throwaway50003's comments

Then gather a group of like-minded people and just hang out! It worked for rationalists, surely it can work for other adjacent communities. HN meetups are a thing, right?

We are a reaaally far cry from exhausting all our resources. Overpopulation is a concern but all trends point at a curb of growth in the 2050's. The problem isn't that we collectively consume too much, it's that some consume waaaaay too much and others fight for crumbs and get told off when they dare yearn for more.

Guilt-tripping middle-class and poor people into accepting lower standards of living is dangerous imo, because silly contributions you may make are dwarfed by corporate contributions. Studies show that people who do token actions such as eating less meat are less likely to take part in actions that matter e.g. dismantling Exxon and putting its top execs behind bars).

I think I've seen the Mona Lisa... once? I go to the Louvre pretty often but that specific painting is far from the best thing it has to offer. If people really cared about it they'd just go see the one in Madrid [1], but for some reason people only ever want to see the Louvre one.

I get what I say makes me look like a hipster but it's really not what I mean, people should just take a hard look at touristy things and places and consider whether they're really worth the overcrowdedness, inflated prices, and banality of experience. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. What does it really bring to you?

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_(Prado%27s_version...

I think the actual problem is there are too many people who want to travel to specific places. Like, there are only a limited number of very touristic sites that everyone wants to go to, yet plenty of other lesser known sites exist and provide a better experience if you do your research and learn about them. Like, I live in Paris and have set foot exactly once (1) on the Eiffel tower. Likewise, there are hundreds of museums but people only ever go to the Louvre (and maybe Orsay). I get that they're iconic but come on, there's plenty of other stuff to do here.

I don't get how banning racist crap is a stepping stone to banning all speech. I just don't. I mean, it's not like racism is a subtle legal category that people can rule-lawyer you into. It's pretty clear when it happens, and it's bad, so it should be banned. Also, it's not like almost every European country has enacted laws against hate speech, Holocaust denial etc. and turned into a totalitarian hellhole decades after.

Also, Youtube is a private company, yes it's huge but no one is entitled to a huge audience, yadda yadda. The rest of your rant is hard to make sense of.