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Scott And Scurvy (Idle Words)

  • Without a functioning government that actually prioritizes public health, there is no ridding ourselves of either. Towards the bottom of the article is a link to a document put together by the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab in partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center titled "Not Just a Joke" which helps to explain the problem, frame it through a public health lens, and provide broad tips for intervention at various levels of social support. Like most public health crises, there is not a simple "answer" to a complex problem and the best solution is to provide resources to a variety of places recognizing that each of them touch lives in unique ways and that each of them will be able to help affect a positive change on some individuals based on who those individuals might be willing to listen to and trust.

  • While you are correct, and the author deserves to be called out on their behavior, the context of the entire article is around how they are struggling with being bombarded with things taking up their attention and time. This response is seriously lacking in any compassion for the author's struggle and more or less ignores the entire point of the article in order. Beehaw isn't the place for one-liner gotchas. Please try to engage with the content if you're going to comment.

  • Humanities & Cultures @beehaw.org

    How algorithms, alpha males and tradwives are winning the war for kids’ minds

  • Eh frankly I just see us moving to more strict reputation based systems - someone has to vouch for you.

  • So how is an AI prompt poking for Holocaust denial different than a Google search looking for Holocaust denial?

    Because one is something you have to actively search for. The other is shoved in your face, by a figure that many feel is one who has some authority.

    Why are you defending anything about this situation? This is not a thread to discuss how LLMs work in detail, this is a thread about accountability, consequences, hate, and society.

  • also a need to fit in.

    You probably shouldn't make generalizations about an entire group of people based on your own gut feelings lol

  • I wasn't asking you? For context, the person who reported it is not a fragile cis dude, it was someone who is queer and likely has experienced some misogyny themselves. Whether you wish to modify your behavior is entirely up to you, but kneejerk reactions and one liner responses aren't particularly helpful here.

  • I'm not going to remove this because I believe the intent is to shame transphobes, but I did want you to know this was reported for misogyny. Maybe call transphobes jerks, assholes, fragile, or some other word next time 💜

  • Humanities & Cultures @beehaw.org

    Supportive housing offers cost-effective response to homelessness and opioid use

  • Showing off personal beliefs through a “radical” appearance in the hope of eliciting a response from strangers.

    That's a particularly emotionally charged view on this. I think you're spot on for those wearing MAGA hats, as openly declaring one's political beliefs is hard to view as anything but as a hope to elicit a response from strangers, but equating that with rainbow hair is quite the stretch. Have you ever considered that those with rainbow hair might have it to signal to their own in-group that they are queer because this is not something immediately visible and can be a way to find community? Greasers, hippies, and punks also can widely follow this reasoning/purpose behind "flagging" oneself.

  • Definitely something I've observed even here. Luckily we get few applications and there is a report button, but I share the author's frustration and the author's jaded view of a limited timeline on services such as ours being tenable. Eventually it will be trivially easy to flood this place with slop.

  • Technology @beehaw.org

    The rise of Whatever

    Humanities & Cultures @beehaw.org

    Exploring the Dangers of AI in Mental Health Care

  • 314m what a joke! Still, good to see them lose this court case

  • You believe that a police officer, who is doing public actions, in a public role, should be given privacy while performing public actions? Say more

  • Even if an officer's name and badge number were not public (which would be weird, because both of these are a part of a police officer's uniform), what is the concern about a tool which provides these?

  • I would love to hear what has you concerned about a tool which provides a piece of information which is, by law (California Penal Code Section 830.10), supposed to be accessible to all individuals interacting with the officer - their name and/or badge number.

  • I appreciate the picture they included, as it is not flattering in any way, which is the least of what he deserves in response to his intolerance.

  • In what world is that even a plausible outcome of this news? This feels non-sequitur by its pure absurdity. If they had a list of 1000 things they can do with this database, that would not even be on the list.

    I understand you are talking about something which either interests you or is a cause you care about, but we're talking about monumental governmental surveillance by a president many scholars are calling a fascist. This is not the time nor the place to discuss such matters and trying to have that conversation could easily be read as dismissing the plentiful and obvious concerns around privacy and safety of the American public.

  • Already not a fan of Palantir, this is pretty bad news

  • LGBTQ+ @beehaw.org

    Republicans pass bill stripping transgender Americans of health care

    LGBTQ+ @beehaw.org

    Republicans pass bill stripping transgender Americans of health care

    Science @beehaw.org

    Study reveals that decent living standards for 8.5 billion people possible with only 30% of current global resource and energy use.

  • This is covered under our only rule. Being explicit about any single bad behavior implies that we need to explicitly call out every possible not nice behavior and that is against the spirit of Beehaw. See the spirit of the rules and other documentation for more information on how we moderate. Keep reporting and we will keep removing.

  • LGBTQ+ @beehaw.org

    Exclusive: Trump White House directs NIH to study ‘regret’ after transgender people transition

    Science @beehaw.org

    Immune ‘fingerprints’ aid diagnosis of complex diseases in Stanford Medicine study

    Politics @beehaw.org

    Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'

    Science @beehaw.org

    Generative AI Tool Marks a Milestone in Biology - Evo 2 can predict the form and function of proteins in the DNA of all domains of life

    LGBTQ+ @beehaw.org

    CA Gov Gavin Newsom "Completely Aligns" With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast

    Environment @beehaw.org

    Australia’s ‘Bee Man’ is Saving Native Species, One ‘Hotel’ at a Time

    Technology @beehaw.org

    AI’s Fairness Problem: When Treating Everyone the Same is the Wrong Approach

    LGBTQ+ @beehaw.org

    Lambda Legal Condemns Anti-LGBTQ+ Executive Orders, Vows Legal Action: “We’ll See You in Court”

    Politics @beehaw.org

    Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?

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    how's your week going, Beehaw

    World News @beehaw.org

    How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

    Environment @beehaw.org

    ‘The dead zone is real’: why US farmers are embracing wildflowers