Posts by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #AhvTj3ajAziizLykEK by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-05-15T20:14:41Z
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@interfluidity One might think it a silly morality tale if we weren't watching this occur right in front of us.
(DIR) Post #AiMA5J5jTYyjcIjOpE by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-05-28T17:11:21Z
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@Wolven He's on a redemption tour?
(DIR) Post #AiMAJCNvCw7Ss2raDI by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-05-28T17:13:58Z
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@Wolven Oh, his views on LLMs not resulting in AGI?
(DIR) Post #AiQAiEqRyWQ2N9zF20 by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-05-30T15:37:43Z
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@interfluidity This is such a terribly argued piece it hardly needs examination. Very little of it makes any sense.
(DIR) Post #AiQDzwWH9Ao2c1gT4K by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-05-30T16:14:31Z
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@interfluidity Regarding the infamous Mekhilta d'Rabbi Yishmael 14: 7 with the alleged Bar Yochai quote: The killing done by Jews during the various revolts against the Romans (and Greco-Romans in Egypt) was at times fairly indiscriminate. It did not prevent the end of Jewish rule, and probably accelerated it.
(DIR) Post #AiQEtndnLRTVIAps4e by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-05-30T16:22:06Z
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@interfluidity To put it plainly, the reason why that passage is so incongruent with rabbinic tradition is not only because it rejects universal (Noachic) morality. But because the rabbis were very aware that, as a permanent minority in a dangerous world, Jews benefit from upholding universal ethical claims. In the same way, a world without international justice is one where Israel would never exist or eventually won't.
(DIR) Post #AiSPgE99UJK5Fw9Yyu by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-05-31T17:34:51Z
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@interfluidity The question of whether and how God’s own actions represent morality or whether they create space for our free will to exercise (or fail to exercise) morality is a deep tension within Jewish tradition. To be honest, there isn’t a consistent answer and even among the philosophically inclined commentators, it’s difficult to find logical rigor.
(DIR) Post #AiSQsA9KH7C8HvUQfg by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-05-31T17:48:13Z
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@interfluidity I think it maybe more helpful (or at least, interesting) to think of discussions of this kind in rabbinic Jewish tradition as a kind of infinite game intended to model and inspire a healthy community.
(DIR) Post #AiaxDKYwC8ti5QXxlw by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-06-04T20:28:18Z
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@interfluidity I believe something similar — that for many people, especially men, who doubt their own intelligence, social skills, and ability to compete in an increasingly complex and intellectual world, Trump represents evidence that they can be successful on their own terms.
(DIR) Post #AixN1kpY862LvsivjM by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-06-15T16:01:08Z
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@interfluidity interesting how when humans *did* actually believe the world could speak (ie., when the physical environment was animated with spirits and deities in everything), we never imagined those spirits were particularly moral
(DIR) Post #AjBxVgPfbpcoPSgoE4 by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-06-22T16:55:56Z
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@interfluidity haha
(DIR) Post #AjEHx1E2ivruB0TzzE by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-06-23T19:54:22Z
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@interfluidity purpose or method?
(DIR) Post #Ajvwq9lImJGtdUnOIC by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-07-14T21:25:06Z
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@interfluidity and Kenny Rogers of course
(DIR) Post #AkyJeaqMzo5hDS3ZsO by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-08-14T22:42:16Z
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@interfluidity I think Trump simply intuited and then proved beyond doubt that policy issues aren’t important drivers of editorial prioritization. (They probably hadn’t actually been so for a long time.) Once that became clear to Democrats, trying to sell policies through the press became like public financing of campaigns: meritorious but pointless.
(DIR) Post #AkyK4jVrO1r3dFvaSW by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-08-14T22:46:58Z
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@interfluidity If it were magically possible, yes, it would be better. But like so many things that grew out of post-ww2 elite consensus, the conditions to enable it no longer exist.
(DIR) Post #AkyKVHYxPcMAlW2IoC by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-08-14T22:51:49Z
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@interfluidity I can’t disagree with that. What I am certain of is that, when Harris does have a press conference, a) the questions will be about ‘scandals’ and ‘gaffes,’ not policy and b) the press will be dissatisfied with her answers.
(DIR) Post #AkyLKWNS5ls5Tq5TSC by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-08-14T23:01:04Z
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@interfluidity I’m not sure how much ‘blame’ we can wield. These are for-profit divisions that are mostly not very profitable, no longer supported as public interest investments by an oligopolistic media that could easily afford it.
(DIR) Post #AlscvZP4NnxHeXqsGO by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-09-11T02:42:02Z
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@mike Agree.
(DIR) Post #Alsdi0wZIA54y3cWtk by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-09-11T02:50:43Z
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@mike By doing the bare minimum of fact-checking and allowing Trump to have an open mic throughout, sure. :)
(DIR) Post #Alse70safRsk0ZgEtM by Jonathanglick@mstdn.social
2024-09-11T02:55:19Z
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@mike She should do it!