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Why are our enemies so pathetic and stupid when we're so handsome and smart? (forum.effectivealtruism.org)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [M] to c/sneerclub@awful.systems
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includes considerable nonspecific shit-talking of assigned EA enemies, including - horrors! - Timnit Gebru talking about the social issues of the actually-existing AI-industrial complex. also it's not a CASTLE it's a MANOR HOUSE, you fools, you rubes,

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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (10 children)

In my skim of the two posts I didn't get to any suggestion of "used to be favorable, then realized they're led by duplicitous misanthropes" as a pathway.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    What about: “read a particular HP fanfic to try and fit in with a new crowd, was utterly repulsed by the narrative voice, discovered later it was part of what seemed like an elaborate cult that was weirdly sensitive to sneers, and finally found an outlet for their nerd bloodlust”

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    I wandered over somehow from RationalWiki, which I had known of since the science-blogging days of yore, and found it more congenial to my tastes than other subreddits. E.g., it was friendlier to excursions into the wonky and erudite than r/badphilosophy, and generally had a justifiably low tolerance for superficial politeness while maintaining a level of empathy for serious matters.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    ah, you're my fault then

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Shit, does that mean I have to date Grimes now

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    just DON'T MAKE SHITTY CARS ok

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    @dgerard We need to yank Dilbert Stark's driving license and chauffeur and force him to travel everywhere on an e-bike or sailboat for a year or two before he's allowed to have anything to do with Tesla again. (Or to use his private jet.)

    Actually, Dilbert getting e-bike religion might be the best thing he could possibly do for the climate …

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