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Alexander Schatten
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Fool on the Hill. Born at life expectancy 55, now 73. There are only two types of intellectuals and scientists: controversial and irrelevant.
Vienna, Austria Bergabung Ağustos 2007
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Wie können Juden es auch wagen, wenn sie beschossen werden, zurückzufeuern? Unglaublich dreist einfach so den Beschuss zu erwidern.... 🤦♂️🙃
Johannes von Manderley 🇺🇦🇮🇱@von_manderley
Den kannte ich noch nicht, der kommt in die Vitrine.
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Auszüge aus dem Lehrveranstaltungskatalog „Transferable Skills“ der TU Wien.
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Auto 1986:
Motorkontrolleuchte bleibt aus, solange die Kiste noch auf zwei von vier Zylindern läuft, dafür olfaktorisches Signal bei Fahrt mit angezogener Handbremse serienmäßig
Auto 2026:
Motor startet nicht, weil Regensensor des Heckscheibenwischers ein Softwareupdate benötigt
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Davon abgesehen finde ich es recht anstrengend, wenn ständig Begriffe herumgeworfen werden, deren Bedeutung offensichtlich nicht bekannt sind.
Was ich geschrieben habe, hat natürlich mit Rassismus nichts zu tun, denn es geht in keiner Weise um »Rassen« sondern um Kulturen. Das könnten genauso gut »Weiße« sein, die in völlig unterschiedlichen Kulturen leben.
So ist es empirisch leicht belegbar, dass bestimmte jüdische Kulturen wesentlich erfolgreicher sind als andere »weiße« europäische oder US-amerikanische Kulturen. (Möglicherweise *ein* Grund, warum Antisemitismus kein Ende nimmt, besonders auch unter vermeintlich gebildeten Schichten.) Hier ist es natürlich interessant, was diese besser/anders machen. Und das hat mir Rassismus überhaupt nichts zu tun.
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Exokonformisten verachten die eigene Kultur und unterwerfen sich der fremden.
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This is one reason why IQ is an idiotic measure for real world performance.
(Actually unsymmetrical: it has value on the low end indicating cognitive limitations or disability)
Camus@newstart_2024
Rory Sutherland made a sharp observation about why so many smart people struggle with real life decisions. On Andrew Gold’s Heretics podcast, he blamed part of it on our education system. From school exams to intelligence tests, we’re trained on problems that have one clear right answer and all the information neatly provided (like the classic “two buses leave the station” math problem). But real-world choices — who to marry, where to live, what career to pursue, even what sofa to buy — are nothing like that. Information is incomplete, messy, sometimes deliberately misleading, and there’s rarely a single “optimal” answer. Some of the smartest people he knows (including his astrophysicist brother) get paralyzed in places like IKEA because there’s no algorithm to optimize the decision. This matters because we’re educating people to excel at artificial problems while leaving them unprepared for the ambiguous, high-stakes decisions that actually shape their lives. This one landed hard. I’ve caught myself overthinking simple choices because I was waiting for that perfect, single right answer that school trained me to look for. Real life is rarely that clean. This one landed hard. I’ve caught myself overthinking simple choices because I was waiting for that perfect, single right answer that school trained me to look for. Real life is rarely that clean. What’s a decision you’ve struggled with because there was no clear “right” answer?
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Rory Sutherland made a sharp observation about why so many smart people struggle with real life decisions.
On Andrew Gold’s Heretics podcast, he blamed part of it on our education system. From school exams to intelligence tests, we’re trained on problems that have one clear right answer and all the information neatly provided (like the classic “two buses leave the station” math problem).
But real-world choices — who to marry, where to live, what career to pursue, even what sofa to buy — are nothing like that. Information is incomplete, messy, sometimes deliberately misleading, and there’s rarely a single “optimal” answer. Some of the smartest people he knows (including his astrophysicist brother) get paralyzed in places like IKEA because there’s no algorithm to optimize the decision.
This matters because we’re educating people to excel at artificial problems while leaving them unprepared for the ambiguous, high-stakes decisions that actually shape their lives.
This one landed hard. I’ve caught myself overthinking simple choices because I was waiting for that perfect, single right answer that school trained me to look for. Real life is rarely that clean.
This one landed hard. I’ve caught myself overthinking simple choices because I was waiting for that perfect, single right answer that school trained me to look for. Real life is rarely that clean.
What’s a decision you’ve struggled with because there was no clear “right” answer?
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„Sie und ihr ebenfalls aus der reichen Oberschicht stammendes deutsches Pendant Luisa Neubauer gaben offen zu, dass die Klimabewegung auch andere Ziele verfolgt als den Kampf gegen die Erwärmung: […] verstehen ihren Aktivismus als Kampf gegen „das ganze kapitalistische System“.
WELT@welt
Die Greta-Katastrophe to.welt.de/xqFXjvR
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Notice how 2nd paragraph it says “disinformation undermines the public’s right to know” framing their censorship atrocities as simply protecting fragile minds from accidentally knowing things they shouldn’t know
European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺@eu_eeas
A free press is essential to democracy. Across the world, journalists are threatened, forced into exile, detained or killed for doing their job, as we have seen in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and in conflicts in the Middle East and Africa. Disinformation and intimidation continue to undermine independent journalism and the public’s right to know. The EU will continue to defend press freedom at home and around the world. Read the full statement by the HR/VP @kajakallas on behalf of the EU: link.europa.eu/6qWdMh
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Unsinn. Andernfalls würde man die Kultur von Völkern, die bei Frauen Genitalverstümmelungen durchführen, sie verprügeln, wenn Sie mit dem Mann aus der Nachbarschaft sprechen und Mädchen den Schulbesuch verbieten oder eben auch die von den Nazis geprägte Kultur mit unserer gleichsetzen.
Nur weil es verwirrte Anthropologen gibt, die das tun, hat das noch lange keinen Wert.
Wenngleich unsere Kultur durch den destruktiven Einfluss eben solcher ungebildeter Eliten in den vergangenen Jahren schweren Schaden genommen hat.
Empfehlenswert dazu ist das klassische Werk von Hilary Putnam, Vernunft, Wahrheit und Geschichte
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Does anyone believe these church fires are coincidental ?
Yossi BenYakar@YossiBenYakar
BREAKING NEWS from France: The historic Saint-Cyriaque church in Montenach built between 1884 and 1886 and which survived two world wars has been ravaged by fire. Around sixty firefighters were called to the scene. No casualties reported. Yet another European church goes up in flames. Europe is watching its Christian heritage literally go up in smoke — and the silence is deafening.
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Frightening story about Canada's descent into secular humanist madness.
The medical system there tried to pressure a Catholic priest into assisted suicide, because he had broken his hip. Like a scene out of a dystopian novel, except the harsh new reality there...
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Owen Gregorian@OwenGregorian
Canadian Doctors Try to Railroad Catholic Priest into 'Assisted Suicide' Over Broken Hip | Frank Bergman, Slay News A Canadian Catholic priest is sounding the alarm after doctors tried to pressure him into “assisted suicide” twice while recovering from a broken hip in a hospital, despite him telling them that euthanasia goes against his beliefs. Father Larry Holland, a 79-year-old priest from the Archdiocese of Vancouver, was horrified that Canadian government-sanctioned doctors attempted to railroad him into being euthanized, despite not being terminally ill. The priest’s alarming story underscores growing concerns that Canada’s state-sanctioned assisted suicide program is spiraling far beyond its original limits. Holland said he was “very shocked” after medical pushed so-called “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD) as an “option” during his recovery from a hip fracture. Priest Offered Death While Recovering, Not Dying Holland broke his hip after falling on Christmas Day. He is currently recovering at Vancouver General Hospital. Holland emphasized that he was not dying at the time and had not been given a terminal diagnosis. “There are some things you just don’t talk about to some people,” Holland said. “I think I was very shocked.” According to Holland, a doctor first introduced assisted suicide as an option if his recovery were to decline. Even after he made clear his moral opposition, the topic was pushed again weeks later, even though he was recovering. This time, a nurse described it as an act of “compassion,” despite the fact that Holland was perfectly healthy. Holland rejected that characterization outright, calling euthanasia “a false compassion, really.” He also noted the disturbing reality that staff were fully aware he was a Catholic priest when the option was raised. “Temptation” and the Reality of Pressure Holland acknowledged that even being offered euthanasia can create a moment of internal struggle. “I could feel the temptation,” he said. He called the feeling a “human reaction” since “We always look for the easy way out.” But he warned that resisting such pressure ultimately strengthens individuals, adding that suffering can lead to growth and deeper purpose. “It can motivate you, it can open up new worlds, new vistas, new opportunities,” he said. Nevertheless, it’s easy to see how more vulnerable people could be pressured into ending their lives with a state-backed lethal injection. Canada’s Expanding Euthanasia System Under Fire The incident comes as Canada’s euthanasia program has rapidly expanded under the Liberal government, first introduced under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Now under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the program is rapidly sliding down the slippery slope. Since legalization in 2016, assisted suicide has grown dramatically, with Canada now having one of the fastest-expanding euthanasia systems in the world. The program is set to expand even further in 2027 under Bill C-7, allowing euthanasia for individuals suffering solely from mental illness. Critics warn the system has already gone too far, with reports emerging of patients being offered assisted suicide in cases that appear to violate existing safeguards. Church Leaders Sound Alarm on “Coercive” System Father Larry Lynn, the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s pro-life chaplain, described Holland’s experience as deeply disturbing. “This must surely be among the most appalling examples of Canada’s coercive and insensitive euthanasia regime,” Lynn said. He warned that offering assisted suicide—especially to vulnerable patients—crosses a moral line. “It places the medical practitioner into the role of the devil, tempting a vulnerable person into mortal sin,” he said. Lynn also raised concerns about pro-euthanasia organizations attempting to normalize the practice even among religious communities, calling such efforts “diabolical.” Faith-Based Healthcare Under Threat The issue is now spilling into the courts, particularly in British Columbia, where Catholic healthcare providers are fighting to avoid being forced to offer euthanasia services. The outcome of that legal battle could determine whether faith-based institutions are compelled to participate in assisted suicide against their beliefs. Meanwhile, euthanasia has become one of the leading causes of death in Canada, ranking sixth overall, highlighting just how deeply embedded the practice has become. For critics, Holland’s experience is not an isolated incident, but a warning sign of a system that is increasingly prioritizing death over care. slaynews.com/canadian-docto…
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@elonmusk @Starlink
How will Starlink handle the EU’s planned mandatory online age verification + VPN blocking by end of 2026?
Will Starlink remain a bastion of real digital sovereignty (uncensored, decentralized access) or do we have to expect device-level controls and “Trusted Lists”?
The digital Leviathan leaves no gaps.
#FreiheitStattZwang
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Brüssels digitaler Lockdown
Die EU-Kommission hat den Mitgliedstaaten unmissverständlich klargemacht: Bis Ende 2026 muss die flächendeckende Online-Altersverifikation stehen.
Jeder Zugriff auf „sensible“ Inhalte soll nachweisbar sein. Auf die konkrete Nachfrage, wie VPN-Umgehungen verhindert werden sollen, antwortete Vize-Kommissionspräsidentin Virkkunen mit kalter Präzision: „Das ist ein wichtiger Teil der nächsten Schritte.“ 🤮
Das ist weit mehr als eine technische Randnotiz. Es ist die philosophische Kapitulation vor dem digitalen Leviathan. Die letzte Bastion anonymer Selbstbestimmung – das VPN – wird systematisch demontiert, liquidiert - nicht nur die Privatsphäre des Einzelnen. Er zerstört die ontologische Grundlage freier Meinungsbildung, individueller Autonomie und aufgeklärter Bürgerschaft. Die EU rekurriert auf den klassischen Vorwand des Kinderschutzes, um eine Infrastruktur totaler Transparenz zu errichten.
Kinderschutz wird zum Trojanischen Pferd einer Kontrollarchitektur, in der der Bürger nicht mehr Subjekt, sondern Objekt staatlicher Sichtbarkeit ist.
Diese Logik folgt einem alten Muster. Der Staat, der einst als Garant der Freiheit konzipiert war (Hobbes’ Leviathan als Schutzmacht), mutiert zum allgegenwärtigen Überwacher, der jede Form von Ungesehenheit als Bedrohung definiert. Die Aufklärung, die Kant als „Ausgang des Menschen aus seiner selbstverschuldeten Unmündigkeit“ verstand, wird hier umgekehrt.
Der mündige Bürger soll wieder unmündig gemacht werden – diesmal nicht durch Kirche oder Fürst, sondern durch Algorithmen und Kommissionsbeschlüssen.
Fordert die Rückeroberung digitaler Souveränität.
#FreiheitStattZwang
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Wenn von der Leyen und co eine politischen Sieg feiern, kann man sich schon vorstellen, wo das hinführt.
Ein Diktator, der einfach abgewählt wird und sofort die Niederlage eingesteht. Der neue, gefeiert von den europäischen Eliten, stellt sich eigenartigerweise sofort als super Demokrat heraus.
Wer hätte das gedacht.
Marcus Pretzell 🥨 🇦🇷@MarcusPretzell
Thema Korruption unter Orban. Das ist jetzt zum Glück vorbei.
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