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Marcus Schultz-Bergin

@schultzbergin

Philosopher, thinking about politics, technology, and education. Writes @ https://t.co/7riXwU3yHs

Cleveland, OH Katılım Aralık 2018
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@fedtanyl @jdcmedlock That article is ambiguous over whether the $300 mil is net increase over current means test, so could be even less. And it's an investment - fed kids do better in school, stay in school, and so all the social benefits that come from that
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James Medlock
James Medlock@jdcmedlock·
So true, children need to be incentivized to choose richer parents
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@kvallier @MattNoahSmith Just a tough issue. 2 immediate thoughts: 1. If a plausible, fundamental meaning of the symbol is a neutral one, then ok if other potential meanings 2. Classic Rawlsian problem: Govt neutrality should be sensitive to historic injustice so tilt toward historically oppressed views
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Matthew Noah Smith
Matthew Noah Smith@MattNoahSmith·
Ok I deleted a snarky tweet because honestly this does public reason a disservice. A central element of the standard accounting of public reason is that all parties are committed to living together in a democracy, which entails seeing each other as political equals….
Kevin Vallier@kvallier

Good thread. As a heterodox public reason person, I agree the federal government shouldn’t fly a pride flag any more than a Catholic or Islamic flag. All represent doctrines that reasonable people can reject.

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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@kvallier @MattNoahSmith I could argue basically nothing. No one cares, so on a recipient standard it's irrelevant. But also, I think we could say the government isn't trying to communicate anything really with the phrase. Presumably, though, a pure recipient standard gives too much power to goblins
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Kevin Vallier
Kevin Vallier@kvallier·
@schultzbergin @MattNoahSmith Hm. Good question. I’m inclined towards a recipient standard. How is the symbol interpreted by the public? But in a polarized public, those judgments diverge! Same with “In God We Trust” on coins. What does that convey to people?
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@kvallier @MattNoahSmith Perhaps, but I'm really asking about the standards we should use to determine meaning of any symbol for purposes of public reason. For instance, does intention matter? Even if flag does make a moral claim, perhaps when govt flies it they only mean to advocate equality
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Kevin Vallier
Kevin Vallier@kvallier·
@schultzbergin @MattNoahSmith Yes, symbols are tough on PRL. The more minimal the meaning, the less problematic. If the Pride flag merely conveys political equality, that’s not worrisome. But standard uses of the flag mean more, that LGBT relationships are morally permissible, for one thing. Right?
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@kvallier @MattNoahSmith A deeper question he is raising for your view is about standards for interpreting symbolism as part of forming a reason. There is nothing wrong with official symbolism supporting political equality. Issue is what the flag means. Can anyone interpret anything anyway they want?
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Kevin Vallier
Kevin Vallier@kvallier·
@MattNoahSmith I didn’t use the word comprehensive. And I’ve spent awhile criticizing standard public reason views. I think religious reasons can serve as defeater reasons in cases where standard views do not. There’s no misrepresentation here. I defend a heterodox approach.
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aarond
aarond@aarond·
@dieworkwear Things like that sign are why being a small business owner is so attractive to certain types of people. Little fiefdoms within which they can make unlimited amounts of rules
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derek guy@dieworkwear·
one of the funny things about this type of dress code is that barring ppl wearing sneakers was par for the course, but now that middle-class ppl wear "dress sneakers" they can't do that. which shows how these codes are more about enforcing class norms than upholding aesthetics
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@MattNoahSmith And this then creates the paradox of connection, whereby we have all this technology that connects us more than ever and to more people than ever and yet reports of loneliness are ever increasing
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Matthew Noah Smith
Matthew Noah Smith@MattNoahSmith·
Contemporary technologies “solipsize” instead of producing and strengthening relational bonds that manifest communally and, in a weak sense, publicly. Expensive advanced VR headsets are just one more step towards radical loneliness masquerading as community.
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@dinodoodeTV @ryanrz @mirijulip @rz They didn't say any of that. I've never seen someone be so wrong in my life. How can you they said flying is a comfortable experience when they didn't? How can you say they compared flying to rail when they didn't? Absolutely impressive whiff!
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dinodoode
dinodoode@dinodoodeTV·
@ryanrz @mirijulip Never seen someone be so wrong in all my life. How can you say that flying is a comfortable experience compared to high speed rail or just Amtrak in general? The only thing worse than flying is taking a MegaBus
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Miriam Pinski
Miriam Pinski@mirijulip·
Yes, flying is miserable, and this article predicts we're doomed for more of the same. What the op-ed misses is the obvious solution: just let foreign airlines offer domestic US flights. nytimes.com/2023/06/04/opi…
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@guitardude1236 You visited 1 day late. Saturday was CLE Pride, so downtown was very busy (although centered around the 'malls' by City Hall and closer to the lake than public square, but close). You got the next day lull
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🎸real life zac morganham🎸
🎸real life zac morganham🎸@guitardude1236·
I’m in Cleveland today and you guys wtf this downtown is very nice. It’s an insanely beautiful day but there is no one here? Is everyone at the annual Ohioan meetup or something?
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@BrankoMilan What makes this unethical? More precisely, what makes it, all things considered, wrong? I get there is (potentially) an element of dishonesty. But it also functions to reduce employer domination of employee & to improve conditions for some at no cost to others. Sounds good
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Branko Milanovic
Branko Milanovic@BrankoMilan·
Tonight's discussion: Most unethical behavior: use the offer from university A where you never want to move in order to extract a higher salary at university B. A common behavior of people who lecture you about ethics (in business, of all places!).
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CavsFanMarty
CavsFanMarty@cavsfanmarty·
@joeschwarten there is Chagrin Falls...suburban Cleveland is still part of Cleveland
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Joe Schwarten
Joe Schwarten@joeschwarten·
I know I might not be the best example of this but I feel everyone needs to hear this. CLEVELAND ISN'T JUST DOWNTOWN! I will have more on this soon to start promoting more neighborhoods.
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@mungowitz Wealth taxes may not be all that great in practice. But your characterization is misleading - the 'savings' you describe is really the result of either/both (1) consolidation of wealth, leaving others out; or (2) economic growth you benefitted but did not (fully) contribute to
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@MattNoahSmith But most (all?) respectable attempts to shift away from methodological individualism can just be integrated into it. The Baier idea, for instance, and more generally attempts to socialize autonomy all just point to a more robust and communal understanding of the individual
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Matthew Noah Smith
Matthew Noah Smith@MattNoahSmith·
In London for a legal/political theory conference and as a result have been thinking a lot about liberalism. The older I get, the more confident I become that the best rejection of liberalism is the rejection of the individual person as the fundamental unit of moral concern.
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
Suffering exists. Didn't even need all the characters for that one
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@teachnfishpkp @karenraycosta As a descriptive matter, this may be true. But typically people who make this claim misunderstand both education and realities outside school. Developing skills via artificial environments is important to scaffolding education. And we do it in the real world when we experiment
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Peter Pfotenhauer
Peter Pfotenhauer@teachnfishpkp·
@karenraycosta When the standards dictate a curriculum totally divorced from the realities of the world the students see outside of school, of course they will cheat.
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@alixabeth I think there is a 3rd form of reading, or perhaps a variation on the 1st: I'm reading for a specific purpose (like defensive) and so may ignore parts that don't seem relevant. But what I do focus on I'm still genuinely curious about, even if I'm also thinking of how to use it
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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
There is a strong technological imperative flowing from these Ed techs. Online gradebooks amplify student focus on grades at the exclusion of (eg) learning. LMS calendars encourage offloading scheduling to the LMS. The result of Ed tech decisions being made by non-educators
Jonathan 🦬 jsench.bsky.social@jsench

This semester I encountered a growing issue where undergrads rely solely on the calendar of assignment due dates Canvas creates for them, which is very often - almost always - different than what is on the syllabus or said in class. & then they want redos/extensions bc Canvas...

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Marcus Schultz-Bergin
Marcus Schultz-Bergin@schultzbergin·
@CovingtonEDU It's run by a(n) (early) 20th century grading system that isn't antiquated, since that implies it once was functional. Instead it has always been dysfunctional. It was never the right way.
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