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  • And we’re learning that a teenager with a drone can be hilariously effective against modern weapons.

    So is Russia. Except Russia is learning how to combat the kids with drones too. They’re gaining invaluable battlefield experience that NATO troops simply aren’t.

    Reports vary from side to side, from showing that Russians are curb stomping Ukraine to Ukraine is holding it’s own. So, sure, NATO tossing the kid gloves to Ukraine and putting up a fight is comforting, but it isn’t the whole picture. Russia wins a war of attrition. NATO is made up of democracies and war fatigue sets in fast when it’s someone else’s war. Russia is a de facto fascist dictatorship with deep oil pockets. The only thing that turns their troops around is the head of state dying, or a massive coup. Reports of ether being imminent seem to be rather premature.








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    2 years ago

    Because you’re bitching about it. Either there’s a better way to express the precise picture you’re describing, or your central argument is fundamentally flawed, and it’s an effective shorthand.

    Sure, there’s nuance. Shorthand is used to convey a nuanced thought quickly. That’s literally the point.



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    The previous comment is more like shorthand, rather than literal truth.

    It’s faster to say piracy isn’t stealing if purchasing isn’t ownership than it is to say “if a company can simply reverse a permanent access license at any time then pirating media from them is perfectly ethical and should not be considered a crime”




  • An appeal to emotion, when you’re trying to prove your case on its logical merits alone, isn’t helpful.

    X is good because y and z are true. As opposed to X is good because all my friends like it.

    Most often appeals to emotion are kind of necessary. Issues are rarely so black and white as try be purely logical.

    Ex is good because when my homies drop ex they have a great night. No Ex is bad for you. But consenting adults being what they are… Etc etc.