+bonifartius 𒂼𒄄 @bonifartius@qoto.org

> technophiles are ignorant of systems and forget when they introduce something it has ripple effects

that part appears to be true

hii!! Anyone has some coop sven maps to recommend?

I tried to look up "Appeal to Authority" on several of the many logical fallacy sites out there, and every one I found lists an unusual caveat. They claim that an appeal to authority is a legitimate argument, as long as the authority in question is an "expert" in the relevant field, and there is "consensus" amongst the experts that the matter is "settled".

So what they're saying is that an appeal to authority is not fallacious, as long as you commit a bandwagon fallacy instead.

What a psyop. This isn't logic; it's propaganda.

Quick refresher on the scientific method: Science is never "settled". That's not how science works. For one thing, those "experts" are humans, and humans are fallible. Full stop. There is ALWAYS room for doubt.

If the last four years have taught us anything, it's that "experts" are just as susceptible to jumping on bandwagons as normal people - more, once you factor in the certification boards that take away the livelihoods of the ones who question the "settled" science.

An appeal to authority occurs when someone backs up an argument by saying *who* agrees with it, rather than *why* it should be so. This is a fallacy, in the formal logic sense. This doesn't mean the argument isn't true; just that it isn't proof. There are no exceptions just because you really really want to believe the authority.

Ukrainian soldiers enjoy their stay in Russia

We also found local marmalade, it tasted good so I bought one.
It was 4000 pesos (less than 4 USD)

RE: https://mai.waifuism.life/notes/9x1ze7ztfsq403eq

Stadt-Hund macht Urlaub auf dem Land.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/male-violence-does-not-take-place-in-a-vacuum/

At worst, the gendered nature of this violence is ignored altogether. In the wake of the Stockport murders and the riots that followed, many political issues have been discussed: immigration; multiculturalism; the poverty and alienation of the working class; relationships between police and local communities; Islamophobia; fake news; mental health; whether we should protect the identity of those under 18. In doing so, we have overlooked the very specific demographic of the victims whose deaths triggered the riots in the first place: this was not just an attack on children, but on girls.

Yet how can we possibly start to tackle this epidemic unless we can address it in the first place? We have to be able to acknowledge the fact that these crimes are very specifically acts of violence against women and girls, and not worry that by doing so, we rekindle the old ‘not all men’ debate. Of course it’s not all men – let’s not forget the bravery of Jonathan Hayes, a passerby who was also stabbed by the Stockport attacker after trying to intervene, or the security guard who disarmed the Leicester Square knifeman and gave the girl first aid until the emergency services arrived.

The sad reality though is that it is enough men, and too many men, and that over the last month the media has been too reluctant to dwell on the sex of the victims in all of these past and potential tragedies. We have therefore ended up with a situation where the government wants to appear tough on crime by jailing people for Facebook posts, but has almost nothing to say about a much more pressing national emergency.

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Update she's listening to a rammstein playlist I'm sure and I'm thinking how funny it is that their audience now is middle aged office ladies who would normally listen to Taylor Swift

Feeling a lil' angery at work.

Thinken of an RTS or 4X game except in reverse, goal is to preserve a chunk of civilization in collapse. Like that one Frostpunk game but wider scope/feeling.

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A good 100% of my mental anguish comes from people (myself included) being and honestly I think it should stop