branchingtime.bsky.social
@branchingtime.bsky.social
Metaphysician, mathematician, data scientist, pain in the ass
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You're a utilitarian!? You want to maximize peoples' utility!?

Have you ever met a person?
A conservative who didn't lie wouldn't seem like a real conservative.

Just as gangsters must often kill a stranger for no reason in order to join the gang, conservatives must lie. It shows their suitability positions of trust.
June 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is how I feel about the current political situation: totally vindicated and pretty tragic.
Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller, 47, died happy when her claim that her son’s erratic driving was “going to get [them] all killed” was proven right.
theonion.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
You're a utilitarian!? You want to maximize peoples' utility!?

Have you ever met a person?
November 21, 2024 at 2:34 PM
During one of the Roman sieges of Carthage, the Carthaginians ordered their soldiers to commit outrages against captured Roman soldiers on the walls of the city - in full view of the besieging Roman troops. Why?
October 26, 2023 at 4:53 PM