I spend decent stretches of time alone but I usually talk to myself or something. I totally get why crazy hermits who live alone in the woods do it, it's awesome
Not very smart if they're cooking themselves by relying on it too heavily
So, in other words, your thoughts about the concept of a tree are a generalization, or a synthesis, or an interpretation of reality, rather than being reality itself. No offense, but uh... duh? Those are all connections though...?
There is not reason not to either 1. support the harm reduction strategy by voting for the better party who is likely to win or 2. promote radical change by voting third party. Either of these strategies is justifiable.
I have read a lot of moral theory and it never seems to usefully extend a system of simple principles based on intuition. In most cases it is exactly that.
I read the comment, it's cogent but it's replying to things someone else said so it's a bit hard to apply it to what I've been saying in this thread in detail. TL;DR: Voting third party is valid for the reasons you outline.
"Who unplugged the UK?"
No fucking way (in awe; positive connotation)*
That's all true, yes. I just think it's rational to vote third party if you were planning on not voting at all because it has some positive benefits and no real downsides.
Yeah I'm just saying you're setting yourself up for disappointment if you think people will willingly give up something that's bad for them but that feels good, en masse. We still have cigarettes, vapes, etc. As long as it doesn't usually delete all their files or email the FBI, they won't care.
Voting third party will not elect a third party candidate yet, but it will more clearly show your desire for change and has a better chance of meaningfully affecting the behavior of the dominant parties or other voters.
Bro thinks he has the right to speak on morality
He's... grabbing his shirt? His skin? With some sort of... glove...?
No idea tbh
No, see, that's exactly my point. Someone who's smart in the well-rounded way you describe, who is experienced and has good judgement, is not someone who would cook themselves with AI. Doing that is a sign that they were likely not that good at judgement to begin with. I'm not saying that smart people can't fall for AI-- they can, and that's noteworthy-- but that it is worth at least reexamining their status as a smart coworker if they fall for it.