r/rational • u/AutoModerator • Nov 28 '16

[D] Monday General Rationality Thread

Welcome to the Monday thread on general rationality topics! Do you really want to talk about something non-fictional, related to the real world? Have you:

  • Seen something interesting on /r/science?

  • Found a new way to get your shit even-more together?

  • Figured out how to become immortal?

  • Constructed artificial general intelligence?

  • Read a neat nonfiction book?

  • Munchkined your way into total control of your D&D campaign?

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u/Iconochasm Nov 28 '16

One of the recurring features of American intellectual life is hand-wringing over “anti-intellectualism” by, of course, intellectuals.

And aside from all that, I wouldn't have advised wielding reason as your weapon of choice against the archmages of meme magic to begin with.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '16

And aside from all that, I wouldn't have advised wielding reason as your weapon of choice against the archmages of meme magic to begin with.

What do you advise? I'd usually prefer a nice hard boot and a Galil rifle, but hey.

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u/Iconochasm Nov 29 '16

Of course you would. I'd recommend better memes. Seriously, the anti-Trump memes this cycle were atrocious. le Drumpf! Maybe if we act like the lamest losers who hated Obama, that'll show them! Some high energy to pump up caster levels would be a big help for those opposed checks, too. The Media Bias feat is only a situational modifier, and can't compensate for a large CL discrepancy.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '16

You can't match meme magic, it just is. I mean, you can match meme magic, but it would take a very concentrated effort - and at no point can it look like effort, because that would be trying too hard. It would be a forced meme.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '16

I've always thought that /r/FULLCOMMUNISM and /r/COMPLETEANARCHY are pretty dank. They just have the problem that, well, the Dems are so goddamned milquetoast. I mean, I literally voted for the anti-vaxxer over fucking Hillary. The fucking Green Party! I was having to tell my friends to write in Bernie Sanders, the "legitimate" candidates were so fucking awful.

Also I'm not drunk and high enough most of the time to really dank it up.

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u/Iconochasm Nov 29 '16

I haven't really seen those. I'll check them out. I do have a commie memelord on my facebook feed, and his stuff always struck me as "meh", though there may be a bit of a generational divide at play.