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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Computer Update Causes Despair Yet Again |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 29 May 2024, 7:21 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 376
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| Thank you for the understanding replies, everyone. I am very bothered by updates too. They make you feel helpless and are very frustrating! You're just waiting and waiting, or they interrupt you at an inconvenient time. On my old computer you could schedule updates but then they never happened at th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Computer Update Causes Despair Yet Again |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 28 May 2024, 10:27 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 376
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| I'm in the middle of preparing for a large cross-country move, which is already anxiety inducing. I've been working all week at this which is mentally taxing and I finally broke down and said I just need to stop and draw. I open my laptop and as always it wants to update. I set it so it won't update... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What do you think about evolution? |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 22 May 2024, 7:17 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,119
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| I wonder, do biblical literalists think Noah had breeding programs for all the life that's incompatible with being put on a boat for 40 days, or do they just handwave those creatures? If their flood occurred, there's a lot of smaller life that would much more difficult to save than say velociraptor... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The American Dream Is Dead |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 22 May 2024, 3:03 pm
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Replies: 83
Views: 1,782
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| My idea of The American Dream is represented by the movie "You Can't Take It With You," directed by Italian immigrant Frank Capra, based on the play by Kaufman and Hart. The film is about an eccentric family that pursues their passions instead of wealth. They're good at some of the things ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What do you think about evolution? |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 20 May 2024, 10:42 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,119
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| I'm a scientific layman, but just from observing the world around me, the idea of life forms gradually changing over a long period of time makes more sense to me than BAM! Everything was there at once. Though I'm aware there are different forms of creationism. Belief in a creator and evolution aren'... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are you scared of Donald Trump? |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 20 May 2024, 5:11 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 1,296
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| I'm more scared of the people who love Trump and the people who hate Trump than I am of Trump himself. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you heard of "tone policing"? |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 14 May 2024, 11:47 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,621
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| Another factor for genuine sensory issue vs. bad faith is the medium being used. If someone refuses to read an argument BECAUSE IT'S WRITTEN LIKE THIS!! ! their complaints about 'yelling' can be ignored, it's only a symbolic representation of yelling, the angry writing isn't actually louder. On the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you heard of "tone policing"? |
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Posted: 14 May 2024, 9:25 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,621
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| I agree that there are those 2 sides to the coin. I too have had experiences of both sides - people trying to shut me down or rebuke me for bluntness or the faintest show of anger, and people approaching me with pointless over-the-top hostility. These days I take care to present myself very calmly ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you heard of "tone policing"? |
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Posted: 14 May 2024, 9:07 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,621
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| Another factor for genuine sensory issue vs. bad faith is the medium being used. If someone refuses to read an argument BECAUSE IT'S WRITTEN LIKE THIS!! ! their complaints about 'yelling' can be ignored, it's only a symbolic representation of yelling, the angry writing isn't actually louder. On the... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Did PC Wokeness Kill Comedy or Is Jerry Seinfeld Unfunny? |
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Posted: 14 May 2024, 6:28 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,932
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| I wrote a longer version of this reply, but it disappeared, so apologies if it shows up later. Whether it is comedy, music, whatever if I as a 66 year old do not think todays youth are not going to ruin the world we left them there is either something wrong with them or something wrong with me. Yes,... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Did PC Wokeness Kill Comedy or Is Jerry Seinfeld Unfunny? |
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Posted: 12 May 2024, 11:07 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,932
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| If more people read was was actually said rather than what was reported, a whole manure heap of culture war 'debate' would never happen and the world (or at least the Internet) would be a healthier place. I think the willingness to misreport or focus on a phrase that could be misinterpreted is now ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Did PC Wokeness Kill Comedy or Is Jerry Seinfeld Unfunny? |
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Posted: 02 May 2024, 1:41 am
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,932
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| Comedy is one of my special interests. Wit, in particular, is very important to me, I think much more than it is to most people. I believe in the “Equal Opportunity Offender” concept of comedy. “I don't want to offend anyone. I want to offend everyone. ” -- Tracey Ullman I think no topic should be o... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Steven Spielberg is providing strategy for Biden |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2024, 6:40 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 303
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Is Spielberg selling him weaponized raptors?   |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2024, 12:10 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,455
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| I saw another YouTube video about "Wish" today. This guy said a few things I agree with. He said "absolute power corrupts absolutely" and he didn't see Magnifico as the reasonable king of a perfect society that was ruined by people getting their wishes back. However, he regarded ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2024, 12:01 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,455
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| Using the term "leftist" pretty much saps any actual standing one might have. There is no such thing as leftism and as such no leftists. As far as the topic goes, the key word here is "fictional." There's all sorts of fictional things that people like that they wouldn't care for... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you evaluate arguments? How do NTs? |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 12:32 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,893
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| Usually, I try to look at the argument itself. A lot of people seem to want to dismiss arguments based on who said it. (Ad hominem fallacy.) Here's an example regarding movie criticism, which is a special interest of mine. If a critic gives a movie a bad review and I disagree with them, I will disag... |
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