So good right up to the Bernie boost at the end. I feel like I was conned by reading this because of that sudden switch at the end. People died, and the author wants to turn it into political promotion? Even if that wasn't his intent, that's how it came off to me, and I'd rather see Sanders as president than any of the other candidates.
I can relate to this guys struggles in a big way. Life is depressing and most people don't give 2 shits about you unless you can do exactly what they want when they want it, and after that your lucky if they can even be bothered to compensate you.
Might be worth adding an aside with Turing. After being robbed, policemen had found out he was gay (referencing a boyfriend). This resulted in a long battle with UK courts handing down an ultinatum of be executed or chemically castrated (a pseudoscientific belief at the time suggested estrogen doses cured homosexuality, but caused many sire effects). He chose death after months of trial and prosecution.
as they should be hypersensitive. people who arent anarchists (myself included) think that this next election could determine our country's future in a really serious way; moreso than previous elections.
otherwise I really liked the article. honestly aaron schwartz was the only one I knew of
I'm not a programmer by profession, but I've always tinkered and hacked on my own projects.
Right now I don't have the time or space to code, and if I did I don't think I could. My brain is complete mush recently, I think it might be stress or depression.
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4 u/coldacid 15 Feb 2016 02:23
So good right up to the Bernie boost at the end. I feel like I was conned by reading this because of that sudden switch at the end. People died, and the author wants to turn it into political promotion? Even if that wasn't his intent, that's how it came off to me, and I'd rather see Sanders as president than any of the other candidates.
1 u/PM_ME_YOUR_BOOBS2 15 Feb 2016 02:37
I think his point was not to vote for sanders but if you have power over others treat them like human beings not tools.
1 u/bryanedds [OP] 15 Feb 2016 03:54
Yep, that is the intended interpretation. People are just being hyper-sensitive about any mention of political candidates right now.
3 u/bryanedds [OP] 15 Feb 2016 03:32
I apologize for making it feel like a bait and switch - I was really just trying to use this as a topical way of making a point.
I'm editing the article now.
EDIT: article edited. Please feel free to leave further feedback.
1 u/PM_ME_YOUR_BOOBS2 15 Feb 2016 02:45
I can relate to this guys struggles in a big way. Life is depressing and most people don't give 2 shits about you unless you can do exactly what they want when they want it, and after that your lucky if they can even be bothered to compensate you.
1 u/jimmyrussel 15 Feb 2016 17:49
Might be worth adding an aside with Turing. After being robbed, policemen had found out he was gay (referencing a boyfriend). This resulted in a long battle with UK courts handing down an ultinatum of be executed or chemically castrated (a pseudoscientific belief at the time suggested estrogen doses cured homosexuality, but caused many sire effects). He chose death after months of trial and prosecution.
0 u/farmer- 15 Feb 2016 03:04
He lost me when he went political
3 u/bryanedds [OP] 15 Feb 2016 03:44
It was a mere rhetorical slip-up, and has been edited out for clarification.
There was no intent at all to be 'political' - it's just that everyone is hyper-sensitive now to mere mentions of political figures.
As an anarchist who could not give a shit less about the outcome of said election, I didn't anticipate people focusing on such the wrong thing.
1 u/farmer- 15 Feb 2016 04:04
as they should be hypersensitive. people who arent anarchists (myself included) think that this next election could determine our country's future in a really serious way; moreso than previous elections.
otherwise I really liked the article. honestly aaron schwartz was the only one I knew of
0 u/forgetmyname 15 Feb 2016 06:01
/dev/null lives matter
0 u/Atarian 15 Feb 2016 11:15
I'm not a programmer by profession, but I've always tinkered and hacked on my own projects.
Right now I don't have the time or space to code, and if I did I don't think I could. My brain is complete mush recently, I think it might be stress or depression.