2023-03-27T20:07:43Z https://nostr.now Calvin Gaines https://nostr.now/npub1md2rqact5le0wte4x4waq5qdh266psl65cxrhmnnw6meshc69w3qwq7tre https://media.spinster.xyz/2104b02172f423755a2f18fb4ca7b35c5db472f0790ada4f589dfad6d3497eab.jpg https://media.spinster.xyz/2104b02172f423755a2f18fb4ca7b35c5db472f0790ada4f589dfad6d3497eab.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxjd9lt5cge46w0ea46c7xa6zwm35454xkl32c39cpg5e5mgrvnkszyrd4gvrhpwnl9ae0x564m5zspkattgxrl2nqcwlwwdmt0xzlrg46y34ef8a Given all this upside with no downside permitted to be spoken of, youth gender clinics have proliferated, with medical and surgical sex change services for children and adults generating $1.9 billion in 2021 and projected to grow at an annul rate of 11.2 percent through 2030. #JennyPoyerAckerman #ChrisHayes #ROGD<br/><br/><a href="https://wesleyyang.substack.com/p/what-is-chris-thinking">https://wesleyyang.substack.com/p/what-is-chris-thinking</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://media.spinster.xyz/a034b150823c95e5c811b727fc969064fa8b3b36b25cfdc7d6b41ea88fd2fd62.png"> 2023-08-19T18:23:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs82e9qmw3hc4wuuzmfw8jrf94y3759zd9jq6lzv6y9elxd3zgmppczyrd4gvrhpwnl9ae0x564m5zspkattgxrl2nqcwlwwdmt0xzlrg46y7cva2j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9dr4ekxj667wh6tymyvup6fd4le7h2q4my7mjx0ldlppl4tgy7cpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qf6w4pn'>nevent1q…w4pn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mind somewhat blown. I&#39;m gonna have to think about that! 2023-08-17T15:27:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs895ftwfy8yx3kk7mjgnmu938f4nq78347y9cyl2exe7axgt230mszyrd4gvrhpwnl9ae0x564m5zspkattgxrl2nqcwlwwdmt0xzlrg46y0smj86 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhqv69ldkefzfryth7nw4cpwtvru7qr47fuk4xt3nahdnfrev3sgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q672z6r'>nevent1q…2z6r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ok, I must admit I&#39;m lost. What do you mean &#34;a system has its own abstraction&#34;? I&#39;m sure you mean something obvious, but I&#39;m struggling to think of an example. 2023-08-17T15:20:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs80pezhqvvy072fm0nvzn942594l53v7ya8zwualy7mg5ycfl9y5gzyrd4gvrhpwnl9ae0x564m5zspkattgxrl2nqcwlwwdmt0xzlrg46y9ecf4x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqas244fa2vak6y787pwrjqnylrgmapgr8v7xspsug0ycdnay2ttqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qr6xm5v'>nevent1q…xm5v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ok, I think I understand. You&#39;re saying that abstractions can never provide a reliable map of reality. And colleges simply teach popular abstractions, without much by way of useful tools to handle messy reality.<br/><br/>I&#39;m interested because I recently started learning about economics. Lots of stuff I&#39;m unfamiliar with, but it appears that abstractions are their bread and butter. Of course I&#39;m skeptical, but it sounds like you&#39;d go further and say the models are mostly illusory?<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.spinster.xyz/f962f5ed917a89bf45dde2962eb2aa5563a13cfc1004dc011c4fbdd457b75208.jpg"> 2023-08-17T15:10:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx26vh9re60rj95lp7mqy574ulswgaywh4ezy28kufwc8p96qy7aqzyrd4gvrhpwnl9ae0x564m5zspkattgxrl2nqcwlwwdmt0xzlrg46ylaz5uz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgcq9zlgdvshltgf9jhspxs3ely9npsswe0qf6856cvf9ld2726ygpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q5lnpee'>nevent1q…npee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmm. You&#39;ve mentioned before about pharma and statistics, it was an eye-opener. I think I understand, but can you give an example of someone who follows the better methodology you&#39;re talking about? I guess contemporary is better than historical, but either will do. And I&#39;m not asking for a paragon of humanity. 2023-08-17T14:52:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsga92xdglvlwuyt84qnjtm242td0wuf9lyut6jyx80k50m09uzfeqzyrd4gvrhpwnl9ae0x564m5zspkattgxrl2nqcwlwwdmt0xzlrg46y3y8dl8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2n072phnaq76ejwwc8vtgkytr3lykhx5g8mz5kxm4ttk4nd720mspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qq4dt08'>nevent1q…dt08</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Which intellectuals are we talking about here? Of course there are figures like Judith &#34;I Never Met A Word I Couldn&#39;t Salad&#34; Butler, but I don&#39;t think the idiots running around with flags or acting tough behind balaclavas count. Even if they&#39;re college students 🤣<br/><br/>And the DEI consultants. Intellectual?<br/><br/>I&#39;m really happy when actual smart people write stuff, even if they get stuff wrong. 2023-08-17T14:28:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8e9mlupruesrwaz8dxrju6al7mmlleu2j955p3ljmsaj40yc7e8gzyrd4gvrhpwnl9ae0x564m5zspkattgxrl2nqcwlwwdmt0xzlrg46y0nnuw2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8nr8fvltrrupjz9sz9wxplg07wjeztsczy5wl2v3fjg4xtq9n2hcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q0gyr3v'>nevent1q…yr3v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you! 2023-08-17T12:48:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg7w2r3xtc9hvt4ujd8vagaqpn98zeft6z69u6zf7ftmh42qlld5szyrd4gvrhpwnl9ae0x564m5zspkattgxrl2nqcwlwwdmt0xzlrg46ycqc82u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6l8hznkx5um0w2xccwushnzum6d0tc7mx5tuz8qvntxez93h9qqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qjc8984'>nevent1q…8984</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m still trying to figure out when the left, the line leading to actual communism, stopped being about workers! As you say, the label doesn&#39;t matter, let&#39;s just fix the problems. 2023-08-17T12:27:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd4gv4eqyn6ksv02ghl7w3jl45mutkrqcj5henfet4ycxqjpeezpczyrd4gvrhpwnl9ae0x564m5zspkattgxrl2nqcwlwwdmt0xzlrg46yhn0nay In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswcwwuq2vp0wkv0dm4sma5m70vquvq5wa83hpn2mtmf2r62dgzjsgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qxddzl2'>nevent1q…dzl2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did anything decisive happen after that debate in the UK parliament about clarifying sex? I saw follow up comments but no reports of a decision. 2023-07-19T15:46:02Z