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A comment on Feynman's Razor (if an expert can't understand, you've dumbed it down too much). Parent comment

Re:Feynman's Razor (if an expert can't understand, you've du... by scrubs on Friday June 07, 2024 @11:25PM (#40615043)
Why bring that up? We all know it's BS, and the people who do it are expletive deleted morons. We're interested in what the smart people do .. and even better smart with a touch of class.

The older I get the less and less patience I have with people pushing the "it's all politics", "everybody lies and manages up/down and if you don't you're a fool", or it's all about image.

While there's smallish elements of truth to each in individual cases, this just cannot be the knee jerk reaction.

Know BS when you see it then say it. It's not tough.

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Re:Feynman's Razor (if an expert can't understand, you've du... by barfbagginus on Saturday June 08, 2024 @01:12AM (#40615440)
The corruption is systematic and automated, so the struggle and response must be systematic and automated as well as forceful. Not knee jerk. But more organized than simple individuals doing the right thing. And much more forceful.

It must become very dangerous to be an exploiter of the human condition. Must become very dangerous for capitalists, executives, marketers, and so on.

Force and systematization/automation are required to gain power. And power is required to end capitalism.

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Re:Feynman's Razor (if an expert can't understand, you've du... by faku312 on Saturday June 08, 2024 @04:41AM (#40616205)
Capitalism is the opposite of exploitation, it is a system in which every transaction is voluntary.
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Re:Feynman's Razor (if an expert can't understand, you've du... by scrubs on Saturday June 08, 2024 @05:33AM (#40616400)
You've got too much time on your hands with all this jibber-jabber. Maybe you should find something to do me thinks...
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Re:Feynman's Razor (if an expert can't understand, you've du... by barfbagginus on Sunday June 09, 2024 @06:09AM (#40623328)
Hey scrubs, I own my own company, mentor college kids in category theory and open source programming, and generally love life.

Have a nice day!

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