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  • True vs. False Prophets & How To Spot Them | Plastic Pills

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  • It’s a video on critical theory.

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    Is this not concrete proof that we live in a simulation?

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  • Reality is a simulation is an unfalsifiable claim, it can only be taken on faith, belief. Bootstrapping scientific theories to « prove » that claim is demonstrably pseudoscience. I’ve put too much time and energy engaging with this already.

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    Is this not concrete proof that we live in a simulation?

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  • Argument from Incredulity

    "If the laws of our reality as we perceive it are telling us that the odds are nearly infinite to one that our consciousness should be in a state of non-existence, why do we believe that to be true?"

    False Dilemma

    "We need to make the distinction between the logic of the notion 'I think therefore I am' and the empirical observations of the reality around us."

    Appeal to Possibility

    "Especially when we consider that it is certainly logically possible for reality to be an illusion..."

    Cherry-Picking

    "...considerable evidence that is such (the probability argument of Bostrom's Simulation Hypothesis, Dr. S. James Gates' discovery of computer code in the equations of supersymmetry physics, and the double slit experiment, etc)."

    Bostram’s Simulation Hypothesis is a philosophical thought experiment, not empirical evidence, Dr. Gates' work involves mathematical structures in physics, not literal "computer code" proving a simulation and the double slit experiment demonstrates quantum behavior, not that reality is an illusion.

    False Analogy

    "That's why I use the example of loading sentient artificial intelligence into a video game world. They can create a science to explain the logic of that, but none of that logic applies to the truth of their existence."

    Conflating Epistemology and Ontology

    "The logic behind it is as follows: if the laws of our reality as we perceive it are telling us that the odds are nearly infinite to one that our consciousness should be in a state of non-existence..."

  • What would be interesting to bring to a home made pizza party?

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  • The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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  • Humans are driven based on vice and self-interest, or as Baudrillard calls it, the principle of evil. Capitalism has been a global phenomenon because of it, and laws should be in place to prevent the excesses, like billionaires and dark triad personalities from reaching leadership positions. That doesn’t mean people are inherently violent, but it can lead to violence, and does.

  • The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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  • It sounds like you are agreeing to my original point in a round about adversarial way. Any ideology that presupposes humans as rational actors is destined for failure.

  • The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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  • Opening your comment with an ad hominem doesn’t inspire any serious response from me. Open borders is a neoliberal capitalist invention to drive profit margins and endless growth. I assume you are using fascist as an empty signifier rather than any concise definition. You’ll also need to cite your own sources for the claim about politicians, I’m not going to search for it.

  • The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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  • Is your community transitioning away from global industrial agriculture to a more localized sustainable model? Populist sentiments and emotive statements don’t really solve problems.

  • The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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  • The nordic countries benefit from a small population and homogenous culture. It’s not a feasible model for large and diverse countries like the US.

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nordic-countries-cooperate-more-returning-migrants-countries-origin-2023-10-31/

    That said, it is still an unsustainable model.

    https://www.sustainabledevelopmentindex.org/

    If you dig into the data, even with their high sdg ratings, they are in the red on many metrics and rank poorly in « spillover ».

    https://dashboards.sdgindex.org/rankings/

    And regardless, does not change the trajectory of human-induced mass extinction.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction

    The nordic models don’t have ubi, and the subsidized welfare/paid parental are only possible because of their small populations, cultural consensus (homogeneity), high taxes and high gdp.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income_in_the_Nordic_countries

  • The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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  • It’s a global system, the world goes with it, and in the past collapses people had a place to escape to, a system to fall back on. We have no where to go this time.

  • The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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  • Despite the possibility of avoiding collapse, Kemp remains pessimistic about our prospects. “I think it’s unlikely,” he says. “We’re dealing with a 5,000-year process that is going to be incredibly difficult to reverse, as we have increasing levels of inequality and of elite capture of our politics.

  • The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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  • I’ve read the book. The analysis is great, it proposes some interesting ideas to possibly prevent collapse, but like the article states at the end, it’s unlikely. I would argue impossible, and communities should be organizing towards localization of production and self-sufficiency if they are to even survive.

  • The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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  • The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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  • That would be endless growth. It is the culture now.

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    The real tragedy of the culture war: the right fights for something that never existed, the left for something that will never be

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    Deleuze - Control Societies & Cybernetic Posthumanism

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    Simulacra Explained: Jean Baudrillard's Theory of Simulation

  • Sci-Fi, Satire, and the Post-WWII Mythos

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  • That was interesting, it’s too bad he didn’t mention how liberalism itself has been caricaturised. He said how liberalism believes all cultures and peoples are essentially interchangeable, that is demonstrably false, that is the caricaturised version of liberalism. The core tenet of liberalism is the right to be an individual, which carries the obligation to respect that right in others. There are cultures that do not respect that right, and are incompatible with liberalism. The consequence of neoliberalism and the total atomization of the individual has annihilated the core of liberalism, through the destruction of the cultural norm of respecting others individuality in so far as they uphold that obligation themselves, transforming liberalism into the negation of itself, that the “fuck you got mine” ethos and the cultures/ideologies that force themselves on others should be respected.

    I think he misses a crucial point, that the “image” or “mythos” is the real, or hyperreal. In today’s society, those caricatures (depressingly) are more “real” than real. The medium is the message.

  • Formula 1 capitalism

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  • The first five minutes was satire, the “experts” sit in front of bookshelves to display their “smartness”, talk at people their “truths” to be taken on faith, and go through the rituals of asking to like/subscribe to their channel.

    The pointlessness and excess of F1 racing is the point, it’s the culmination of all human culture, experience and meaning. We try to look for deeper meaning to life truth whatever, but there is none, the meaning is on the surface. That’s all there is, all that ever was and ever will be.

  • [USA] Is "there are ICE agents roaming the streets" a good reason/excuse to avoid going outside? Or is it just a part of reality that you have to learn to accept?

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  • Those headlines aren’t reality, it’s hyperreality, outside is a whole different world from what the images you are being bombarded with. You only have one life to live, may as well experience it while you can.

    https://youtu.be/S96e6TdJlNE

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    Formula 1 capitalism

  • How to respond to societal collapse | Sarah Wilson | TEDxSydney

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  • 1:14 - Heuristic, it’s easier to use an empty signifier than spend 20 minutes explaining accelerationism with a palingenetic myth that aligns with and leverages fascism to achieve its apocalyptic goals.

    5:33 - She says she has been a climate activist for the past 15-20 years…

  • Does anyone else notice an up tick in hostility on Lemmy lately?

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    How to respond to societal collapse | Sarah Wilson | TEDxSydney

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    The Horrifying Utopia of Prime Intellect

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    The Dictator's Speech (clip) | The Great Dictator (1940) | TCM

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    Zombie Ideology | Plastic Pills

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    Every Mental Complex Explained in 8 Minutes

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    How Cults Use Language to Control | Otherwords

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    Principles for Dealimg with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio

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    The Dark Mythology of Modern Advertising

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    MTV Holocaust PSA

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    Every Propaganda Technique Explained in 11 Minutes

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    Neuromancer: The Origin of Cyberpunk | A Horrifying Dystopia

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    Objectifying Women & Opium Wars

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    Barbiecore Semiology

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    Bartkira the Animated Trailer