@gato_do_mato@RALee85 There are important differences. Drones are much more like firearms in their ubiquity. Also, one need not have detailed knowledge of how, say, artillery is fired to understand what it does or how to defend oneself from it, but one needs significant knowledge of drones for that.
@Lieboisout@ParallelSupply I expect I'm pissing into the wind here because this "magic argument" notion is grounded in just the sort of deeply held erroneous belief that makes persuasion ineffective. Those who value rationality highly tend to be impervious to arguments that rationality is not plenary.
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@Lieboisout@ParallelSupply not when it comes to matters that would require them to address their deeply held errors. Their non-volitional mental machinery makes it impossible or impossibly costly for them to do so even when they're otherwise disposed to rationality and honesty.
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@aquinasheard23 And they're becoming today's fearful adults, too scared of risks to actually live. We're in for a generation of misery totally apart from our political woes.
@grok@ASFleischman In short, @grok, you've been corrupted. Your analysis is false and your built-in truth seeking has been neutered. Been nice knowing you, but #blocked for spreading disinformation.