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As a German do you feel a similar sentiment about your own country?

Your response doesn't seem to react to the article, but rather a response about your displeasure of immigration.

I'm curious if you know what a Nazi salute looks like? Make a comparison by looking it up, he does the salute twice.

Of course you can argue in bad faith because it costs you nothing to be wrong but does that imply you are promoting this behavior? Seems like the obvious implication

The media is outraged because a duck quacks like a duck

Is this /s ? I can't tell. This reeks of some trickle down nonsense speak. What these pe firms want is rent, control over a limited market, with inflated prices for a consumer base who's purchasing power has turned to mush. Prices will inflate because of limited supply and the consumer will the one holding the bag

So you're saying out of the trillions upon trillions of stars that the chances are no life can think but us?

I think the odds are that at least one of them does.

You found a small example to counter the many many examples perpetuated by BJP Hindu nationalists. Which accomplishes nothing but covering for the atrocities committed in the name of ethnic nationalism. How long and how hard was it to find that? Must have taken some effort, your mental gymnastics are Olympic level.

He tried to make sense of numbers, as a point that it serves the US geopolitical goals at the time to have a distraction from their own atrocities.

"We do not pretend to know where the truth lies amidst these sharply conflicting assessments; rather, we again want to emphasize some crucial points. What filters through to the American public is a seriously distorted version of the evidence available, emphasizing alleged Khmer Rouge atrocities and downplaying or ignoring the crucial U.S. role, direct and indirect, in the torment that Cambodia has suffered."

Calling it downplaying genocide is a nice strawman. In any developing situation the media wants to jump yo a conclusion, that's his point overall.

He wasn't denying or downplaying just stating, if its happening how can we know to what degree when we have unreliable sources?

That's an interesting theory. I don't know if this helps you draw a distinction but you may find this this paper by the NIH interesting, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4153434/

They state that generally females are diagnosed adhd-pi higher, but there may be other factors. However, Females are generally diagnosed less with autism:

(From wikipedia) "Several theories exist to explain the sex-based discrepancy, such as a genetic protective effect,[7][8][9] the extreme male brain theory[10][11] and phenotypic differences in the presentation between sexes,[9][12][13][14] which may all be intertwined. Researchers have also debated whether a diagnostic gender bias has played a role in females being underdiagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.[15] Researchers have also speculated a gender bias in parental reporting due to the expectations and socialization of gender roles in society.[16]"

Thought I would indulge your theory, and give more food for thought.

From my viewpoint there is a common denominator to sound that makes it music, but music tastes don't last forever. What AI can't produce is novelty of expression. And also novelty in performance, like those small timing and volume variances created when someone is performing (jamming) in a group. But suppose AI has enough of a data set to even mimic that, people will seek out a new sound at some point. I could even imagine some weird sci fi techno dystopia where music is no longer recorded because AI can mimic it almost instantly so people flock to in person performances.

My point is that expressions of emotions have a certain bar of excellence. What make clair de lune so classic? I don't think you can quantify that. Nor can you fully recreate Jimi Hendrix's playing style to the ear of a guitarist who's been playing for years. Maybe you can fool a lot of people but it will always feel like a cheap imitation and music tastes will have moved on by then.

Off topic Side note: This is one of those rare internet posts that hits the bullseye for me. Everything from the discussion of the half-life game engine to making music in the early 2000s, to the thoughts on the music industry and LAN parties.

OP you and I are bredren. This is what the internet used to be like, finding out that your own experience is shared. All your thoughts and opinions mirror a lot of my own. I gave up the chase of being a guitar for hire a couple years ago. All the best man.