Re: Readercon code of conduct

On Sun, 2 Jun 2024, Cryptoengineer wrote:

D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

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On Wed, 29 May 2024, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
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Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:

If this thread ever gets back to convention codes of conduct,
someone ping me.  I've skipped over most of it.

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Volume here is low enough, why not read everything?  (Except the
Dr. Who verbal diarrhea of course.)
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I think the thread has lost its moment, due to the magical "meeting of
minds" and growing of empathy that so often occurs on usenet! ;)
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Ive noticed a growing trend of people who reject formal expertise
and rigorous, data based knowledge development, instead loudly
espousing ill informed, unsupported positions, mostly obtained
from social media. D is certainly an example of this, but it happens
to a lot of people, in  areas in which they aren't experts themselves.
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It's a disheartening phenomenon.
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I think it makes people feel 'smart', that they have a special handle on
what's going on, even when it's based on demonstrable idiocies.
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Social media enable this, allowing every crackpot to find a community
of the equally cracked.
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Likewise. As said, sweden proved conclusively that masks and restrictions did not work, and swedens health care agencies proved that there was no point in vaccines for anyone under 60.
I seriously doubt you will go through swedish statistics. So here we are. My view supported by the governments own actions and statistics, and you denouncing me.
Of course we'll never have a conversation or exchange of views. I'll go back to my team and you'll go back to your team, and never will the two meet.
On the other hand, I think that is actually for the best, and if only the two teams could vote with their feet, their respective landing places will both be happier communities.