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@IdleChater said:
I thought that most of the "arguments" presented by the right, didn't attempt to debate Hasan's points, and what they did offer was merely some juvenile notion about owning a Lib.

Even the way they took turns ... everybody rushing the chair to see who gets there first? And that mad rush comes after the previous occupant got voted off the island. Very Darwinian.

I think that's a pretty good summary of my feelings on the format. I don't think its very constructive.

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@Shoshin1 said:
The content isn’t meant to be 'enjoyable'

Then for me it fails at being good content. No offence.

No offence taken @Jeroen. Yes, it’s not what one would call ‘good content,’ but for me, observing this aspect of human nature on display is somewhat intriguing.

Different strokes for different folks

Not a documentary, but some food for thought.
Peter Beinart sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss his book "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning."
Together, they reflect on what it means to speak out against Israel’s actions, from a Jewish perspective.
They explore how Jewish history can guide us to be saviours, not oppressors; the failure of the U.S. and U.N. to hold Netanyahu accountable; the importance of critical discourse within the Jewish community; and how truly listening to Palestinian stories reveals the depth of dehumanisation they face.

Peter Beinart - "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning" | The Daily Show

At our Saturday market stall, where we collect donations for Medical Aid for Palestinians, we're sometimes joined by a local Israeli woman. She has supported Palestinian self-determination for many years, both here and back in Israel.

What’s happening in Gaza has been hard for her to come to terms with. It causes her real anxiety and distress. And yet she continues to help out.

Her presence is a quiet reminder that this is not about religion or ethnicity, it’s about standing with others in their struggle for justice, even when it’s personally painful.

Generally, whenever you receive a crucial email or such, check the address it came from. If it’s a scam it will likely refer to some odd domain or other, like dhl-service.it instead of dhl.com, that’s always a good identifier. Otherwise I always call the people back, using a phone number from their actual web page, and ask them if they tried to contact me.

The ‘technical stuff’ is difficult. You can make calls end-to-end encrypted, so that no-one can eavesdrop, but in order for people to connect you have to use some kind of identifier. FaceTime uses both email addresses and phone numbers as endpoint id’s, I believe, so if you know someone’s primary phone number you can likely also FaceTime them. This data can be scraped off the web, for example there was a massive data breach at Facebook a while ago which exposed people’s names and email addresses.

@Jeroen you could try regenerative gardening. Just added a link on my website.
https://mettaray.com/Health/

also...
https://communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/

We are not and never have been dependent on technology. Except for the sheep amongst us. AI is a tool and humans are good at breaking their tools...

Interesting video, but I think what he said in the beginning about agency is more to the point than the middle and end section about encouraging philosopher-builders.

The thing is, our digital lives are currently mediated by algorithms not through choice but through necessity. The raw volume of data on the internet is so vast that it isn’t navigable without a computer programs aid in summarising and representing it. So would AI truly change such a lot on this level? I think perhaps not.