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New comment by totally_a_human in "John Cleese: Political Correctness Can Lead to an Orwellian Nightmare (2016)"

totally_a_human — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:14:18 +0000

"If people can't control their own emotions, then they have to start trying to control other people's behaviour."

Watching the current state of the western world, apparently only very few people have the ability to reflect on themself enough to realize this. Hopefully this is only a loud minorty.

I maybe the wrong person to judge, but imho, we need to resolutely oppose the PC- and cancel culture.

New comment by totally_a_human in "The Bitter Lesson (2019)"

totally_a_human — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 16:14:33 +0000

This page seems to be down. Is there a mirror?

New comment by totally_a_human in "Ask HN: Are YouTube ads getting worse?"

totally_a_human — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 14:06:32 +0000

I honestly don't understand, why anybody would even use a web browser without proper Adblock technology.

New comment by totally_a_human in "Ask HN: What are some skills you have that are worth learning?"

totally_a_human — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 10:51:10 +0000

Basic first aid (CPR, pressure bandage, etc.) to help yourself and others. And repeat the course every once in a while to refresh the knowledge.

New comment by totally_a_human in "Europe's recession will be even deeper than expected"

totally_a_human — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:07:49 +0000

Exactly! Short-term panicking is the worst thing to do. I definitely think the climate change is man-made. I also think it is impossible to realy predict its environmental, ecological and social consequences on a global scale.

By listening to those, who try to nudge us into panic mode, we neglect calm long-term strategies that would improve our lives over time.

Imho, this applies to every "immediate threats" that are regulary propagated by (social) media.

New comment by totally_a_human in "Europe's recession will be even deeper than expected"

totally_a_human — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 18:05:16 +0000

I'm german and I remember people being pessimistic naysayers in the banking crash 2008, the "refugee crisis" in 2015, the "climate crisis" last year and many times before that. Apparantly a year without a near end of the world is a wasted one.

The single most appropriate quote in these times (it comes from 4chan of all damn places) is, and always will be: "Your impending sense of doom is nothing but emotional residue - there is nothing wrong. Even when something is wrong, nothing is wrong. You deal with problems as they arise, no big deal."