Oh, I agree. I’m very glad they’re not mutually exclusive! But neither imply the other, both are virtues that can be pursued independently, and I believe that pursuing both at the same time is very “good.”

So, the closest thing I’ve had to a childhood hero is Spock from the 60s Star Trek show. As I’ve grown older and more aware of of the world around me, I’ve realized elevating rationality to a virtue by itself isn’t enough to form a coherent ethos. In fact, I think individuals are actually very bad at rationality. Everyone who puts rationality on a pedestal, from Zizians to SBF to Reddit atheists to Elon Musk to Randian libertarians, is really just forgetting how subjective rationality can be.

I firmly believe that compassion is just as important as rationality when it comes to building strong, honest societies. You need both. We want ethics that are internally consistent, sure, but rationality and internal consistency don’t themselves give ethics purpose.

Putting aside the discussion about bodies and objects, the primary concern is consent - which also applies to objects anyway. Would you steal a dead person’s wallet “because they don’t need it anymore”?

Why wouldn’t you? There are very few instances in which one can assume they have consent over another person’s body.

Oh boy, here I go, back to Kerbal Space Program again

You sure the downer isn’t the person explaining the jokes? lol

Hah, sure, I’ll cop to that, you’re the downer for bringing up the rules lol

If you’re bringing the rules into this conversation, you’re misunderstanding the conversation

It’s not mirthful, it’s dreary and tedious.

I mean, I’m a booba enjoyer myself, I’m not trying to shame anyone. Just want to help everyone feel welcome, especially when the message is some support they need to hear

Too many guys appreciating boobs are scaring away the women that this message is probably really intended for. It’s body acceptance and positivity for busty women

Is there porn for dolphins that isn’t porn of dolphins?

I’m sure the reverse exists 😂

I’m trying to give Lemmy MLs the benefit of the doubt that they’re not just groupthink tribalists but only a couple of people seem to defy that

Art of War is really good. It’s not about war, and not an ethical guide, but it’s about strategy and decision-making, which behooves anyone.

If game books count, Draw Steel has been super fun. If not, Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

I wonder what tankies think of the opening of Three Body Problem

People like him disavow how much influence he has, willfully or not. Musk is the worst at it. He doesn’t realize, or refuses to realize, how much his edgy tweets mean.

They wall want power but not the responsibility that comes with it.

Serious question. How do you know what you’ve read about China isn’t also propaganda? Are there any unbiased sources on stuff like this?

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