Posts by kpeace@liberdon.com
(DIR) Post #AlWTlBulgX7mqKXJIW by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-08-31T10:11:42Z
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@amerika I disagree on two points.a. Historically tribes decide by reaching a consensus amongst individual prominent members (chieftains, warriors, priests etc.). Each individual weighed the pros and cons and came to a decision. When some sort of consensus (I am not claiming that they were democratic or anything like that) was reached, the tribe went forward.@BGCarpenter @h4890
(DIR) Post #AlWTlCfCtsGtAMGOgK by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-08-31T10:14:06Z
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@amerikab. Socialist is a type of tribalism. Except instead of an organic / ethnic tribe they are talking about economic and social classes. It's a tribe nonetheless.@BGCarpenter @h4890
(DIR) Post #AlWTlQAAi3lT29qoFc by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-08-31T10:15:46Z
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@gmcgath Do you know of any federated self hosted blogging platform?
(DIR) Post #AlWU9QY2vh0PB6St3A by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-08-31T10:19:18Z
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@amerikaIt might be an inferior form of tribalism (that depends on your criterion) but it's still a form of tribalism.@BGCarpenter @h4890
(DIR) Post #AlWUKfMoArA4K5ZFnk by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-08-31T10:20:32Z
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@amerikaSounds like a representative democracy@BGCarpenter @h4890
(DIR) Post #AlWUTN1BlOj61Pbc4e by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-08-31T10:23:00Z
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@amerikaSocialists will argue that it's an evolution. A better version with better traits.Either way, be it an evolution or an imitation, socialism is still tribalism. A collectivist way of thinking. Not individualism.That is my point.@BGCarpenter @h4890
(DIR) Post #AlWUWjBJoiQ3d3wdk0 by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-08-31T10:23:57Z
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@amerikaI don't disagree. Many managers are not good at their job.@mjgardner
(DIR) Post #AlWUsh6oCi5XZUJGnw by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-08-31T10:26:41Z
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@amerikaWe are getting to a true Scotsman point. They try to be tribal, from my point of view they are tribal.Why do you think the collectivist/individualist dichotomy is fake?@BGCarpenter @h4890
(DIR) Post #AlWVwYgRZRdkYNNsi8 by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-08-31T10:35:53Z
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@amerikaI didn't read it fully, but it seams as if you mixed up a lot concepts.For instance it seems as if you describe individuals working together (corporation) as a form of collectivism.You declare individualism to be egalitarian and a drive towards equality. I think it's quite the opposite.@BGCarpenter @h4890
(DIR) Post #AlWWif5j39iQKK9B7g by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-08-31T10:46:21Z
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@amerikaIndividualism - Belief in the primary importance of the individual and in the virtues of self-reliance and personal independence(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language)There is nothing there about taking from others. Quite the opposite.AN individualistic society the individual strives to reach hid ideals. Since people are different their goals and success will differ. Which will result in inequality.Individualism = unequal society@BGCarpenter @h4890
(DIR) Post #AlYPyvJyAIR7vtXJwW by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-09-01T06:43:47Z
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We read what is happening in Brazil with the banning of VPNS and think "That is a 3rd world country, that would never happen to us".We completely forget that 1 year ago we would have said the same if anyone would suggest that the gov. would freeze bank accounts of people who contributes to a political protest.It can and it will if we don't stop it.
(DIR) Post #AlYQCnR8HBABX9VBVQ by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-09-01T06:30:34Z
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@amerikaIndependence and reliance on other people are contradiction.Some people might not understand that, but they are wrong. We are not defining terms according to people who don't understand them.@BGCarpenter @h4890
(DIR) Post #AlYdEfT6Ai9Inte0Wm by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-09-01T11:11:20Z
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@h4890Maybe that is why Ayn Rand defined Independence as independence of the mind.https://courses.aynrand.org/lexicon/independence/When it comes to physical independence the question is, can a person produce enough value so he can support himself. It doesn't matter if he creates it only in bread and needs to sell the bread to but meat. Since he created enough value to support himself, as long as the market functions, he is independent@amerika @BGCarpenter
(DIR) Post #AlYj2fEHpkSEJSNLEW by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-09-01T11:55:59Z
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@amerikaTo sell the bread you need a market. For a market you need rational human beings + property rights.For property rights you need a good philosophy.People with similar heritage (genetic / culture) will normally share a common philosophy. If it is a good one it would help the market. If it is a bad one it would harm the market.Nationalism is not a factor in all this. It's just one element in a philosophy.@BGCarpenter @h4890
(DIR) Post #AlilHywSy41DHc4TuS by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-09-06T05:10:48Z
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It seems as if government censorship is coming to Telegram.
(DIR) Post #AlmKNCZXnWUcsHSCem by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-09-07T12:24:08Z
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@amerika Like I said, censorship, suppression of journalism, attacking free speech, can happen in any gov.A multi faceted gov has more breaks and balances so that these things can be stopped. But that works only if the people believe in freedom
(DIR) Post #AmSMTQObfuuS24kYnA by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-09-28T08:21:22Z
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Since I was put on some block list as a climate dernier I feel compelled to put this here:https://youtu.be/mJGWowZSS1I
(DIR) Post #AmUM7bq2q8aBSy6Lei by kpeace@liberdon.com
2024-09-29T06:11:45Z
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A very Hizballah sympathetic article. Zero hedge should be ashamed of itself...https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bombed-dust-look-beiruts-night-hell
(DIR) Post #Arp4i5NpiLym2x3GIC by kpeace@liberdon.com
2025-03-07T17:32:07Z
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Is there shadow banning in github?I created a new account and from that account opened a ticket on a repo.For this ticket I have a valid URL. I can see the ticket information when I am logged in the new account. When I use an old account I get a 404 for the tickets URL.Regardless of which account I use, I don't see the ticket in the repos issues list.Did anyone else experience something similar?#askmastodon #github
(DIR) Post #AzaLQpAnR3Rglw2l2O by kpeace@liberdon.com
2025-10-25T05:19:00Z
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Liberdon will be closing down.I do not know to where / if I would be migrating my profile. This who still want to keep in touch can follow me on Nostr npub1kasmxhs5mln74klwkuttc3ae5tquwqaja6vz0j4yzkjw8d49pnrqm0ttwe