Esperanto_is_Valid

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

bumping amber whataboutism

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

bumping amber whataboutism

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

bump amber whataboutism

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think utilitarianism is more good than bad. It's one of the major ethical systems, and is often more satisfying than deontological systems or universalizing systems. I've seen Kantians get wrapped up in silly beliefs due to their categorical imperatives at least as much as utilitarian/consequentialist ethical floundering. The only meaningful alternative is virtue ethics, which focuses on the cultivation of the ethical agent, but that raises its own questions of how to ground the virtues in a generalizable way. I'm very interested in the attempts to revive virtue ethics.

Among the utilitarians are debates of what to min-max. For example, do we maximize pleasure and become hedonists? Do we minimize suffering like a Buddhist might? I think it's an interesting question, defining the "utile" in our actions.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

But what about the utiles lost by taking the time to consider every possible ramification. MY PRECIOUS UTILES thonk-cri

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Imagine if we could never get rid of Brandon.

"You'll never have to vote again," he says.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Too bad that they used the wrong choice of to/too/two.

Love my serious socialist leader, Biden, Butcher of the Bourgeoisie, who will never be voted out.

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

Using whataboutism to argue about amber instead of volcel police

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Isn't a flat affect considered typical nowadays after a traumatic event?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry your partner got sick. Here's hoping for a swift, full recovery. meow-hug

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

Bumping amber whataboutism

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

Using whataboutism to discuss amber instead of volcel police

 

Hello, everyone! I'm a Marxist-Leninist from North America, who enjoys learning new languages. I'm also super into free software and Chinese animation.

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