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awt_akris |
!!ticker btc usd |
| 10:11 |
deedbot |
$26,117 |
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| 11:58 |
gregorynyssa |
asciilifeform: Did you mean to imply (in your remarks above) that wars are cooperatively arranged by elites of various nations? |
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| 11:58 |
gregorynyssa |
I hope that you do not mind me asking. |
| 12:00 |
gregorynyssa |
I am not unfamiliar with the notion, but in my mind it borders on David Icke's school of thought. |
| 12:01 |
gregorynyssa |
Of course, Socialists made such allegations against the older European society. |
| 12:02 |
gregorynyssa |
But many wars of the 20th century involved Socialism. |
| 12:04 |
gregorynyssa |
Also, I obtained a copy of the Tea with Hitler book which you recommended, but have not read it yet. |
| 12:05 |
gregorynyssa |
http://logs.nosuchlabs.com/log/pest/2023-08-24#1030598 << One of the problems with Yarvin's approach is that the space-colony would be susceptible to "soft power." |
| 12:05 |
dulapbot |
Logged on 2023-08-24 14:43:17 asciilifeform: yarvin, concretely, departed from genre tradition by trying to present such a hellscape as a desirable place to live. |
| 12:07 |
gregorynyssa |
The members of the space-colony would be tempted to import entertainment from earth: films, TV series, video-games. |
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| 12:17 |
signpost |
coordination is not required where incentives are aligned. |
| 12:18 |
signpost |
will not speak for asciilifeform, but this is my view. |
| 12:24 |
signpost |
I do not think the NATO/BRICS war is contrived, and I do think it will get hotter, *for* the above-stated reason. |
| 12:24 |
signpost |
there's nothing so profitable as hegemony, and we're weak, and getting weaker. |
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| 13:39 |
asciilifeform |
http://logs.bitdash.io/pest/2023-08-25#1030111 << some of'em |
| 13:39 |
bitbot |
Logged on 2023-08-25 11:58:38 gregorynyssa[PeterL|deedbot|signpost]: asciilifeform: Did you mean to imply (in your remarks above) that wars are cooperatively arranged by elites of various nations? |
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asciilifeform |
http://logs.bitdash.io/pest/2023-08-25#1030119 << what entertainment do we import from ant hills ? |
| 13:40 |
bitbot |
Logged on 2023-08-25 12:07:19 gregorynyssa[deedbot|signpost|PeterL]: The members of the space-colony would be tempted to import entertainment from earth: films, TV series, video-games. |
| 13:50 |
asciilifeform |
... or, hell, from e.g. the congo ? |
| 13:51 |
asciilifeform |
the warden, in this scenario, is necessarily at least coupla notches smarter than the prisoners. |
| 13:54 |
PeterL |
I've heard that Nigeria has a huge movie industry, but somehow I've never seen any of their products |
| 14:03 |
asciilifeform |
me neither |
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| 21:32 |
gregorynyssa |
PeterL: asciilifeform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbkI0vlg-Uc |
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| 21:33 |
gregorynyssa |
Here is an example of a domestic African science-fiction film. I saw this years ago. |
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| 21:36 |
gregorynyssa |
I think the producer is Ghanian. |
| 21:36 |
gregorynyssa |
https://youtu.be/HHBkFNp9jb8?t=3483 << This is one of the exciting parts. |
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signpost |
lol |