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  • There is a certain logic to the original ideas of effective altruism. If you want to make positive change in the world, you will be more able to do so if you are a powerful person.

    The problem is you can essentially use it as a justification for endlessly pursuing your own personal power. After all the more powerful you become, the more good you can do! In fact it makes it easy to justify committing immoral acts in the pursuit of power-- think of it from a utilitarian point of view! I am going to do so much good once I’m rich, that it will far out weight the harm I’m doing now. In other words, an okay idea that is used and abused by the greedy and power hungry to convince themselves they aren’t bad people.






  • disco [any]@hexbear.nettonews@hexbear.netIraqis are in hell
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    2 years ago

    That is a very grim situation, comrade. I wish the best for you and your family.

    Before the American war, Iraq had some of the best electrification in the region, but the United States deliberately destroyed your electrical infrastructure during the war, and then refused to pay to reconstruct it after the war. *

    *All of my information comes from listening to a podcast called Blowback, you probably know more than I do.



  • Chuds exist in many tiers. Obviously someone who is proudly “j-woke” is going to be a pretty hard sell. Not to mention, some people are just assholes!

    The thing is, America is a chud country. Because reactionary ideals are instilled into the people here from preschool through college, many people who are otherwise decent will become chuds anyway. It’s these otherwise decent people that are potentially reachable.




  • BPD sucks to have, and it sucks to deal with in a loved one.

    However, it’s important to keep in mind that all people are different. BPD traits exist on a spectrum like all personality disorders (or all personality traits, really)

    I would not break up with her just because she has BPD, that would be shitty. But if she is mistreating you, or if you just can’t deal with her mood swings or whatever, it’s fine to look out for yourself and do what’s right for your happiness.

    Other people have mentioned DBT therapy, and it really can be life changing for people who suffer from BPD so it’s worth looking into.