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DominatorX1 @ DominatorX1 @thelemmy.club
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Which do you prefer, democracy or dictatorship?

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  • Why do you dance around like this instead of just answering the question?

    • Which do you prefer, democracy or dictatorship?

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  • Actually somebody else got their shit removed and I wax philosophical on their behalf. I'm sophisticated that way.

    • Which do you prefer, democracy or dictatorship?

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  • Everybody says democracy but given the opportunity to be dictator they will choose dictatorship every time.

    Is that a realistic assessment?

    • Which do you prefer, democracy or dictatorship?

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  • Every moderator on lemmy, apparently.

    • Which do you prefer, democracy or dictatorship?

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  • How about for lemmy communities?

    • Someone should make an anticapitalist Dexter. A serial killer who kills evil rich people.

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  • You're making a show about killing money men. Good luck convincing the money men to fund it. And that's how it works.

    Otoh, making video is pretty cheap these days.

    • Say what you will about totalitarian dictators, at least they’re human.

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  • No, my point is that the human is smart and the system is dumb. Therefore the human is better than the system for running things.

    Hate and empathy do not enter into it.

    • Say what you will about totalitarian dictators, at least they’re human.

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  • Then allow me to enlighten you.

    A system of laws is not human. Tho built by humans. Much like a car or a toaster. And as such lacks the intelligence, depth and flexibility of a human. And is subject to gaming, breaking, and all the other problems of machines that interface with reality and humans.

    That is my point.

    • I think better when I'm calm. So it follows that getting calmer will make me smarter.

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  • Not smart, just an absence of dumb. Is this an important distinction?

    • I think better when I'm calm. So it follows that getting calmer will make me smarter.

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  • You should write children's books.

    • I think better when I'm calm. So it follows that getting calmer will make me smarter.

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  • What's mindfulness?

    (No links or quotes please.)

    • I think better when I'm calm. So it follows that getting calmer will make me smarter.

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  • Is that a big difference?

    • Do you ever get phantom vibrations on your phone?

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  • Like, distinctive vibration patterns.

    Hmm, surely it's been done. It seems like straightforward good thing.

    • Lore vs Gameplay

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  • Totally not the point but from that picture of cubicles. What a great idea. If we entered the cubicle from the top we could fit way more cubicles in.

    • Viewers like you

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  • Well there's a progressive attitude. I imagine a rainbow swastika.

    • Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.

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  • I believe that you are avoiding my question.

    • Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.

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  • It was just an example.

    My point is the specific utility of beliefs. You seemed to be offering an interesting one.

    Imagine a landscape made of beliefs. In it you are always standing on some bunch of beliefs. So choosing and navigating is going to be important. To get to the good beliefs and avoid the bad ones.

    • When everybody agrees so perfectly. When conformity is so absolute. When dissent is so rare. It makes one suspicious.

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  • I think that nazi is an expression of trauma, given form by propaganda.

    Take away the trauma and nazi disappears.

    Take away the propaganda and you get, I dunno, less organized bad behavior.

    • Say what you will about totalitarian dictators, at least they’re human.

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  • You people, always so concerned with being right. It gets in the way of conversation.

    • Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.

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  • Is the phrase diminished if you leave out the author's name?