#naivete — Public Fediverse posts

A quotation from Hannah Arendt

The trouble with Eichmann was precisely that so many were like him, and that the many were neither perverted nor sadistic, that they were, and still are, terribly and terrifyingly normal. From the viewpoint of our legal institutions and of our moral standards of judgment, this normality was much more terrifying than all the atrocities put together, for it implied — as had been said at Nuremberg over and over again by the defendants and their counsels — that this new type of criminal, who is in actual fact hostis generis humani [enemy of humanity], commits his crimes under circumstances that make it well-nigh impossible for him to know or to feel that he is doing wrong.

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, Epilogue (1963)

More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/42625/

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A quotation from Rogers, Will:

«
Call me a “rube” and a “hick,” but I’d a lot rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/rogers-will/31786/

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Most Singaporeans rate China’s #clout above US, prefer it as #strategic partner: #survey
"More Singaporeans based in the city state & abroad believe #China’s influence in Southeast #Asia has grown in recent years cf w #USA, according to findings of a new survey.. Leong CH, one of the researchers behind the poll, told SCMP the numbers showed #naivety among some #Singaporeans on certain #geopolitical issues.. identifying areas where #Singapore might be #complacent" #naivete
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3282416/most-singaporeans-rate-chinas-clout-above-us-prefer-it-strategic-partner-survey

Most Singaporeans rate China’s #clout above US, prefer it as #strategic partner: #survey
"More Singaporeans based in the city state & abroad believe #China’s influence in Southeast #Asia has grown in recent years cf w #USA, according to findings of a new survey.. Leong CH, one of the researchers behind the poll, told SCMP the numbers showed #naivety among some #Singaporeans on certain #geopolitical issues.. identifying areas where #Singapore might be #complacent" #naivete
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3282416/most-singaporeans-rate-chinas-clout-above-us-prefer-it-strategic-partner-survey

RULE OF THUMB (OBSERVED):

if you make a computer game "these days" and you call it a Rogue-like, and, if you are under the age of 40-45 or so, then:

it is (almost certainly & nearly always) NOT A FUCKING Rogue-like!!!!!!

"Kids, get off my lawn."

I will not be taking questions. Please respect my family's wishes at this sensitive time. Thank you all for coming to my TED Talk today...

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#Roguelike
#games
#history
#trends
#hipsters
#definitions
#ignorance
#naivete
#youth

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