i like private sats

united

life is good

grateful

woke up today and all I can think about is "verschlimmbessern" and how this beautiful word perfectly describes the current thing

Haha I see Germany a bit 🫡💜🇩🇪

“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” 1 Corinthians 13:11

Ich sag mal so, ich mach das Gegenteil 😎😁

First Mother's Day in freedom. So good to be with my mom yesterday. She did so much to free me and never gave up on me. I hearby nominate her for mother of the century!

My desire for freedom is hard coded into my DNA. There is zero doubt in my mind about that

GM

Drecks Kapitalismus!

GN Nostr 🫂

GM #Plebchain #Coffeechain #Bitcoin #Nostr #Einundzwanzig #Nostrtalk

Bout that time eh chaps?

A straw man is when you distort someone’s argument by making it overly simplistic or extreme so it’s easier to attack. For example, saying “Christianity is just worshipping a bearded man in the sky” is a straw man. Hardly any Christian would agree with that depiction.

The opposite is a steel man where you represent your opponent’s argument as strongly and fairly as possible.

Daniel Dennett believed steelmanning was essential to good philosophical debate. In 2013, he laid out four key rules:

1. Restate your opponent’s view so clearly and fairly that they say, “I wish I’d put it that way.”

2. List where you agree.

3. Acknowledge what you’ve learned from them.

4. Only then should you critique their position.

Respect is foundational. Socrates, in Plato’s dialogues, often begins by clarifying and strengthening his opponent’s argument. Because real debate isn’t about winning—it’s about understanding, refining ideas, and growing together.

Let’s debate to build, not to destroy.

(H/T Jonny Thomson via TikTok)