What checks and balances might be eroded today compared to 2017?

You have to admit, he really destroyed that strawman version of you though.

Sometimes, the point of research is to experimentally prove things we suspect are true.

Zeno’s (orgasm) paradox.

Niccol will still be expected to work from the Seattle office at least three days a week

Except when he’s flying around the country/world to other locations.

Muscles are broken down during use and repaired / built during rest.

You characterize George Carlin as a simple contrarian?

I think you’re getting downvotes because you’re projecting a narrative onto @Reyali and using quotes around non-quotes. They didn’t say they were “probably not right.”

I agree, everyone should be skeptical of information someone else is sharing, because we can’t assume intention. But what would motivate someone to say “I’m probably not right” anyway?

What’s interesting to me is that for you, your guard went up for someone admitting a potential of having missed something, which may make you more susceptible to people who are confidently wrong.

Most others’ reaction is the opposite, taking their statement as an attempt to be genuine and open to feedback. If someone invites feedback, is willing to admit they might be wrong, that’s a much better starting point for conversation.

Yep, that’s what the linked articles’ conclusion was. But 80dB vs 120dB is a huge difference, jackhammer compared to a dishwasher. Anyway, I’m out of my depth, I shot a bow last 30 years ago. And never as a stealthy assassin nor archery-based superhero.

According to un-sourced Archery Heaven, regular crossbows are as loud as a lawnmower, nevermind repeating. Not quite the stealth you might be looking for.

It definitely stands out, maybe as our vernacular has shifted so far to hyperbole, that every statement is “slamming, blasting, annihilating”.

Fediverwe is a lot better than most social media for now…

But not by any virtue other than being too small to matter. Reddit started pretty good, too.

“We’re whalers on the moon!”

“Snitches get <wounds that will require> stitches” Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.

The number of people who believe in homeopathy after it’s explained to them is TOO DAMN HIGH.

Hey, everyone deserves a recharge day… every other week and no more than that.

“Consent” was not a popular topic on early Reddit. Or the internet writ large, I guess.

Look, planes are hard to draw, OK?

Ah, the age old “right” vs “effective” argument.

As long as you can profit from new data, data scarcity will never end.