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Very aptly put.

The Dutch simplified the most useful rule in the 17th century: "live and let live", it was codified into (maritime) law.

Would that happen to be the same Dutch that were heavily involved in the slave trade (about the same time you mention)?

Saying that political thinking, of any stripe, is about power is pretty much a tautology.

I never stated that (you did). I merely pointed out the fact that humans are largely hypocrites and duplicitous by nature. ALL interactions between humans is underpinned by power.

In the past, the power grab was explicit, nowadays said power is sought after behind the veneer of "civility" and "niceness".

It is basic human nature that I'm criticising. The left are just as bad as the right - but at least, with the right - you can see them coming, because they are mostly explicit (at least relative to the left).

The left are just as power hungry as the right, but are very well versed in this "we are nice, caring people" act - this is why I (a seeker of the truth - and nothing but the truth), am enjoying their dirty inner workings coming to light.

Thank you. The pretence (naivety) of "there must be a good reason" has to stop

I like this statement; at first blush, it appears uncouth and brutish - upon closer inspection however, it reveals the "natural state" of nature itself.

People know not to buy magical cure-all patent medicine from an old-times salesman with a handlebar mustache, but they don’t know to avoid miracle essential oils pitched by their cousin who just joined an MLM. Same story, different minor details, larger scale than ever.

Very, very true. Human nature at it's bare essential has hardly changed. We're essentially cavemen and women with (slightly better) manners posturing in ill-fitting suits.

Zuckerberg a programmer? I think that's quite a reach, to call him a programmer.

Hahaha, so profoundly true - especially the last paragraph!

Reminds me of this: https://www.opensourceecology.org/gvcs/

I wonder whatever became of it?

TIL what synechdoche means ...

Now we're getting closer to the truth - although your hyperbole doesn't help, you're definitely on the right track.

I don't think interest rates mean what you think it does.

One can't simply raise interest rates on a whim.

Freelance developer != solopreneur

The older I get (and the more time I spend on HN), the more I realise that the world is a very different place from what I (and the majority of people - it seems), have been led to believe.

This is precisely my thoughts, as I scroll through the comments - jaw on the floor.

I like the title of the book!

Could you please explain onlyfans monetization model?

The human mind is indeed fascinating

Thanks for sharing. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, but would have really preferred if they had used Python/Pandas instead of R.

But still, can't complain. I bought the very first edition back in my Uni days - look forward to revisiting the new edition.

White men received preferential assignments while women were frequently undermined and denied promotions and pay increases despite equal or greater work and contributions.

Why point out the race of the men, and not the women? If the women were also white, then race was not a factor.

Stop trying to make everything about race (if race is clearly not a factor).

Very well constructed, logical response - whilst still being respectful.

It is this kind of robust but respectful exchange of viewpoints, that keeps me coming back to HN (and unfortunately, spending hours on the site!)

I feel your pain - even though I've never been homeless, am male, from an entirely different country and demographic.

You are early, a good writer - and were able to convey the feeling of frustration and helplessness whilst maintaining your dignity.

Could you perchance share the links to your blogposts on here?

I'm sure there are many on here who would like to help in some way if they can.

Very well said, and a sobering reality of the world - whenever and wherever "the few" hold the majority to ransom in a grotesque asymmetric power equilibrium.

Unfortunately, the same dynamic applies at the national/international level and can often be seen in attitudes between "developed" and "developing" nations.

There has only been one time in human history where slavery was "racialised". The whole concept of "race" was invented to support this kind of slavery.

The descendants of people who bear the same skin hue of the formerly enslaved still have to live with the stigma caused by slavery.

This (and in many other ways as pointed out by the last commenter), is what makes the effects of the Translantic slavery still reverberate today - because people are still judged by skin colour because of that precedent that was set back then.

I don't know why this has to be continually explained to supposedly intelligent people - wilful ignorance?

I can help you with that:

Both are referred to as "black" (or worse), anywhere they go in the world, and both suffer the effects, prejudice and discrimination of racism - anywhere they go in the world.

Another fan fact - your hypothetical Jamaican and Nigerian, are the most likely to type "How does country X treat black people" before deciding whether to visit a country on holiday - something very few other people (if any) do - so there is a lot that binds the Jamaican and Nigerian together - the nonsensical (but very problematic) notion of "race".

HTH

I think you need to "soften" your messaging - in order to calm all the "pearl clutchers" out there.

Remember the first law of the 48 laws of power - you are still a minnow playing in the huge pool, and you have to appeal to ALL (if not MOST) of the current gatekeepers - who would not be as passionate about this as you are.

If you have any "fangs", this is not the time to "bare" them.

My advice is to be less explicit in the beginning, and use careful "dog whistles" in your messaging to target your audience - have you not learnt anything from history?

What's good for the goose, is surely good for the gander too.

BTW, I support what you're doing, and wish you all the success, you've just got to be more subtle with your messaging - as all the bleating in here suggests.

I'd like to see the response to this question, because it was the first question that popped into my mind.

Thank you for stating this. I was just about to write what you said.

The fact that what he/she associates with "black" culture is so negative - and doesn't seem to stop to critically analyse that - but accepts it as "normal".

At the same time, he/she doesn't understand why people from that community might want to create something for themselves - where (for once), they are the gate keepers of their own content (aka "writing their own narratives").

Alas, we don't live in an ideal world - in fact, I'll go as far as saying that we live in a very *unideal* world.

It is easy to overlook this unpleasant fact though.

Society doesn't benefit from segregating ...

You might want to reevaluate what you wrote. The last 500 years or so (of American especially, but also most Western European - Spain, France, UK etc.) history wouldn't exist if your statement was remotely true.