Starker on 23/11/2023 at 17:45
Effective altruism, or how a bankman got fried by his own petard:
[video=youtube;Hzko-cjHhTg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzko-cjHhTg[/video]
Cipheron on 25/11/2023 at 23:36
A reddit story, but a nice bit of irony. A Libertarian moved to Texas expecting a lot more freedom to use his hunting rifles, dirt bikes etc.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/comments/181zb45/libertarians_finds_out_that_private_property_isnt/)
It turns out what Libertarian actually means is that 95% of Texas's land has been sold to private landholders. Because there's no government-held land, normal people can't go anywhere without it counting as trespassing.
You can bet that the last 5% of the state actually owned by the state is the stuff that costs money to run, so they let that bit be the government's.
Nicker on 26/11/2023 at 00:10
I never met a Libertarian who wasn't actually a Crypto Authoritarian. They don't share well.
Starker on 26/11/2023 at 00:11
Yeah, I was a bit shocked when I found out the US, the land of the free, doesn't have the right to roam, something I've been taking for granted for my whole life.
Tocky on 26/11/2023 at 01:35
When I was a kid nobody much gave a shit if you passed through their land. Now with the amount of litigation should you stub a toe or fall over on your dirt bike nobody wants to risk it. But Texas? Anything west of Dallas is just chaparral and sidewinders. Those who own the land would likely never know. Not much reason to wander a desert. I'll never forget those unending swarms of tarantulas crossing the road west of Wichita. Like a sea of leaves blowing across the road only not. Sure. Camp out when they come through. *shudder*
mxleader on 26/11/2023 at 04:10
Arizona is kind of confusing at times. You can access private ranch lands for hunting and fishing with a pass and landowner permissions. There's a lot of reservation lands you can pass through and camp on with proper permits just leave the guns at home. Then there's lots of state and BLM land that's accessible.
Washington state, where I'm from, has lots of national forest land that you can do just about anything on within reason. There are a lot of acres of private forest lands in Western WA that can be accessed with permission.
But yeah, what Tocky said, a lot of the places we used to wander around freely and ride our bikes through are closed off or developed. Of course you could wander a lot more freely locally when you're a kid because nobody really pays much attention to kids unless your a Karen.
heywood on 27/11/2023 at 21:50
Most undeveloped land up here used to be owned by timber companies, and most were accomodating to recreational users. There were lots of old hunting and fishing camps on leased timber company land, and their logging roads and trail networks were usable by ATVs in the summer and snowmobiles in the winter. Around 2000-ish, the timber companies started closing their mills and selling off their land. Fortunately, a lot of that land has been purchased by the states and private trusts and conservancies for public use.
If developers had their way, it would all be auctioned off. But I think all the states up here have something in their constitution to prevent that. Notably, New York has a "forever wild" clause. Besides, expanding public access to land for outdoor recreation is very popular around here even among conservatives.
mxleader on 27/11/2023 at 21:58
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Most undeveloped land up here used to be owned by timber companies, and most were accomodating to recreational users. There were lots of old hunting and fishing camps on leased timber company land, and their logging roads and trail networks were usable by ATVs in the summer and snowmobiles in the winter. Around 2000-ish, the timber companies started closing their mills and selling off their land. Fortunately, a lot of that land has been purchased by the states and private trusts and conservancies for public use.
If developers had their way, it would all be auctioned off. But I think all the states up here have something in their constitution to prevent that. Notably, New York has a "forever wild" clause. Besides, expanding public access to land for outdoor recreation is very popular around here even among conservatives.
For some reason this reminds me of an Edward Abbey quote from Desert Solitaire:
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“We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it.” “We need a refuge even though we may never need to set foot in it.” “We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope; without it the life of the cities would drive all men into crime or drugs or psychoanalysis.”
Azaran on 28/11/2023 at 15:16
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https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/2023/11/28/65652f13ca4741a76e8b4582.html) 5 year old kid gets falsely accused of blackface by Twitter moral crusaders
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A few media outlets that cover the NFL, such as Deadspin, falsely accused a young Kansas City Chiefs fan of wearing blackface -- a vile act -- while at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday to watch his team defeat the Las Vegas Raiders.
The CBS broadcast momentarily displayed the young fan wearing Native American headdress, but caught him from an angle that only showed the right side of his face, which was painted black.
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Instead of investigating further, some sports media outlets ran with the story going viral on X (Twitter), and have yet to retract despite new information arising.
The left side of the child's face was painted red, clearly repping Chiefs colors, a common practice amongst fans of any NFL team.
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Chiefs fan also slammed over headdress
Since there is evidently no act of blackface occurring, outraged fans instead focused on the child's Native American headdress.
While the Chiefs logo does not feature the Native American headgear, it's clearly part of the team's identity.
This situation of non-Native American people finding NFL team names offensive has already been seen in Washington and did not do much in terms of improving the country.
heywood on 28/11/2023 at 16:17
Forget the black face nonsense. It's still in bad taste. It's not the kid's fault of course, it's the parents who put him up to it to get on TV. The Chiefs banned headdresses and war paint in their stadium years ago because a lot of native Americans considered it offensive. But this game was in Las Vegas.
