nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?
nonotreally's comments
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Why America's prisons are an unconstitutional moral horror (2019)
I find your entire position very upsetting. Compassion for everyone should be the ideal.
The notion that very human laws, can lead to very negative outcomes for people seems like a terrible system.
In addition, an estimated 40,000 people are wrongfully imprisoned in the US right now.
https://www.orentcriminallaw.com/wrongful-convictions-infogr...
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Why America's prisons are an unconstitutional moral horror (2019)
How do you reconcile cases of wrongful imprisonment?
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Why America's prisons are an unconstitutional moral horror (2019)
"A restorative justice program aims to get offenders to take responsibility for their actions, to understand the harm they have caused, to give them an opportunity to redeem themselves and to discourage them from causing further harm."
What about this idea doesn't appeal to you? Why do you prefer to have them suffer?
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Why America's prisons are an unconstitutional moral horror (2019)
I encourage you to do some reading about the difference between Retributive Justice and Restorative Justice.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Diamonds Suck (2006)
I'm in the don't buy a ring club and it has never come up in social situations.
No one cares about your stuff as much as you do.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
In the strongest possible terms, I reject this entirely.
I'm trying to put into words how much I disagree and why, but I'm failing. Others have done a better job than I can.
I can only recommend you read the strong counter opinions to your position.
I wish you well. But I wont participate in these groups.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
I accept this.
But I don't actually see how that is different than religion. Religions have failed many times throughout history.
Modern society has been working well enough for a while now. How long do we have to do it before we can ditch these superstitions?
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
Humanity doesn't have a single example where the opposite has been true.
Yes. I am speaking for all of humanity here.
I welcome evidence to the contrary.
But that is kind of the point...
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
Isn't that just anecdote?
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
Yes to all of this. I have either participated in or can think of examples of all of these examples from this gym group.
People are people. We don't need gods to make us care about each other.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
Exactly this.
In addition, the default shouldn't be "therefore miracle".
The default assumption should be "humans are easy to trick".
My claim here, is that if we put our brightest minds on this, they will come back with a terrifically mundane explanation for it. In the same way that weeping statues are always just water from a pipe somewhere.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
More judgemental than the church? How do you reconcile the entire gay communities experience with this statement?
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
Every single miracle we have investigated seriously has been proven to be perfectly normal.
As an example:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/nov/23/india-blasphem...
Just because something is unexplained currently does not give any weight to the idea that it was a miracle.
Millions of people saw David Copperfield vanish the Statue of Liberty as well... But I certainly wouldn't be tempted to pretend he actually made it vanish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=823GNH4Rczg
We don't have a single example where the opposite has been true.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
I think you've conceded too much ground here.
There is no evidence for the divinity of Jesus. These are simply stories from ~2000 years ago.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
This isn't true.
Secular society is an example of this. We have common goals that we work towards.
We don't have words for "gather once a week and do xyz" in many context, but that doesn't stop us for doing it.
Join an electronics club and meet up every week for the next 10 years. People do this ALL the time and it isn't an issue.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
That's a lie that religions keep perpetuating. Many social groups exist that are just as fulfilling.
My gym for example is full of people who actively work in the community, help each other and gather multiple times per week to better themselves and encourage their community.
Religion has nothing to offer that secular society cannot offer.
It does offer a lot of downsides though.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: FBI conducts bulk warrantless seizure of phone records related to Capitol attack
I think you should have stopped at "this is circumstantial".
Anyone who has had their GPS suddenly think they are 30 meters to the right of the road knows this is possible.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Calling for public input on our approach to world leaders
That is a really good point - HN is much smaller and attracts a very different audience.
I agree, they have created a really unfortunate situation for us and for them.
In principal, forgetting the practicalities, would you support HN style moderation on Twitter/FB?
My gut reaction is yes. It seems to be a good balance of gut check and "we don't have time for this".
o/t
5 star online conversation dude.
nonotreally | 5 years ago | on: Calling for public input on our approach to world leaders
It can't be that simple. This is a private company.
Isn't this where the entire problem is coming from? If this were a state run service, we know the answer and can apply it easily.
The confusion is coming entirely from it being something other than the state.
page 1
Bill more, work less and you don't have to do internal politics.
Bail at 3 and go for a walk.