And no doubt men will automatically assume that women will automatically assume the fault is /his/ since that is a default reaction. It is in the genes I suppose.
"But it can be solved if we agree to certain baselines of human dignity"
This.
I find in discussions on the internet and with my libertarian Fiancee (a Leftie here) that "let the market work" is a default with no examination of what the market can or won't do. I want to live in a free society and sympathize with a lot of the libertarian agenda but what turns me off is the lack of concern for our fellow human beings. A totally free society let the market work sounds great if everyone has the same obstacles and restrictions but that is not the real world in my experience.
Good post Rose I need to think on it more but it immediately brought to mind. Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" which is definitely a road I don't think we want to go down.
Saw what you did and I've seen it while watching the NBA playoffs (GO THUNDER!!!!) I agree horrifying unless it is the most jarring and egregious case of product placement in a movie in which case I guess that ups the horror factor by 10 and means I don't want to see Prometheus after all. I kinda feel the same way of all the commercial tie in ads for the Lorax I never went to see it mostly because I did not want my childhood memories sullied but the ads sealed the deal.
Ethan nice post I know I'm supposed to be comic book geeking but as a textile geek your metaphor "The Avengers is more than just a 21st century loom upon which Whedon has been hard at work spinning gold." doesn't work . You can't spin on a loom. You need a spinning wheel to make straw into gold. just sayin
Assuming I buy the beer, did I get manipulated? yes but as stated above rather benign manipulation
Was I trying to manipulate you just now, and did you resent it? Yes and YES can't find Brooklyn easily and you made me miss living in NYC
Assuming I don’t buy the beer, does that make me more virtuous in some sense? No
Given all the other ads that I never respond to, how virtuous do I need to be? See #3
Would your opinion of my choices change if you knew that the young woman was a paid advertiser? NO My opinion of her may change somewhat and I am not really sure why. I think it is that I have no way of knowing that she is paid kinda makes it sneaky. If I see girls in a bar wearing logo shirts then I have some idea that they may be trying to sway my purchasing decisions. Some one on the street wearing a shirt (presumably) tells me they personally like the product not that the manufacturer wants me to buy their product. So I guess I resent the sneakiness.
Dr. Egon Spengler: Don't cross the streams. Dr. Peter Venkman: Why? Dr. Egon Spengler: It would be bad. Dr. Peter Venkman: I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean, "bad"? Dr. Egon Spengler: Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light. Dr Ray Stantz: Total protonic reversal. Dr. Peter Venkman: Right. That's bad. Okay. All right. Important safety tip. Thanks, Egon.
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And no doubt men will automatically assume that women will automatically assume the fault is /his/ since that is a default reaction. It is in the genes I suppose.
I fixed it for you Ward
On “Inequality, Freedom, and Dignity”
"But it can be solved if we agree to certain baselines of human dignity"
This.
I find in discussions on the internet and with my libertarian Fiancee (a Leftie here) that "let the market work" is a default with no examination of what the market can or won't do. I want to live in a free society and sympathize with a lot of the libertarian agenda but what turns me off is the lack of concern for our fellow human beings. A totally free society let the market work sounds great if everyone has the same obstacles and restrictions but that is not the real world in my experience.
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Good post Rose I need to think on it more but it immediately brought to mind. Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" which is definitely a road I don't think we want to go down.
On “Enough Bickering, Let’s Read Something”
me too
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I vote for Man in the High Castle or Ubik (been on my list to get to for awhile now)
Next, in order, would be Diamond Age, Pale King, and Illuminatus
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"not less than thrice a week..." who speaks like that?
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I'm not an acidic lefty I'm basic, dare I say ordinary :)
On “On the Eve of #LeagueFest 2012”
How about talk up the THUNDER!!
You all have fun in Vegas wish I was there
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Indeed it would I always read the good Doctor and Rose.
On “The Tragedy of Prometheus”
What??!!! Kevin Durant is NOT going to be in MIB3? Well, not going to go see that either.
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Saw what you did and I've seen it while watching the NBA playoffs (GO THUNDER!!!!) I agree horrifying unless it is the most jarring and egregious case of product placement in a movie in which case I guess that ups the horror factor by 10 and means I don't want to see Prometheus after all. I kinda feel the same way of all the commercial tie in ads for the Lorax I never went to see it mostly because I did not want my childhood memories sullied but the ads sealed the deal.
On “Monty Python and the Holy Grail: The Game”
Brilliant!!!!
On “Radio Free Europe: In Which the Good People of the Netherlands Turn My Post Into a Radio Program”
Burt beat me too it down below but Space Cow Awesome!
On “Conservatism Isn’t Radical—It’s “Modular””
Space cow awesome!
On “Friday Night Jukebox: Fight Test”
Great album! On a personal note met Wayne Coyne at an opening the other night I got a hug (squeee!) OK fan girl, girly moment over with.
On “Suicide is Painless…It Brings on Many Changes…”
Nob thanks for sharing this, I know it can't have been easy. when I hear that song it gives me goosebumps
On “It’s Time to Do This Thing”
Amen!
On “How The Avengers Succeeds”
All good. My favorite botched metaphor/saying came from a friend who said "It's as easy as shooting monkeys in a barrel"
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Ethan nice post I know I'm supposed to be comic book geeking but as a textile geek your metaphor "The Avengers is more than just a 21st century loom upon which Whedon has been hard at work spinning gold." doesn't work . You can't spin on a loom. You need a spinning wheel to make straw into gold. just sayin
On “MCA RIP”
So sad, thoughts to his family
Orignal http://youtu.be/eBShN8qT4lk
Long follow up but worth it http://youtu.be/evA-R9OS-Vo
On “Advertising and Manipulation”
+1
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In my experience (small sample size) my gay BFF and others are always commenting on my bewbs. they are average and don't deserve comments and yet....
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"Erik and I crossed the streams"
Dr. Egon Spengler: Don't cross the streams.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Why?
Dr. Egon Spengler: It would be bad.
Dr. Peter Venkman: I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean, "bad"?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.
Dr Ray Stantz: Total protonic reversal.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Right. That's bad. Okay. All right. Important safety tip. Thanks, Egon.
On “Testing ideology”
Liberal not quite commie-Dem (1,8)
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