@artemis I need to write an essay or wiki page about how to persuade without closing off the possibility of updating your own beliefs when new evidence comes to light (i.e. maintaining a scientific, curiosity-driven, non-dogmatic approach) — which can be a difficult needle to thread.
(One big clue is to not trust people who say things that go against the evidence-based consensus without acknowledging that they're doing so. Such people are rarely arguing in good faith, and may not be capable of it. ...but I digress.)
…the only demographic with a positive view of Israel and PM Benjamin Netanyahu in the US…
I really want to understand what subtle cognitive trap has so thoroughly ensnared those folks that they still hold that position.
I'm sure "authoritarian followerism" describes it broadly, but just... how.
Boy howdy do I have a laundry hack for my fellow thrifters and upcyclers:
Removing old perfumed laundry detergent that gives me migraines used to take FOREVER.
In desperation today after washing a few shirts at least 3 times using baking soda, vinegar, and borax (not together) soaking each time, I threw about a cup of 90% isopropyl alcohol in a plain water wash and let it soak for about 2 hours. After it rinsed and spun out, the smell was nearly GONE.
WUT... HOLY CRAP.
STOKED
@riley @cwebber em-dash almost always looks wrong to me; I tend to prefer the en-dash.
(With spaces around it, dagnabbit!)
@wdlindsy If Trump were a fictional character, critics would be saying he was an unrealistically cartoonish villain.
I guess sometimes, art is truth.
@AstroHyde @mekkaokereke @davidnjoku
Personally, I would like to be hearing/seeing more about these missions.
(...for whatever that's worth, speaking as a space-exploration fan since the Apollo era.)
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I did some polsnark on Quora.
Forgive me, Mythical All-Progenitor, for I have risen to the bait...
Hypothesis: Powemongers only do what they do because they're incompetent at anything except manipulating other people.
They're not even competent enough to realize they could benefit more, over the long term, by manipulating people to do things that add to the general good (instead of just pilfering it for their own short-term benefit).
@closeted_unionist They (anyone who is in a position to do something but isn't) are the systemic problem allowing Tr💩ump be even slightly relevant.
@Researchbuzz I really, really want to understand why anyone would deploy AI in production without at least a week or two of testing.
What is the hype-juice they're drinking, and why are they swallowing it? :spiral_eyes:
