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there’s something psychologically terroristic about these kids books that are full of adult platitudes. “there’s nothing wrong with asking for help”. yeah. my 5 year old never would have thought there was. “you don’t have to be extraordinary to be loved”. do not tell my kid that
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In religious studies one very irritating thing is bound to become relevant: Irreligious people are religious
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Slavery was legal too. Does that mean it was ever justified? No.
Pausing is legalized cheating. In both osumania and Geometry Dash.
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I’m Abdul_ElSayed and I’m fighting for emeralds out of politics, emeralds in your inventory, and golden apples for all
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Being right years ahead of others isn’t nearly as satisfying as people think. Nobody apologizes for treating you like a crazy. They just come back years later, repeating what you told them as if it’s some groundbreaking revelation because they finally heard it from someone else.
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Was looking at a list of the hardest rock climbing routes while going on a random Wikipedia spiral and these feel like parallel universe demonlist level names
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Well, see, here's the thing. They're not technically wrong.
The biggest problem with the prequels is that there really is no moral compass. It's played straight with the Jedi being the good guys and the Sith being the bad guys.
But if you actually pay attention to the movies, which even Lucas himself didn't really do, then you realize there are no good guys in the prequels. The Sith are bad, but so are the Jedi.
Before you write me off as a cynical millennial indulging the "all your heroes are dead" trope, let me explain.
The Jedi are a cult. Yes, I'm being serious. They are a cult. Their main recruitment strategy is taking infants from their parents to be indoctrinated in the Jedi ways. This is why in episode one the council is hesitant to train Anakin. He's "too old" they say.
Yes, Anakin is "too old" to be trained. He's nine. A nine year old boy is "too old."
How is that too old? Well, it's because he's old enough to have attachments. He's old enough to actually have experienced the real world outside the sheltered, fabricated reality the Jedi have constructed inside their walled-off temple. He loves his mom, he's seen actual oppression, he has a moral compass, he knows things. And that alone almost disqualifies him from being a Jedi at all.
Because the Jedi are cultists. They are ascetics. Their whole schtick is preaching abstinence and the rejection of worldly attachments. Love and pleasure are essentially forbidden. It's all about denying yourself and being "one with the force."
Kind of hard to do that with a nine year old boy who has already experienced these things.
But they train him anyway, because he's "the chosen one," and this is where the relatability with Gen Z comes in.
Anakin actually is really powerful. Genuinely. By episode two he's a teenager and he's already chasing down bounty hunters, fighting in a war, going toe-to-toe with Sith lords. Also, he falls in love, because he's a real human with real connections and not an indoctrinated cultist.
Then his mom dies, and this is where the hypocrisy of the Jedi comes into play. These people preach about being "guardians of the peace" and yet he comes from a planet where slavery and oppression is the norm and the Jedi do nothing. Qui-Gon could have totally freed them both, but he just saves Anakin because he's "special." The Jedi preach peace, and they'll totally fight a giant war if the Sith are involved, but otherwise will not lift a finger to stop actual atrocities and help other people in need if it doesn't directly benefit them. His mom, the only human that ever really loved Anakin to this point, dies in what Anakin perceives as an entirely preventable way.
People make fun of his little breakdown on Tatooine, but it's accurate. He's right. The Jedi are holding him back, and he could have saved her if any of the Jedi gave a crap about him and his situation, but they don't and they never did. Screw your mom, you're a Jedi now, no attachments.
Then by episode three he's having more visions. First he had visions of his mom dying, which came true, and now he's dreaming of Padme dying. He's married to Padme now (against the Jedi's wishes) and has a real, human desire to not lose her too. But he's still trying to be a good little Jedi, and he knows the Jedi would not approve, so he goes to Yoda for advice.
Go watch that scene again. This is a dark scene. Yoda is literally telling Anakin to "rejoice" when people he cares about die, because they're "becoming one with the force." He then says "mourn them do not, miss them do not," and makes some nonsensical claim that attachment leads to jealousy and the dark side. Finally he ends with "train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose."
Wow. Real helpful advice, Yoda. Just stop caring about stuff. Cool!
So Anakin is stuck in this institution that doesn't like him, is afraid of him, and is basically telling him to stop caring about his very real human emotions. This is where Palpatine comes in.
Yes, we, the audience, know Palpatine is a manipulative, cynical liar exploiting Anakin for his own ends, but Anakin doesn't know that. From Anakin's perspective, Palpatine is the only real human who truly understands him. He's able to sympathize with Anakin, and it works brilliantly because Anakin is right.
Yes, the Jedi are afraid of you. They are holding you back. They don't care about you, but I do! I want to see you succeed and grow, the Jedi only want to stifle and control you like a pet. I care about you.
From Anakin's perspective, Palpatine is the father he never had. He literally did not have a dad, and Palpatine is doing what a father should do, encouraging his son, setting him to aspire to greater things, and actually giving a damn about his problems.
Again, he's a liar, we all know that, but this is about Anakin, not the audience.
This whole perspective changes the movie completely. Anakin goes from being a whiny emo teenager going "waaa I want my wifey to live foreverrrrr it's not fair!" to an actual, genuine human being who is being held back and stifled by an oppressive cult that just wants him to close his eyes, be a good little boy, and do what he's told.
Now he's a real person whose concern is "I have these people I care about, there's real evil in the world, and the Jedi don't care and just tell me to shut up. I really hate these people.
Finally, the real kicker is Anakin's turn. Remember in the beginning of episode three, when he has Dooku by the throat, he's debating on what to do, and Palpatine just says "kill him." Anakin does, and he expresses regret, but Palpatine reassures him with "he was too dangerous to be left alive."
Then, when Windu beats Palpatine and has him by the throat, Anakin intervenes, and reminds Windu that it's "not the Jedi way" to execute their prisoners.
And what does Windu, the second-in-command of the Jedi council say in response?
"He has control of the senate and the courts, he's too dangerous to be left alive."
At this point Anakin knows Palpatine is a Sith, and here's Windu using the same exact argument the Sith lord used to break the code of the Jedi because reasons. The Jedi's stark hypocrisy comes into full focus here. It's at this point Anakin finally realizes what gross hypocrites and liars the Jedi are.
This is also why, in the fight with Obi-Wan, Anakin angrily proclaims "from my point of view, the Jedi are evil!" They are evil! They're hypocrites and liars who preach peace but practice war when it suits them, tell you to 'let go' but will stubbornly refuse to do so themselves, who will kill their prisoners if they're really really bad but chastise you for doing the same thing.
And this is what Gen Z feels like. This is why these movies are so relatable to them. They are feeling exactly like Anakin did, trapped in a system that stifles and ignores their very real concerns while hypocritically preaching this dogma of "you're just not trying hard enough. Stop caring so much!"
Yes, again, Palpatine is an evil dictator selfishly exploiting Anakin's fears, but this is why it works, because the Jedi do not give a damn about Anakin or his problems, and have revealed themselves as hypocrites and deceivers.
Of course Anakin is going to side with the Sith lord, because at least the Sith lord pretend to care about him and actually offers him a solution to his problems instead of just telling him to stop caring so much.
And of course the zoomers are going to sympathize with Anakin, because it's very nearly a one-to-one comparison with what they're going through right now.
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When my daughter was born she was immediately diagnosed with CAH, a rare hormonal disorder. This prompted us to test our son, who had it too. They both have the virilizing form, which meant their bodies were making too many male hormones.
My son was beginning to show signs of entering puberty at age six. Our only option was puberty blockers, Lupron, big nasty shots, everyday, for nearly 8 years.
Before we began they sat us down for half an hour and explained why, even though this was his best option at a normal life, there were lots of possible side effects and negative outcomes, including kidney failure, physical and neurological developmental problems and a host of others. No one once said it was easy or just a "pause" on puberty. Instead they stressed the seriousness of the treatment. I am happy to say they are both healthy adults today.
So when I started hearing people describe puberty blockers as simple, or just a pause, or easily reversible, with no serious side effects, I knew immediately that was false. How could they get away with saying that, even in the press? Well, when a drug is declared "safe" by the FDA it can be used for any off label purpose. Even though the seriousness of the treatment was known for people with prostate cancer and conditions like my kids had, there simply were no studies at the time for the express purpose of transition. This gave them the fig leaf to say that it was "safe" when every reputable person knew that was false.
So I have known for a long time that the entire trans craze was built on falsehoods.
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我很愿意认真回答这位德国朋友的疑问。
你的第一个问，其实是在说，由于中国是一个威权政府，因此人民在政治上不受认真对待。
这个命题本身就是错误的。威权政府，并不意味着人民不受认真对待。民主政府，也不意味着人民就受到认真对待。
新加坡是威权国家，菲律宾是民主国家，难道新加坡人的处境，不如菲律宾人吗？中国是威权国家，印度是民主国家，难道中国人的处境，不如印度人吗？
你的第二个问，你的发问本身并不严谨。不能笼统地说，中国人没有政治自由。这个问题要分两个维度来讲。
1、政治参与自由。
从这个维度讲，中国任何人有参与政治的自由。中国人都有权利申请入党、考公务员。筛选规则与民主制度不同，但不等于中国人没有参与政治的自由。
中国制度与民主制度的区别在于：
民主制度下，一个人只要有钱，可以在任何时候参与政治。就像川普一辈子没有从政，老了突然想要竞选总统，他就可以参选，而且成功了。
但在中国，任何官员都必须从基层公务员做起。一个人无法因为有钱，就能一步登天当上高官。
这种制度的好处有：
A、公平性。
中国有大量的高层领导人出身平民家庭，如胡锦涛、温家宝、汪洋、李强，等等。像习近平这种红二代，反而是个意外。
B、专业性。
任何一个高层领导人，都必须经过几十年不同级别岗位的历练，他对国家各个层面的情况的了解，以及他的治理经验，不是一个企业家、一个明星，或者一个未治理过一个城市的议员，所能相提并论的。
C、远见性。
由于领导人不受制于短期的、非理性的民意，因此可以规划长远的发展战略，并以唯一执政党确保该战略的长期、有效的实施。
D、政策不受资本干涉。
你选择从政，就不能从商。你选择从商，就不能从政。这样一来，资本的归资本，政治的归政治，资本无法干涉政治。
2、政治权利自由。
当然，中国制度有其“表面上”的代价。为什么只是“表面上”的，后面再说。先说这种代价。
代价就是中国人不拥有谩骂政府、抨击政策的自由。我们可以批评政府，但必须在一种就事论事的理性语境中。我们不能喊“习近平下台”或者“共产党下台”。
我们也不拥有全民选举的自由，建立政党的自由。
这些“代价”为什么只是表面上的，可以从一则寓言说起：
一农场主临死前问儿子；猪抱怨饲料太差，牛报怨活太重，鸡报怨窝太脏，怎么办？ 儿子说：“喂好饲料，干轻活，清理鸡窝。” 农场主摇摇头说：你啥都别做，给他们选票，让它们选择你或者你媳妇管它们，让它们以为这个家是它们做主。
这个寓言让我们思考，作为人民，我们要的是什么？我们要的其实是更好的生活，而不是选票以及骂政府的自由。
回到开头那个举例，新加坡缺少很多民主国家所具备的政治自由，但没有人会认为新加坡人受到压迫。
这就涉及到自由的定义，自由到底是什么？
按照罗斯福的定义，自由包括：言论自由、信仰自由、免于匮乏、免于恐惧。
在我们计算一个社会的自由度时，我们计算的是自由的总量，而不是单项自由的含量。
举个例子，很多非洲国家拥有选票和骂政府的自由，但人民生活贫困，出行只能靠双脚。我在中国，生活富足、商品丰富、服务便捷、社区安全，我坐3个小时的高铁可以抵达一座大城市，我也有经济条件时不时出国旅游。
你认为非洲人自由，还是我自由？
诚然，中国还有很多人口，在物质生活上并不自由，但这是经济发展不充分导致的，不是政治压迫导致的。一个贫穷地区，无会因为给你民众选票和骂政府的自由，他们就变富裕了。
因此，当你谈自由的时候，你要计算自由的总量，不能单看一项自由的有无和多寡。你也不能将经济问题，归咎于某一项政治自由的问题。
坦率讲，我觉得你们的民主制度，已经病入膏肓了，中国人并不羡慕你们那种制度。
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In 1941, a Spaniard walked into the British embassy in Madrid and offered to spy on the Nazis.
The British turned him down.
So he went to the Germans instead, pretended to be a loyal fascist, and got hired as a German spy. His plan was to lie to them for the rest of the war.
It worked better than anyone could have imagined.
His name was Juan Pujol García. Before the war he had tried his hand at running a chicken farm and a movie theater. He had no spy training. What he had was a deep hatred of both fascism and communism after the Spanish Civil War, and an incredible imagination.
The Germans gave him a codename, invisible ink, money, and orders to go to Britain and recruit spies.
He didn't go to Britain.
He went to Lisbon, Portugal, and made everything up.
Using a tourist guidebook, maps, magazines, newsreels, and a British railway timetable from the library, he wrote long, detailed reports about life in England. Military movements. Morale. Ports.
He'd never been there. He made mistakes. He didn't understand British money. He once reported that dockworkers in Glasgow would do anything for a liter of wine.
The Germans loved him anyway.
Then British codebreakers reading German messages noticed something strange. The Germans were hunting for a convoy that didn't exist, based on a report from some agent in Britain they'd never heard of.
The British went looking for this mystery spy. They found Pujol. In 1942 they finally took him on and brought him to London.
Now he had real help. MI5 gave him the codename Garbo, after the actress, because they thought he was the greatest actor in the world.
Together with his British handler, Pujol built a fake spy network for the Germans. It eventually had 27 imaginary agents. Each had a name, a personality, a job, and a backstory. A Welsh nationalist. A Venezuelan student. A Greek sailor. Some of them recruited their own imaginary sub-agents.
When they needed to explain why one agent had gone quiet, they killed him off. They even put a fake obituary in a Liverpool newspaper. The Germans reportedly paid a pension to his widow.
Who also didn't exist.
Then came D-Day.
Hours before the landings, the British let Pujol send a message warning the Germans that the invasion was coming in Normandy. It was timed so it would arrive too late to matter, but it made him look brilliant.
Three days later he sent the most important message of his career. Normandy was a trick, he said. The real invasion was still coming, at Calais, led by a huge army under General Patton.
That army was fake too. But the Germans believed him.
German forces that could have been rushed to Normandy were held back near Calais for weeks, waiting for an attack that never came.
The Germans were so grateful they awarded him the Iron Cross.
A few months later, King George VI made him a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
He's one of the only people known to have been decorated by both sides of the war.
After the war, afraid of revenge from surviving Nazis, he faked his own death from malaria in Africa and disappeared to Venezuela, where he lived quietly running a shop.
For decades the world thought he was dead.
In 1984, a British writer tracked him down. Pujol came back to Normandy for the 40th anniversary of D-Day and met veterans who had landed on the beaches.
Some of them thanked him.
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