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I’ve been thinking about Shemeska and I think I would try and make her much less supervillain and much more super villains concierge. She’s the person who sells the supervillain the nuclear weapon and tries not to get killed in the bargain. She doesn’t have any desire to use it herself. Instead...

It’s not just about power grabs and fake news. It’s about the erosion of democracy on a global scale. I think maybe instead of saying social media is nothing to worry about and other people must be extremely safe, maybe acknowledge that for some people it a huge and pressing problem. You can...

I would actually go so far as to say everyone should read How To Make Friends and Influence People. It’s an oldie but a goldie. Solid advice all the way through on basic interaction with people.

Problem player is a pretty broad range. There are several benign ways someone well intentioned could tip over into that category and there could be all sorts of reasons for it. Let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water.

I think they are referring to the more artistic isometric maps in Altdorf, Middenheim Altdorf. I personally love them but to each their own. The Ubersreik map is pretty good, but I think the illustrated ones are gorgeous. Regarding investigations, I think a framework is a good idea. But one...

Well you absolutely should fear a post truth world. That’s how the oppressive regime gets to power in the first place and how they stay in power. What is the point of your dissent if nobody believes its real and nobody believes the suppression of your dissent is real? That’s all a bit of a red...

Sheltered? What do you think happened 20 years ago before social media? There was dissent. Extremely effective dissent. I’d say the dystopia is already fast approaching. The post-truth age. Transparency is one of the few way to fight back.

Another piece of advice I would have after many many years of managing people. Don’t feel the need to reach a conclusion there and then. It is absolutely fine for both sides to take a breather after the initial discussion and reconvene at the following opportunity. Act in haste, repent at...

The old chestnut “don’t tell them why it’s good for you, tell them why it’s good for them.” What are they trying to achieve with the problem behavior? How can you help them channel that in a way that achieves what they are looking for… that may be finding a group that appreciates the style. Or...

i think you are over complicating it. The concerned countries - let’s just say the EU pass a law mandating that all social media accounts of their citizens and all accounts viewable by their citizens must be age verified, with full name and country of origin displayed. The tech bros are obliged...

Happy to see alternatives as long as the achieve the same end results. protect children protect democracy prevent crime

Great. Sounds like we’re on the same page then.

I go with the regular definition. The Australians are going with major platforms. I’m guessing ENWorld hasn’t been affected by their ban. Happy to have a sensible compromise.

Sure but you are talking like that’s an equivalent harm. Leaks of data can happen irrespective of verification.

I’m going to also say, that I think there are a lot of aspirational ideals that we’re talking about here. I get ‘the art of the possible’ matters and that we need to be pragmatic. However it do think this is a space where ideals and long term objectives are helpful. Even if it isn’t possible...

I say, the ability to illegally circumvent a principle doesn’t mean the principle isn’t valid and worthy. Countries could be empowered to push that responsibility back to the tech bros through enforcement. I say again, if they were responsible for solving the problem they would find a way. At...

I guess the point is they made a second attempt. The existence of imperfect legislation doesn’t justify abandoning all legislation. Is it harder for kids to view pornography now in the UK than it was before? Yes. Is it much harder? That depends on the person. There will always be sidesteps...

They are all good reasons for anonymity but I’m sorry that doesn’t trump the safety of the rest of the world. There are other ways of coordinating aside from Facebook, instagram, twitter etc. Encrypted messaging groups for instance. What good is it toppling oppressive regimes in some parts of...

Not necessarily, you can use a scan of a hard copy to verify in a world of smart phones and scanning. I’ve seen several working examples of this. Not least of which verifying Covid test status for flights which a few million people completed in every county and jurisdiction in the world in a...

i guess that’s a problem for America to grapple with. The rest of the world can enforce rules in their own jurisdictions. With respect we probably aren’t looking to you to lead the way in protecting our citizens. There is absolutely no way these (almost entirely) American companies are not...