HandwovenConsensus

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[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Forget Sandy Loam. I want to know more about this "silly clay."

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I'm surprised to hear that. When I was in China in the early 2010s I saw it played all the time.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Surely there's a difference between an animated movie loosely inspired by a traditional story with original songs, character designs, and dialogue, and remaking that movie beat-for-beat with just a few scenes changed for pandering.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Everything about that was puzzling. They changed the story supposedly to be more culturally accurate, but what they came up with wasn't culturally accurate at all. How did that happen?

Besides, when Chinese people want a culturally accurate Mulan, they watch one of the many Chinese-made adaptions of the story. The animated was appealing because it was a fresh take, a Disney musical that Chinese could relate to. The remake was just a huge miscalculation.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

When you think about it, it's pretty unreasonable to expect the entire population to become educated and engaged about everything involving running a modern society. Modern government is incredibly complicated. It's no wonder that tribalism wins over nuance. Who has time for nuance when they're worried about their jobs and families?

That's why I'd like to see some form of sortition tried. Draft a jury to do nothing but learn about a single topic for a period of time. Make all of their contact with the outside world public record to ensure nothing shady is going on. Let representatives from all sides of the issue address them. Then let them make their decisions and go back to their normal lives. No campaign donors or political careers to worry about.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That's not true. The Hoover Dam contributes to Vegas's power supply, but it's nowhere near "almost entirely powered" by the dam, except in Fallout: New Vegas.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 56 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Sure, both sides are not the same. But the "good" side is still part of the system that allows the "bad" side to exist.

So by all means, vote for the party that will do less damage in the short term. But oppose FPTP voting at the same time.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

I would argue that the doctrine of Hell introduced in the New Testament is crazier than anything in the Old Testament.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

What I can find all say seem to say more or less the same things about every candidate.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Car seats expire?

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