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  3. To be fair, far more of the apparent target audience of TARP (young, privileged liberals potentially open to leftist ideas) listen to Joe Rogan than read Forbes. Just because Joe Rogan is ideologically bankrupt doesn't make his specific platform very useful for the exact work you seem to want to do. You put in a lot of work to make your content palatable to libs, may as well take advantage of that.

    Also, considering that reactionaries have no problem using that ambiguously-political platform to spread their ideas, boycotting it could be argued as being similar to refusing to vote for the capitalist over the fascist on the principal of the matter.

    Not that you are in any way personally obligated to do something large and public like this compared to something small and private like voting.

    in response to I know you have opinions about Joe Rogan but more left intellectuals like you who can argue well should be exposed to a bigger audience. Have you considered reaching out to his booking people?

    your point is valid if and only if Forbes and Joe Rogan are the only platforms

    also it feels weird for you to tell me what the aims of my own channel are

  4. That's Estuary English, London has 4 directions and 30+ different accents unique to it, cockney inflection is found in some south Londoners but not others, 'Fam' is mostly south, 'guvna' is Heavy east end and either makes you stand out (even then 'guv' would normally be how you ended that) or as taking the piss (which i don't think you are), the original message WAS taking the piss, it sounds like someone from the east-end, maybe south east, replying to your identification of a 'British' accent with incredulity that anyone in the UK outside London or north of the Thames has a stronger claim to that type of vernacular English in the general case (which isn't even true in London, Tower Hamlets is north of the river but they have as good a claim to it)
    You ever see Attack the Block? I feel like that's still the best exposure to how south Londoners talk that Americans would have seen and it's not so old that it's completely out of date yet (and it's the first feature film and first leading role for Peckham hometown hero John Boyega)

    in response to "Bri'ish? Saath iv the river innit!" [The terminology in question is also found in the vernacular language of South London in specific rather then being common to minorities in disparate regions of the UK who more commonly have regionally accented speech or separate minority vernacular, that area of London features long standing immigrant communities, and high-density low-income property developments intended to replace slums after world war two have developed a well defined sense of language and community among residents]

    capital idea old bean!

  7. Including abolishing the forex trade? If so, this would ruin the entire monetary system and certain resources, like gold or oil won't be acquired and to be accessible for everyone

    in response to Will you be interested to do forex trading? Or investing in the stock market in the near future? It's a quick way to collect more money without exploiting any labor, i believe

    if you're going to do the thing where you pretend I want to get rid of a thing without replacing it, I don't see us having a fruitful conversation.

    "trading" in the sense you are describing is how resources are distributed under capitalism. I'm an anticapitalist. do the math.

  8. Watching Wolf of Wall Street again anytime soon?

    no

  10. Is there absolutely no good service which some form of the stock market might perform with strong regulations?

    in response to Will you be interested to do forex trading? Or investing in the stock market in the near future? It's a quick way to collect more money without exploiting any labor, i believe

    the stock market doesn't produce anything, it's just people gambling on whether a business will succeed or fail. it serves no purpose except to concentrate wealth, yet it can crash the entire economy if people are irresponsible with it. it doesn't matter if there's some hypothetical, ideally-regulated version out there in the multiverse; it doesn't need to exist.

  11. "Bri'ish? Saath iv the river innit!" [The terminology in question is also found in the vernacular language of South London in specific rather then being common to minorities in disparate regions of the UK who more commonly have regionally accented speech or separate minority vernacular, that area of London features long standing immigrant communities, and high-density low-income property developments intended to replace slums after world war two have developed a well defined sense of language and community among residents]

    in response to Is 'fam' British? I've mostly heard it as part of AAVE.

    roight, guvna

  12. Would you consider doing a video on gun violence? You’re very articulate and would be able to communicate a point.

    I've considered it.

  14. I know you have opinions about Joe Rogan but more left intellectuals like you who can argue well should be exposed to a bigger audience. Have you considered reaching out to his booking people?

    why does "exposed to a bigger audience" always mean sharing a platform with some softly-reactionary prick? they're not the only people with platforms.

    like... I've been cited in Forbes.

  15. Will you be interested to do forex trading? Or investing in the stock market in the near future? It's a quick way to collect more money without exploiting any labor, i believe

    I would be interested in abolishing the stock market

  18. What was wrong with Yang's plan for UBI out of curiosity?

    the part where accepting $12k a year in UBI means you can't take any other gov't assistance. it's the bullshit neoliberal means-tested version of a vaguely left policy that no actual leftists support.

  19. is it more important for me to find a job with insurance or volunteer for a cause because rn I've got neither

    porque no los dos

  20. How can one accurately measure the size of the right on the internet (an important battleground), when they constantly attempt to exaggerate their number through bots and alternate accounts?

    GOOD QUESTION

  21. you typed this garbage out because you're insecure

    in response to Everyone knows you date ugly women lollll

    you remind me of the guy who insisted I was balding.

  22. Genuine, serious question: How do you feel about UBI for kids? As in, guaranteeing people under 18 an income.

    in response to How do you feel about Universal Basic Income?

    you mean an allowance?

  23. What's your opinion on animal testing? Should it be banned?

    absolutely

  25. What do you think of deliberately speaking English badly in order to protest American imperialism?

    what do you think of wiggling my arm like this to show solidarity with Hong Kong?

  28. -I get cagey whenever people pull the "capitalist propaganda" card, because, yes, I agree, but I'm never sure if the person in question is about to defend Stalin.

    Because that's definitely the worst part about "this information doesn't support my beliefs, therefore I will deny it".

    in response to It would be helpful if either you or the original poster provided examples of what socialist countries you would consider dictatorships and which capitalist countries you would not. How many of those socialist countries were actually dictatorships and how many were simply at war with the country that runs our education system and therefore dictates to us at a young age which countries are considered dictatorships and which aren't? I get that you are pushing back against the idea that leftist countries are more likely to become dictatorships than capitalist ones. And your argument is sound. But, in doing so, you've already accepted the idea that a disproportionate amount of them are dictatorships. Which socialist countries do you have in mind when you think of revolutions turning into dictatorships? I ask because I've noticed a lot of things that a lot of people in the US, myself included, accept as absolute fact, also seems to function as anti-communist propaganda. It may or may not be true that "revolution always risks resulting in a dictatorship," I don't know. But, if my goal was to preserve the status quo and prevent revolution, I would do what ever I could to make as many people believe that as possible. I'm not saying that you are trying to delay revolution or anything, it's just that, there's a lot of stuff in your response that COULD be true or it could also just be anti-communist propaganda that we have all been submerged in since childhood to the point we don't even notice that we've been taught these ideas.

    "treat ideas that are counter to what you already know with reasonable skepticism"

  29. Everyone knows you date ugly women lollll

    in response to So being a good listener like just listen to everything thats being told and expect to follow? And not critique a single thing that's been brought forward?

    y'all keep trying this thing where you try and convince me people I'm attracted to aren't attractive, which isn't going to work, and I think you know that, so I hope your misogynist version of virtue signalling makes you feel good, fam

    also it's funny you think you know what all my partners look like

  30. Why are so many republicans, many of whom have authoritarian inclinations, obsessed with preserving gun rights? Isn’t a well armed populace ultimately antithetical to their goals?

    look how the police treat nonviolent Black Lives Matter protestors and look at how they treat armed whites storming the Capitol Building and there's your answer. they want to be the extra-legal arm of the law. they want guns to defend authority. and they know their defense will be tolerated and attempts to challenge it will be suppressed.

    they also don't believe in gun rights for anyone but them.

  31. Any thoughts on The Oatmeal comics?

    I don't hate them, and have found some funny and others inspiring. I appreciated The Blerch. but I think they've been a net negative. the more I learn about Bartolome de las Casas the more unconscionable I find the comic lionizing him, and he's largely responsible for the cult of Tesla which is not BAD, exactly, but isn't great.

  32. would it matter that you don't like Andrew Yang if he happened to further the enactment of a policy you like?

    in response to How do you feel about Universal Basic Income?

    yes, because his version of the policy was terrible

  33. So being a good listener like just listen to everything thats being told and expect to follow? And not critique a single thing that's been brought forward?

    in response to How do you attract the ladies as a dude

    I see why you can't get a date

  34. Do you think it's irredeemably associated with Yang at this point? I suppose that's better than Charles Murray or Milton Friedman, but still...

    in response to How do you feel about Universal Basic Income?

    No. Yang is not some kinda infamous figure burned in our memories. He'll be forgotten in a few years.

  35. How did you got COVID 19 since you admit that you stayed indoors most of the time and kept social distancing when outside? I mean, how was it possible?

    I can't know for sure. All the social distancing and handwashing and mask-wearing only reduce your risk, so there's always a chance you'll get it anyway. That said, I'm 90% sure I know who in my pod got the rest of us sick, whom we found out too late was NOT being as safe as the rest of us. They are no longer in our pod.

  36. What is your Maximum Volume?

    ~8.5

  37. Legit question: do people have like, poly-acquaintances that are part of their polycule but that they're not personally involved with?

    in response to Is there a polyamorous version of six degrees of separation where eventually you realize all poly people are in one massive polycule, with people on one end not even being aware of the people on the other end?

    of course, I'm not dating any of my partners' partners and they're not dating any of mine. I don't, like... get rights to someone as soon as my boo macks on them.

  38. You already made a video about the Gen X-Millennial divide, any hot takes on Gen Z?

    from the comments on that video, they seem to be in the same boat as Millennials but have no "better days" to look nostalgically back on

  39. How do you feel about Universal Basic Income?

    with the caveat that I don't like Andrew Yang, I'm for it

  40. there's no way to wear an armband and not be fash adjacent aesthetically right

    Jewish people often wear black armbands when in mourning

  41. Do you have any good strategy for getting out of bed and starting the day instead of just rolling over and falling back to sleep

    I'm usually incapable of falling back asleep once I'm up, so that part's ruefully taken care of. Appblockers keep me from dooping around on my phone forever.

  42. How do you attract the ladies as a dude

    in response to How do you attract the ladies as a polyamorous dude?

    mostly just, like, being honest, forthright, generous, a good listener, etc. being a dude has never been a stumbling block, being an introvert who works from home has.

  46. What do you mean by it when you use it?

    in response to When’s censorship warranted?

    Depends on context. A progressive argument often made when dickheads yell about "Twitter censorship" is "censorship" is when the government disallows/prevents you from saying certain things and arrests you if you say them anyway, which is why private companies saying "XYZ behavior on our platform is not allowed" isn't censorship. Which is true from the perspective of the First Amendment. But, also, when a feminist voices an opinion in public and is harassed until she leaves the platform completely, that *is* a kind of censorship, even if it's not the government doing the censoring.

    So I might use the legalistic definition or I might use the more colloquial definition, depending on which is relevant at the moment, but I'd be sure everyone knows which one we're using.

  47. Are you familiar with the game AI: The Somnium Files? It seems like you might find it of interest, but that might just be me really hoping to hear one of my favorite youtubers say mindblowing insightful things about one of my favorite games, haha

    Several people have recommended it to me, so it's on my radar. Haven't played it.

  49. Does cooking from home really save you money than often going out for a meal?

    I mean, cooking a brisket at home is going to cost more than going to KFC, but, on average, yes. significantly cheaper;

  50. what relevance could bin laden wearing a suicide vest possibly have to the question of whether to authorize the raid, anyway?

    in response to Well, bin Laden according to reports was moving towards one of those navy Seals instead of just surrendering, so you can't blame anyone to just kill him on the spot? Also, bin Laden may have suicide vest that could endanger everyone in that room

    I think they're trying to argue that the raid was down to simply arrest him if he hadn't posed a threat, which I'd call highly dubious even if it weren't ignoring that the raid itself was fucked up

  52. Is there a polyamorous version of six degrees of separation where eventually you realize all poly people are in one massive polycule, with people on one end not even being aware of the people on the other end?

    in response to How do you attract the ladies as a polyamorous dude?

    I don't think I'm more than 3 degrees removed from any poly person on the planet

  55. How do you attract the ladies as a polyamorous dude?

    you just find polyamorous ladies. you can filter relationship style on OKCupid and a few other apps, and your local poly community probably has some meetups and Facebook groups. once you know a few poly people, you tend to know a LOT of poly people.

  56. Which book you've recently read that made you lose interest fast?

    my problem is I don't lose interest fast enough. I feel duty-bound to finish books I start, even when I'm not enjoying them, so long as I don't actively hate them. I've been trying to give myself permission to abandon books, and I still agonize over how much of my time I should give them before putting them down. so the closest answer I can give you is: I just put down The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi, which was perfectly fine but not clicking for me, and I still got 1/3 of the way through it.

  57. But there's been a high probability that the Pakistani govt could be cooperating & has ties with Bin Laden behind the US's back...

    in response to ...why?

    y'all sure are eager to suspend democracy on hypotheticals

  58. Well, bin Laden according to reports was moving towards one of those navy Seals instead of just surrendering, so you can't blame anyone to just kill him on the spot?

    Also, bin Laden may have suicide vest that could endanger everyone in that room

    in response to ...why?

    for all I know you may be wearing a suicide vest, better shoot you to be safe

  60. You ever think about how much easier it would be to enact a lockdown during a pandemic if we had already built a world where automated systems produce most of what we need to survive and people’s livelihood isn’t dependent on going to work and performing a job?

    fam we already live in that world and they expect us to work anyway. most jobs are bullshit and produce little of value.

  61. In your opinion, what would be the best bio description for someone's Tinder account?

    (Can be brief, can be long, can be a one-liner or not)

    I've had great success with "I will make you soup when you're sick"

  62. What happens regularly that would horrify a person from 100 years ago?

    women wearing pants

  63. What's the most ridiculous thing you've ever heard anyone say out loud?

    my aunt once said "the ozone hole is caused by sunspots"

  65. How was the results? Did you find it easy to use?

    in response to Have you tried any game engines that focuses on adventure games?

    at the time it was pretty straightforward if you weren't doing anything experimental, and horrifically undocumented if you needed to code anything. basically you needed to already know C to make anything more complex than an inventory or dialogue puzzle.

    the engine is very different now and I don't know if that means it's more or less accessible.

  66. Personal favorite movie(s), tv series, video games, books from the film noir genre?

    ok I'm gonna ignore the fact that a book cannot be film noir and:

    classic noir film: The Third Man, Sunset Boulevard, Out of the Past, Touch of Evil, Sweet Smell of Success

    neo-noir film: Point Blank, Night Moves, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Brick, Blood Simple, The Missing Person, Phoenix

    tv series: I enjoyed the first season of The Sinner and the handful of Babylon Berlin eps I saw...? I should watch more noir shows

    video games: Grim Fandango, A Case of Distrust, looking forward to Genesis Noir

    book: Red Harvest

  67. Do you prefer traveling by train or plane?

    trains rule

  68. Are you a clean or a messy person?

    yes

  69. What outdated slang do you use on a regular basis?

    "criminy"

  70. If you could travel anywhere right now, where would you go?

    oh, probably New Zealand or some other island nation that has beaten COVID so I can go outside without a mask and eat in restaurants (after a two-week quarantine to ensure I'm not carrying it myself, obvs)

  71. When’s censorship warranted?

    which definition of "censorship" are we using?

  72. ...why?

    in response to Do you support Obama's decision to authorize the raid to kill Osama bin Laden?

    Gee, I don't know, maybe the part where he sent a team into Pakistan to execute a resident without the consent of the Pakistani government? Maybe the part where the team posed as polio vaccinators and it created so much distrust of vaccination efforts that it's literally one of the primary reasons polio still exists? Maybe the part where they killed bin Laden extrajudicially instead of putting him on trial, meaning, aside from an utter lack of due process, he was also never interrogated and many of his collaborators are still out there?

    "Killing the guy who killed our guys" isn't a great reason to suspend democracy, due process, and ethics.

  73. Do you support Obama's decision to authorize the raid to kill Osama bin Laden?

    nope

  74. Why are liberals more concerned in LGBT rights/ sexual-related consent more than being anti-capitalist also?

    ...because liberals are capitalists

  75. Have you tried any game engines that focuses on adventure games?

    I fucked around with Adventure Game Studio for a while

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