Going to be another brutal summer for much of the US it appears...

[AmsterdamAssassin]

And also find out who funded their grant!

One of the reasons I never give any credence to 'statistics' from match dot com and affiliates.

 

[BaronOfHair]

Polite discourse avoid talking politics and/or religion because it doesn't contribute to the discussion

Which brings us back around to the virtues of Free Speech/Free Thought Culture. When we prioritize curiosity, dissent, devil’s advocacy, thought experimentation, and talking across lines of difference(Instead of having a melt down, each time someone utters words which run contrary to our view of how reality SHOULD operate), we end up with far richer discussions

 

[Fruitbat]

it is very, very hard to divorce politics from anything. It’s the ethos by how we live our lives and very difficult to avoid it.

It can make sense at banning discussion of party politics. Religion also hard. I had a good discussion about meditiation the other day and it’s very hard not to mention Buddhism and Hinduism, Taoism when you discuss that.

I’m a free speech absolutist in the sense that I think the urge to ban and control others right to express themselves is a greater offense than offending someone.

There has been very much a shift recently - there was a big thread about derailing topics and how you get banned for it.

It’s a balance between keeping everyone happy and it coming off like a hostile Reddit sub.

Im all for banning persistent pricks though.

 

[Bokanovsky]

I didn’t think this place would become woke but here we are. First time ever I just got a post modded out, threads on climate change. This is becoming reddit.

The last place on the internet which actually had free speech was here and the Californians have taken it.

fly the flag at half mast. A sad day. :-(

All it takes is one or two wokesters worming their way into moderator status to completely ruin a forum. We now have at least two.

 

[Bokanovsky]

While I was not the mod who deleted your post for violating forum rules (care to guess which one you violated?), you were, in fact, in violation of the very clearly worded forum rules. If you don't like being modded, do not violate the site rules.

Furthermore, the moderator who took action is not located in California.

I'm so sorry to invalidate your specious claims so easily.

I have to say, you guys have a strange way of determining what's considered political and what isn't. The post about fapping to Alexandra Cassio Cortez is not considered political and is allowed to stay. The post you made about the House passing a bill to ban Tik Tok is also apparently not political (for reasons that I'm having difficulty comprehending). However, my post showing a funny video of female politicians acting like children was immediately deleted and got me a 10 day suspension. So what's the test? Political discussion is okay as long as one of the mods does not hold a personal grudge against you?

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

So what's the test? Political discussion is okay as long as one of the mods does not hold a personal grudge against you?

It's ironic that a forum that prides itself on helping inexperienced guys to become independent thinking men starts devoting itself to a woke minority that would be diametrically opposed to men becoming anything that smells of patriarchy.

Oh God, let's hope this forum doesn't get 'cancelled'.

 

[Bokanovsky]

Oh God, let's hope this forum doesn't get 'cancelled'.

The forum will self-cancel if you allow the wrong to moderate it. All mods are power tripping and ego-driven to some extent (why else would you take on a tedious, non-paying job) but when you combine egotism with thin skin, you really have a problem.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

All mods are power tripping and ego-driven to some extent (why else would you take on a tedious, non-paying job)

Not all.
I used to be a moderator for a motorcycle forum in NL and we were all enthusiastic about making the boards more legible and stacking information in the proper forums/sections. However, we would also meet IRL at motorcycle campings and events, so we knew most of the posters personally.
We had a section like Anything Else, where people could post shyte which wasn't moderated except if someone reported a post (mostly from scammers or sellers). I did that for two years, but I didn't have the time when I stopped working night shifts, so I stopped.

 

[Dr.Suave]

All it takes is one or two wokesters worming their way into moderator status to completely ruin a forum. We now have at least two.

Sounds like you are on a though spot. Keep your head up, brother.

 

[BaronOfHair]

Im all for banning persistent pricks though.

Antiquated as this may seem to many of us moderns, we have yet another option here:

Ignore the squeals of Milo Yiannopoulos-esque pigs, who are clearly out to do nothing more than draw attention to themselves, by acting like fools in front of the cameras. Such folks gaining traction is predicated on those they're targeting getting triggered by whatever bile they're spewing

 

[Pierce Manhammer]

I have to say, you guys have a strange way of determining what's considered political and what isn't. The post about fapping to Alexandra Cassio Cortez is not considered political and is allowed to stay. The post you made about the House passing a bill to ban Tik Tok is also apparently not political (for reasons that I'm having difficulty comprehending). However, my post showing a funny video of female politicians acting like children was immediately deleted and got me a 10 day suspension. So what's the test? Political discussion is okay as long as one of the mods does not hold a personal grudge against you?

If you cannot tell that the Ocasio-Cortez thread is about sexual attraction and not political affiliation and therefore is not subject to the “no political talk” rule I cannot explain it to ya Bo.

Yea she’s a politician, but it the thread is about her f-ability, not her politics.

The fact you cannot tell the difference or chose to ignore it is very telling, all on its own.

Why not make a thread about moderation and not hijack this one? We’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject!

Hugz

 

[Scaramouche]

"Oh God, let's hope this forum doesn't get 'cancelled'."well looking on the bright side of that it would push some of the Guys who spend their life on here,to get out and live a little.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

"Oh God, let's hope this forum doesn't get 'cancelled'."well looking on the bright side of that it would push some of the Guys who spend their life on here,to get out and live a little.

I love your optimism, but I don't share it. Procrastinators will be procrastinators, I'm afraid. I'm sure they'll find another forum to whine about their volcel status and lack of sex.

 

[HaleyBaron]

Yeah when did red pill become anti-science, anti-law and order, Alex Jones subscribed mental incompetence riddled blokes?

What an immature reply. The moment you tried to strawman with Alex Jones and all that other anti-callout, I knew it was bs.

He's right about what he said. We talk about being better men who work on our own and do not let the feminine world influence us, but then you have people like yourself that march to the voice of the very people that created the state of weak men and feminist women today.

smdh

 

[HaleyBaron]

Just like religion, science has become completely political. What was considered scientifically proven decades ago is deemed heretical today. For example, it wasn't so long ago that there was widespread scientific consensus about innate differences in intellectual ability between individuals of difference races. Another example is homosexuality, which was classified as a mental disorder in most western countries as late as the 1980's. And then one day, as if by an act of magic, it became a "normal" thing. The science has not changed but the politics have. These days, you would get instantly "cancelled" for saying something that was widely accepted as unassailable scientific truth less than century ago. And I wouldn't be surprised if a few decades from now, anyone who talks about "anthropogenic climate change" would be deemed a dangerous lunatic and treated accordingly.

Read The Fiat Standard book and it will explain where all this wasteful science comes from.

 

[Pierce Manhammer]

What an immature reply. The moment you tried to strawman with Alex Jones and all that other anti-callout, I knew it was bs.

He's right about what he said. We talk about being better men who work on our own and do not let the feminine world influence us, but then you have people like yourself that march to the voice of the very people that created the state of weak men and feminist women today.

smdh

There are some things I align with the wingnut on, but he’s a shock jock, and way off in conspiracy world 99.9% of the time. You’re entitled to your opinion broheem.

p.s. can I get a side of fries with my Bilderburger?

 

[HaleyBaron]

There are some things I align with the wingnut on, but he’s a shock jock, and way off in conspiracy world 99.9% of the time. You’re entitled to your opinion broheem.

His post literally was:

We all miss the days when The Red Pill was simply short hand for "Don't be the sort of moron who just blindly buys into everything you see, hear, and read. Dig into that s-it for yourself"

Then you strawmanned a valid point that he was making about the fearmongering that I see several culprits do on this forum, specifically in the Anything Else subforum. For some reason, the tips we give on how to navigate the world of women suddenly shouldn't be used for navigating the other parts of the world also affected by women:

• increased marketing to women
• increased attention to women's needs
• more emotional decision making
• fear of security (a female trait)
• lack of stoicism and calmness (if men ruled the world, covid would have been ignored)

And a bunch of other things. That's why I see all this as feminine as sh*t. Cause it is.

 

[EyeBRollin]

For example, it can be true that climate science has been riddled with false panics and unfulfilled prophecies, but also that modern man affects the climate in a way that's detrimental to his own survival. It can also be true that some science is proven incorrect over time and other studies are proven correct. Still others can be undecided.

Of course science changes over time and sometimes scientists are wrong and yes even admit it. That's the idea.

Exactly. Science is generally about trying to test and prove things wrong. So it’s a bit weird that people who hate science always point to past conclusions that were eventually proven wrong. That’s the whole point!

It becomes a law when it appears to not be unproven. I.e. planetary motion, thermodynamics, newton, etc.

You are one of the biggest contrarians and argumentative people on this board. It’d be a major shocker to see you ever acknowledge a differing opinion from your own.

And now you’re claiming that we have 800,000 yrs of ice samples that backs up your genius level of knowledge of man’s extreme impact on earths climate? Or sorry thats 799,800 yrs of ice samples?

Yes.

 

[BaronOfHair]

His post literally was:

We all miss the days when The Red Pill was simply short hand for "Don't be the sort of moron who just blindly buys into everything you see, hear, and read. Dig into that s-it for yourself"

Then you strawmanned a valid point that he was making about the fearmongering that I see several culprits do on this forum, specifically in the Anything Else subforum

For whatever consolation it may bring us all: I(The author of that quote)didn't perceive the reply in question as "strawmaning"

 

[Vending Machine Veteran]

NWS has just released their hurricane forecast and it's has the highest forecast for "named" storms since they have been doing it with 39 forecast...

A named storm is any tropical storm or higher with sustained winds 39 mph or stronger.

I learned recently that they 'quietly' lowered the standards for named storms, hurricanes etc. Have you heard about this?

Last year was supposed to be a record year for storms, but I believe it let the forecasters down.

You should be more worried about our politicians starting a nuclear war