely less reactive than singlet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Bold of you to assume that people are, in general, self-aware.

ETA: Especially in the US.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I commented some of this in response to a popular comment below, but since you asked for general impressions:

I take this as an anti-natalist statement. Anti-natalism has some implications of nihilism for those already born, which is to say: If I think it's unethical or wrong to have children, due to the suffering inherent in living a life (or caused by the negative externalities of reproducing), does that logically imply that I must blame my own parents for my conception, and wish never to have existed? (though not, necessarily to end my own life, of course, as that would bring further suffering)

If we are not going to be nihilist, and instead choose a more utilitarian approach with a cost-benefit analysis, to what extent does the added value of reproduction (from your effect on the future increasing through genetic propagation, fulfilled biological imperative, and any derived joy from interaction with the birthed individual) outweigh the potential loss of quality-adjusted life years from health implications of reproduction (especially for the mothers)? Is the risk of negative outcomes high enough to resolve not to reproduce?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I definitely see your point, though I took this as an anti-natalist joke, not a refutation of "It's a Wonderful Life".

I'm inclined to wonder at what point the arguments of anti-natalism must be weighed against the nihilistic implications on those already born?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Even better: certain comics written and drawn by citizens of the US.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Por que no los dos?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Ah, I got one who just repeated that same thing three times, then wrote me a bad poem when requested. It was... Enlightening

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Jesus, seriously? Think I can get it to write me a poem about onions? I caught one just a couple days ago. How do you even know?

 

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