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Good comment; I've noticed this myself. Fyi, in case you didn't know and might be interested, Nate Soares has written a few blog posts on this exact topic: [Self-signaling the ability to do what you want](http://mindingourway.com/self-signaling-the-ability-to-do-what-you-want/) and [Productivity thr...(read more)
Took the survey! Some very interesting questions; I look forward to the analysis.
Ah, okay. That makes sense, thanks.
Hm, I'm confused. I agree that at least part of the disagreement was over Arthur's willingness to lie for his cause, but how is that not captured by Viliam_Bur's post?
Lying for a cause or otherwise playing "dirty" to win for your cause, as Arthur seemed to be advocating, seems to straightforwardl...(read more)
> Relevant SMBC. It illustrates my political theory that in every political conflict that seems to be between Greens and Blues, there are actually four sides of the conflict, let's call the "Nice Greens", "Nasty Greens", "Nice Blues" and "Nasty Blues". And there is more than one line of conflict.
>...(read more)
Thanks!
I compete in powerlifting, so the programs I've done--since starting to lift seriously/intentionally--are focused around that, especially recently. A quick summary (let me know if you have questions or want more details!):
* My own linear progression program that employed a split and emph...(read more)
I squatted 400 lbs at a bodyweight of 154 lbs!
I've been doing squats for around 7 months now, and been lifting seriously for slightly over a year total.
I think you may have meant this instead: the barrier to posting a post in discussion is higher than posting a comment in the Open Threads.
Agreed, that's a great way of putting it.
I agree, though to be fair the author himself seems to use malicious and fallacious to describe a privilege framework.
> First, I am arguing that no one’s participation in public discourse should be denigrated by appeal to essential features of their identity. If we, as leftists, want to be unasham...(read more)