Nah, it doesn't. Utilitarianism is pretty useless; in this case, it's pretty fucking clear that the IDF are utility monsters. And what do you mean by "basic universalism"?

response to your edit: that is not an unequivocal denouncement of genocide lol. That's some weaselly shit where Singer is trying his best not to say what is obviously true (genocide bad) and instead try and say "these are ways in which Israel can continue to justify genocide."

Hey, as long as we can learn from this, then we are doing our best to keep this bar nazi-free.

Grimes has gotta stop drinking the brain-smoothing juice.

Article headline: Chanel’s CEO went to Microsoft HQ and asked ChatGPT to show her a picture of her company’s leadership. They were all men in suits

Maybe get them to fight by suggesting the involvement of a bank implies the crypto is becoming centralised and defeating its own purpose? The depth of my buttcoin knowledge is lacking so there might be a better wedge to use.

I changed*

*I decided to get a blood boy!!!!

Gaslighting? What are you talking about? There’s no such thing as gaslighting. Maybe you’re going crazy

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Thank you lord for this feast you have blessed me with.

Sneerclub goes all the way to the top! Who runs the world? Sneers!

Let them cook bro, another few billion dollars, maybe a few 10↑↑10 watt-hours, see what it says then

I kind of wish there was a space in awful.systems to dunk on malcolm gladwell et al but it’s probably a little too far removed from stem fuckery.

If you haven’t listened to the “outliers” episode of the “if books could kill” podcast, i recommend it!

Yeah, that's where I'm at. I don't think this is Yud doing HPMOR and trying to rope randos into rationality. Well, maybe he's trying to rope the non-rat glowfic enjoyers, idk. In any case, this is Yud playing with a pal and having fun, I guess? Take that as you will.