wayoutthere (u/wayoutthere)

wayoutthere commented on The Peter Thiel Paradox lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-vi... · Posted by u/VieEnCode

api · 4 years ago

I keep seeing Thiel called a libertarian. He may have been at one time but I get the sense he has converted to national conservatism or perhaps even more extreme views such as neoreaction. Those are not libertarian views at all.

If that were the case he would not be alone. There has been a mass conversion of libertarians to those sorts of views in the 20-teens. Many others converted to the far left. It feels as if libertarianism is dead.

I don’t really know. I’m just wondering if he still calls himself that.

wayoutthere · 4 years ago

I’ve stopped using the label “libertarian” and started using “anarchist” to mean the same thing.

wayoutthere commented on Our nation cannot censor its way back to cultural health frenchpress.thedispatch.c... · Posted by u/steelstraw

EricE · 4 years ago

>"I don’t know how this gets enforced, but we simply cannot give every lunatic a megaphone."

At least in the US you can't enforce it - and yes, any lunatic can grab a megaphone if they want.

The best way to handle problematic speech is more speech, NOT less. Trying to pretend lunatics don't exist is irrational and often a pretext to just block people that others disagree with. Screw that. Safest place for lunatics is out in the open, not driven underground.

wayoutthere · 4 years ago

Well the way things are headed, we’ll be fighting it out in the open IRL soon.

wayoutthere commented on Our nation cannot censor its way back to cultural health frenchpress.thedispatch.c... · Posted by u/steelstraw

CaioAlonso · 4 years ago

Is that a problem?

wayoutthere · 4 years ago

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wayoutthere commented on Our nation cannot censor its way back to cultural health frenchpress.thedispatch.c... · Posted by u/steelstraw

tomlockwood · 4 years ago

I think this article misses one big point which is how we - the people on this website - have actively constructed a world where advertisers can shift spend really quickly. Brand safety is a big reason for censorship - the idea of keeping ads for a company away from content that people might not like. YouTube demonetizes loads and loads of controversial topics across the political spectrum - and that's a Feature for advertisers. This milquetoast move to the middle of the road is just those advertising platforms we all built, working as intended.

ed: And Another Thing, that time when YouTube was free and people were free to post what they wanted? Yeah that was when the company was running out of runway and relying on VC-type money. The VCs didn't give a toss about brand safety.

wayoutthere · 4 years ago

That’s not censorship, it’s editorial oversight.

wayoutthere commented on Our nation cannot censor its way back to cultural health frenchpress.thedispatch.c... · Posted by u/steelstraw

wayoutthere · 4 years ago

I believe in freedom of speech.

What I do not believe in is freedom of mass speech. Your responsibility to the truth should increase in line with your reach. Have 1000 followers in twitter and want to talk about starting the next holocaust? Great, say whatever. A million followers? Yeah, that’s a problem.

I don’t know how this gets enforced, but we simply cannot give every lunatic a megaphone.

wayoutthere commented on Boston Fed releases report, source code of digital currency prototype study bostonfed.org/news-and-ev... · Posted by u/60654

dragonelite · 4 years ago

I have been cashless for pretty much a decade, I'm more interested in what smart money that can be programmed can do.

Like can i get paid instantly for every KWH i deliver back to the grid via solar panels. Can my salary or hourly contract be streamed to my bank account. These sort of things are all possible in crypto.

wayoutthere · 4 years ago

So is irrevocably draining your net worth in half a second if your vendor makes a mistake.

wayoutthere commented on Ask HN: How do you deal with getting old and feeling lost? · Posted by u/trendingwaifu

wayoutthere · 4 years ago

Hey OP, I’m a couple years older than you but have gone through this over the last few years. Also haven’t had a serious relationship since I got divorced in my early 30s and was feeling stagnant in my career.

Things changed for me when I stopped giving a shit about work. It’s something I do for money. I enjoy being good at it, but I work my 40 a week, collect a paycheck, treat my direct reports like human beings rather than “resources” and go home.

I found having a creative hobby outside work helps. Putting all your creative energy into a job is frustrating because the job never gives you back as much as you put in. I took up piano at 35 having never had any exposure. I’m by no means good, but I enjoy it and it gives me something to do. I can see my progress, and it helps me not feel stuck in life. I do it for me.

Similarly, I have a competitive / athletic hobby. I’m not good at that either, but I’ve risen from dead last to middle of the pack. I’ve also met a lot of people through it who are great casual friends (not going to say what it is because it’s a really small niche of a niche).

So maybe try doing more things you know you’re bad at but have always wanted to do. Watching yourself grow through them helps prevent you from feeling stagnant. It also helps you be a more interesting person, which will help you in the dating scene.

And on dating, try to put yourself out of your comfort zone there too. Sadly with the pandemic most dating happens through apps. Maybe go out on a date with someone you normally wouldn’t, like a same-sex partner if the idea has ever held any appeal to you. It’s never too late to experiment, and at our age you should have already realized that nobody other than your mom gives enough of a shit about you to care what you do in life.

wayoutthere commented on Ask HN: How do you deal with getting old and feeling lost? · Posted by u/trendingwaifu

alt227 · 4 years ago

Glad this works for you, but humans are not all the same. Dont assume what makes you happy also makes other people happy. This is akin to telling somebody with depression to 'Cheer Up'.

wayoutthere · 4 years ago

Being an introvert does not remove your monkey brain’s need for social connection. Sure, it means being deliberate about when/how/who, but most people leading a solitary life are not happy.

wayoutthere commented on Ask HN: How do you deal with getting old and feeling lost? · Posted by u/trendingwaifu

csee · 4 years ago

What is your personality type? Are you extroverted? Would points (2) and (3) differ for someone who is introverted?

wayoutthere · 4 years ago

Nope; social life is important. I find that I get overwhelmed and drained with large groups, but doing things with a group small enough to fit in a car together is fine. I personally have some hobbies I enjoy for their own sake, and meeting people through those has been rewarding. It’s good to have a mix of “close friends” who you can be open and will support you emotionally, and “activity buddies” who you can geek out about your shared interests with.

Humans are not meant to go through the world alone and modern life can be incredibly isolating. It takes effort to build social connection but it is well worth it.

wayoutthere commented on The EARN IT act is back, and it’s more dangerous than ever cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blo... · Posted by u/grappler

__MatrixMan__ · 4 years ago

I remember it well. Hands on hearts, droning on between the food pyramid (wherein the USDA redefined "healthy" to mean "buy what the grain lobby sells") and a D.A.R.E. poster. Meanwhile, the CIA was getting caught selling crack.

wayoutthere · 4 years ago

Only they weren’t getting caught because the media was censored and nobody knew about it. The people talking about it were dismissed as conspiracy theorists.