> _“Many people like eating #meat, but most are reluctant to harm things that have minds. […] This dissonance motivates people to deny minds to animals. […] Animals considered appropriate for human consumption are ascribed diminished mental capacities. […] Meat eaters are motivated to deny minds to food animals when they are reminded of the link between meat and #AnimalSuffering.”_
Just imagine you were used since childhood to eating (puppies of) farmed dogs, cats, dolphins and monkeys. Animals crammed into dark little places, maimed and overfed for the minimum number of days necessary for their meat to be economically viable. Imagine that everyone around you had done so for as long as you can remember. And imagine people kept cute shrimp, hens, goats and sheep as pets, giving them names, taking them to the vet, buying food and toys for them, etc.
Can you see the issue now? Are you willing to break out of that cognitive dissonance?
BTW, I also think the world could be _saved_ [with the contents of a floppy disk](https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/tht7z2/terrorizing_the_world_1_mb_at_a_time/):
The blueprint for a cold fusion reactor (or similarly amazing energy source)
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instructions for specific genetic interventions that would eliminate [intense suffering](https://www.preventsuffering.org/) in [all sentient beings](https://www.hedweb.com/)
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summaries of the zeitgeist in the fields of moral philosophy and political economy one thousand years from now
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the irrefutable proof of the existence, or the non-existence, of a god with specific characteristics
**≤ 1.44 MB**
dark humour, religious offence, link to sexually explicit images
I say [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/tht7z2/terrorizing_the_world_1_mb_at_a_time/) is still possible in 2023:
[The cartoon that would most offend the greatest number of Islamists (NSFW)](https://www.google.com/search?q=&tbm=isch&hl=en-US&tbs=rimg:CeW7-nj3wgQwYZCuIBE96j7KsgIAwAIA2AIA4AIA&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiS1v-u2_T_AhUQaqQEHXeEBO8QkYoICAE)
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a modern version of [Stuxnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet) capable of firing ICBMs or triggering false positives in defence systems
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a deep fake of Vladimir Putin torturing Tom Hanks under the dome of an Al-Aqsa Mosque taken by Jewish settlers while newscasts on the background show Chinese troops landing on Taiwan
**≤ 1.44 MB**
Don't try this at home.
> _“Is locally better for the environment? Not necessarily. It always depends on how you measure it. And what factors you include in your equation.”_
sex, genitals, gender dysphoria
> _“It is a myth that men have high libidos and women have low libidos”_
> _“Tucking is for anyone who wants to do it”_
> _“Binding is for anyone who wants to bind”_
> _“You are #trans enough”_
> _“The valid, real and wonderful #gender you know yourself to be”_
> _“You are the expert about yourself and your gender”_
Why do I impose such difficult #reads on myself?
1. Some #books are way better than others, were much more original when published, or have a much larger influence today.
1. My own taste, my personal bubble's recommendations, and current trends — none of them are reliable indicators of quality.
1. Books that seem huge today may be forgotten in a decade; what persists for generations or even centuries is more likely to be worth reading.
1. The opportunity cost of reading _“Trendy Fantasy Saga”_ instead of _“Universal Masterpiece Of Five Centuries Ago”_ may be high.
The British Psychological Society, also on the issues of #men (in this case, male suicide and #ToxicMasculinity)
Eight years, one month and twelve days to #Skynet
https://www.metaculus.com/questions/5121/date-of-artificial-general-intelligence/
En mayo estaré en #esLibre2023 contando [cómo se libera un sistema de diseño corporativo completo](https://propuestas.eslib.re/2023/charlas/como-liberar-todo-sistema-diseno-corporativo)
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Más info:
[Romain Courtois](https://www.behance.net/romaincourtois/)
This proves that strong criticism of modern #feminism is not a fringe position in 2023 by any means, and that _even among women_ and _even among the youngest generation_ a large proportion of people (ranging from ⅓ to ½) are sceptical, resisting, or noticing discrimination against #men.
It's [a 32-country survey of 22+K adults](https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/international-womens-day-global-opinion-remains-committed-gender-equality-half-now-believe-it) by #Ipsos (the world’s third largest research agency) and the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (King’s College London).
Not all aggregates are representative because some countries with large populations (eg India, China, Indonesia) probably skew less feminist than others. But even the figures for specific Western democracies (and those _are_ accurate) show less than clear enthusiasm, even from women themselves.
This will be surprising.
To some people.
The World Health Organisation groups all causes of death into three large categories.
These were the [global ratios men/women in the last year available (2019)](https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death) for those categories.
Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
First it was #LouisePerry's [case against the sexual revolution](https://www.louisemperry.co.uk/).
Then came #MaryHarrington's [reactionary feminism](https://swiftpress.com/book/feminism-against-progress/).
TIL about #ChristineEmba [rethinking sex](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622579/rethinking-sex-by-christine-emba/).
What's going on?
