Probius

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[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Having racial diversity at all levels of performance doesn't mean that you've made it fair, just that the unlucky late-start white racers got absolutely screwed and the lucky early-start black racers got an even bigger advantage. The whole event should just be declared unfair and breaking the analogy, economically struggling people of any race should receive equal support, while wealthy people of any race don't need to be further propped up based on the color of their skin.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 1 points 15 hours ago

Race is a poor proxy metric. Economic status would be a more accurate metric as well as helping people who weren't necessarily systemically disadvantaged, just really unlucky. It'd be sort of like declaring the whole race unfair and giving everyone who did poorly some bonus time.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So you disagree with my more accurate analogy because it leads to a conclusion that doesn't fit your agenda? Rich black people and poor white people exist. Not sure why you're trying to say they don't. I don't know why people are so obsessed with dividing things up by race. The us vs them split is not about race or any other demographic except wealth and ownership. It's the ruling class vs the rest of us and only propping up some poor people depending on the color of their skin is racist and vile.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Or instead of focusing on skin color, you could just try to balance out the times so that the next leg of the race is more even for everyone who had a disadvantage.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago (10 children)

The analogy would be more accurate if everyone started at a random time, but darker-skinned runners started later on average. Then, the event organizers decide to deduct an hour from every dark-skinned runner's time regardless of when they actually started.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

The real problem with AI is that you have to be so damn skeptical even of real posts.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Why does the flag have no stars?

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (11 children)

Which continent is America? I only know of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 47 points 3 days ago (55 children)

The name may be really stupid, but America is the name used to reference the United States and is recognized by hundreds of millions if not billions of people. North America: continent. South America: continent. The Americas: 2 continents. America: 1 country. Just because it's dumb doesn't make it not true.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 days ago

Choosing the price per-customer like that should be illegal.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Here's a Wikipedia article on the subject. Nazis still exist today (as neo-Nazis) and they desperately want hating them to be a matter of political opinion instead of a matter of humanity. Don't give them that.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Interrobangs always make it look like the text renderer is bugging out, at least to me.

 

Sidebar doesn't say why, but it does say I have to post, so I guess I'm posting to ask why!

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