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A Woke Thought Experiment

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  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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    Doctor Phibes
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    #31

    "BLACK LIVES CAN'T MATTER UNTIL HALF LIVES MATTER."

    Radioactive, baby!

    "BLACK LIVES CAN'T MATTER UNTIL FLETCH LIVES MATTERS."

    I saw that thing sitting in Blockbuster so many times, and I never, ever borrowed it.

    Go ahead, cancel my subscription.

    I was only joking

    jon-nycJ 1 Reply Last reply
    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

      "BLACK LIVES CAN'T MATTER UNTIL HALF LIVES MATTER."

      Radioactive, baby!

      "BLACK LIVES CAN'T MATTER UNTIL FLETCH LIVES MATTERS."

      I saw that thing sitting in Blockbuster so many times, and I never, ever borrowed it.

      Go ahead, cancel my subscription.

      jon-nycJ Offline
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      jon-nyc
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      #32

      @doctor-phibes said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

      "BLACK LIVES CAN'T MATTER UNTIL HALF LIVES MATTER."

      Make it black half-lives.

      Then we can apply Zeno's paradox and declare progress impossible.

      If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

        @doctor-phibes said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

        "BLACK LIVES CAN'T MATTER UNTIL HALF LIVES MATTER."

        Make it black half-lives.

        Then we can apply Zeno's paradox and declare progress impossible.

        Doctor PhibesD Offline
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        Doctor Phibes
        wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
        #33

        @jon-nyc said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

        @doctor-phibes said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

        "BLACK LIVES CAN'T MATTER UNTIL HALF LIVES MATTER."

        Make it black half-lives.

        Black body radiation?

        I was only joking

        Aqua LetiferA 1 Reply Last reply
        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

          @jon-nyc said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

          @doctor-phibes said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

          "BLACK LIVES CAN'T MATTER UNTIL HALF LIVES MATTER."

          Make it black half-lives.

          Black body radiation?

          Aqua LetiferA Offline
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          Aqua Letifer
          wrote on last edited by Aqua Letifer
          #34

          @doctor-phibes said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

          @jon-nyc said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

          @doctor-phibes said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

          "BLACK LIVES CAN'T MATTER UNTIL HALF LIVES MATTER."

          Make it black half-lives.

          Black body radiation?

          lolwut.png

          It's interesting to me that we live in an era in which this could be considered so racist that it could put someone on some sort of list.

          Please love yourself.

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
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            #35

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            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • MikM Offline
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              #36

              More truth in that meme than I care to think about.

              "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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              • MikM Mik

                More truth in that meme than I care to think about.

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                George K
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                #37

                @mik said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

                More truth in that meme than I care to think about.

                Yup. I posted it not to be funny, but to add some perspective.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                  Aqua Letifer
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #38

                  When I hear someone say, "there's nothing I hate more than sexism and injustice," I know there's a very high chance that person has a dearth of real problems, including dealing with sexism and injustice.

                  Please love yourself.

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                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                    In this case the null hypothesis I'm referring to has been pretty stable - that police interactions should be expected to be proportional to population percentages not weighted by levels of criminality. Same hypothesis is getting traction with school discipline too.

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                    Axtremus
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                    #39

                    @jon-nyc said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

                    In this case the null hypothesis I'm referring to has been pretty stable - that police interactions should be expected to be proportional to population percentages not weighted by levels of criminality. Same hypothesis is getting traction with school discipline too.

                    There is probably an equivalent somewhere in the eviction narrative. I’ve read an article somewhere about “black and brown people” getting evicted at a higher rate, but that article says nothing about whether there is any correlation to falling behind on rent or mortgage payments.

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                    • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                      When I hear someone say, "there's nothing I hate more than sexism and injustice," I know there's a very high chance that person has a dearth of real problems, including dealing with sexism and injustice.

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                      LuFins Dad
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                      @aqua-letifer said in A Woke Thought Experiment:

                      When I hear someone say, "there's nothing I hate more than sexism and injustice," I know there's a very high chance that person has a dearth of real problems, including dealing with sexism and injustice.

                      Once heard a girl say “I hate southerners. They are so prejudiced!”

                      The Brad

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