Noah Williams
@noahmartinwilliams.bsky.social
The most interesting character from the most boring story.
Don't underestimate the dangers of echo chambers.
May 17, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Don't underestimate the dangers of echo chambers.
Will bluesky do better?
Probably not, tbh.
Probably not, tbh.
May 17, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Will bluesky do better?
Probably not, tbh.
Probably not, tbh.
What are you talking about? It works well enough.
May 9, 2024 at 4:21 PM
What are you talking about? It works well enough.
What? Are you trying to say deceiving me specifically is ethical? I'm talking about trying to deceive everyone.
April 30, 2024 at 1:27 AM
What? Are you trying to say deceiving me specifically is ethical? I'm talking about trying to deceive everyone.
No, my point is that you're trying to defend deceptive arguments. Is deceiving people unethical or not?
April 28, 2024 at 11:54 PM
No, my point is that you're trying to defend deceptive arguments. Is deceiving people unethical or not?
So falling for deception is just fine then?
April 28, 2024 at 12:36 AM
So falling for deception is just fine then?
So, by your logic, any attempt to persuade is propaganda then? Of course there are some kinds of persuasion that aren't exactly ethical. If only there was a word for that...
April 27, 2024 at 1:06 AM
So, by your logic, any attempt to persuade is propaganda then? Of course there are some kinds of persuasion that aren't exactly ethical. If only there was a word for that...
You mean like this one? Making an argument isn't always deceptive.
April 27, 2024 at 1:02 AM
You mean like this one? Making an argument isn't always deceptive.
Exactly! I want to make posts that are gigabytes in size! >:c
April 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Exactly! I want to make posts that are gigabytes in size! >:c
How did you come to that conclusion?
April 27, 2024 at 12:58 AM
How did you come to that conclusion?
The point I'm trying to make is that straw-manning, like this, is an attempt at propaganda. Even if the people that they're talking about actually exists, it's still an attempt at propaganda.
April 27, 2024 at 12:47 AM
The point I'm trying to make is that straw-manning, like this, is an attempt at propaganda. Even if the people that they're talking about actually exists, it's still an attempt at propaganda.
You do realize the original post here is meant to be propaganda, right? Citing a source is absolutely necessary to combat propaganda.
April 24, 2024 at 10:01 PM
You do realize the original post here is meant to be propaganda, right? Citing a source is absolutely necessary to combat propaganda.
That's an ad hominem.
April 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM
That's an ad hominem.
April 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM
So you're saying it's fine to just immediately give up on using reasoning?
April 23, 2024 at 9:36 PM
So you're saying it's fine to just immediately give up on using reasoning?
Well, then why wasn't that group cited? It's because the post was meant to strawman.
April 23, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Well, then why wasn't that group cited? It's because the post was meant to strawman.