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I guess in that sense I’m actually somewhat more pessimistic. It’s quite alarming that Hitler was really only successful because of a combination of deep economic despair and bumbling politicos. We’re in a better position and a majoritarian election led to this result. That bodes poorly for society.
March 6, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I guess in that sense I’m actually somewhat more pessimistic. It’s quite alarming that Hitler was really only successful because of a combination of deep economic despair and bumbling politicos. We’re in a better position and a majoritarian election led to this result. That bodes poorly for society.
Yep. People can spin that however they’d like. Even this echoes Nazi tactics. Lots of saying the quiet part out loud in a way that also provides plausible deniability. It allows for a constant shifting of the norm but lets supporters see whatever they want. It’s a Rorschach for political beliefs.
March 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Yep. People can spin that however they’d like. Even this echoes Nazi tactics. Lots of saying the quiet part out loud in a way that also provides plausible deniability. It allows for a constant shifting of the norm but lets supporters see whatever they want. It’s a Rorschach for political beliefs.
I never got around to writing many of the remaining topics DoD hownaziswin.com but I can share my notes for “Resistance” and “Denial”. These are pre-election 2024 so the America sections are already outdated.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
How Nazis Win: And How to Stop Them
The tactics used in the 1930s are resurfacing today. Learn how we got here and how we can stop history from repeating.
hownaziswin.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I never got around to writing many of the remaining topics DoD hownaziswin.com but I can share my notes for “Resistance” and “Denial”. These are pre-election 2024 so the America sections are already outdated.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
But we also have to acknowledge that what’s happened so far in the US is going almost exactly as they went when the Nazis took power. Largely: ineffectual, over-polite fetishistically legalistic responses to overwhelmingly illegal behavior. And the very same kind of denialism has taken hold here.
March 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
But we also have to acknowledge that what’s happened so far in the US is going almost exactly as they went when the Nazis took power. Largely: ineffectual, over-polite fetishistically legalistic responses to overwhelmingly illegal behavior. And the very same kind of denialism has taken hold here.
At least as far the Nazis were concerned, nothing they tried really worked. I have even reached out directly to some historians to ask for some hypothetical approaches that may have succeeded. The answer was that largely things were too late for them.
I personally don’t think it’s too late for us.
I personally don’t think it’s too late for us.
March 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
At least as far the Nazis were concerned, nothing they tried really worked. I have even reached out directly to some historians to ask for some hypothetical approaches that may have succeeded. The answer was that largely things were too late for them.
I personally don’t think it’s too late for us.
I personally don’t think it’s too late for us.
For what it’s worth, I think his concern is how to get this message through to those who don’t see it. I spent much of my summer working on just such a comparison. Great uptake with people like us who already know. But it doesn’t reach people outside of that group, or really resonate much with them.
March 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
For what it’s worth, I think his concern is how to get this message through to those who don’t see it. I spent much of my summer working on just such a comparison. Great uptake with people like us who already know. But it doesn’t reach people outside of that group, or really resonate much with them.
Lastly, we really need more than just Wikipedia to collect and distribute the vast database of shared human knowledge. We really need a decentralized database of verifiable claims and how they shift, evolve, and relate. Great for tracking disinfo, but also for its purely scientific value.
March 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Lastly, we really need more than just Wikipedia to collect and distribute the vast database of shared human knowledge. We really need a decentralized database of verifiable claims and how they shift, evolve, and relate. Great for tracking disinfo, but also for its purely scientific value.
One of the other things about these lies is that they are *engaging*—so we can compete by making the truth far more interesting. If truth becomes more memorable and shareable, then truth will outspread and outlast lies. There are many ways we can draw on learnings from behavioral science.
March 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
One of the other things about these lies is that they are *engaging*—so we can compete by making the truth far more interesting. If truth becomes more memorable and shareable, then truth will outspread and outlast lies. There are many ways we can draw on learnings from behavioral science.
Since reality itself is under attack, then part of the solution has to be a way to build trust into information itself, not just play whack-a-mole. Also need to find a way to get people to self-challenge false beliefs.
I have some ideas for how to make that actually happen I’d be happy to discuss.
I have some ideas for how to make that actually happen I’d be happy to discuss.
March 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Since reality itself is under attack, then part of the solution has to be a way to build trust into information itself, not just play whack-a-mole. Also need to find a way to get people to self-challenge false beliefs.
I have some ideas for how to make that actually happen I’d be happy to discuss.
I have some ideas for how to make that actually happen I’d be happy to discuss.
Yeah, the good news at least is that it’s open source so you can absolutely see if there’s something at issue with it. Unfortunately for non-technical folks that’s going to be hard to do if you’re trying to tell it apart from a honeypot. And no easy way to make it abundantly clear it’s not a grift.
March 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Yeah, the good news at least is that it’s open source so you can absolutely see if there’s something at issue with it. Unfortunately for non-technical folks that’s going to be hard to do if you’re trying to tell it apart from a honeypot. And no easy way to make it abundantly clear it’s not a grift.
There’s a reason why open source projects have such a high burn out rate. It’s hard to work a full-time job and then also do things like this for free.
Most of the contributors I could get just couldn’t devote enough time to make up for my time getting them ramped up or doing the project management
Most of the contributors I could get just couldn’t devote enough time to make up for my time getting them ramped up or doing the project management
March 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
There’s a reason why open source projects have such a high burn out rate. It’s hard to work a full-time job and then also do things like this for free.
Most of the contributors I could get just couldn’t devote enough time to make up for my time getting them ramped up or doing the project management
Most of the contributors I could get just couldn’t devote enough time to make up for my time getting them ramped up or doing the project management
From 2016 through 2018 I tried and failed to build a platform to make it easier for software projects like this happen, w/ the thesis they need time, money, and the right set of skills. That’s largely true, but the way I approached it was to focus on volunteerism and donations. It couldn’t scale.
March 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
From 2016 through 2018 I tried and failed to build a platform to make it easier for software projects like this happen, w/ the thesis they need time, money, and the right set of skills. That’s largely true, but the way I approached it was to focus on volunteerism and donations. It couldn’t scale.
It’s also plausible to have most, if not all of it, be completely unhosted and therefore totally immune to any kind of a shut down, though that infrastructure is way harder to build and even harder to do in someone’s spare time. There’s just no real way to work on something like it as a volunteer.
March 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It’s also plausible to have most, if not all of it, be completely unhosted and therefore totally immune to any kind of a shut down, though that infrastructure is way harder to build and even harder to do in someone’s spare time. There’s just no real way to work on something like it as a volunteer.
The administration very clearly wants to goad people into protest so they can continue to ratchet up the response to it. Unpopularity is a feature, not a bug.
To be clear: not a reason to not protest. Protest louder. Protest more. Force the issue and make them continue to overreact.
To be clear: not a reason to not protest. Protest louder. Protest more. Force the issue and make them continue to overreact.
March 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The administration very clearly wants to goad people into protest so they can continue to ratchet up the response to it. Unpopularity is a feature, not a bug.
To be clear: not a reason to not protest. Protest louder. Protest more. Force the issue and make them continue to overreact.
To be clear: not a reason to not protest. Protest louder. Protest more. Force the issue and make them continue to overreact.
He’s closer to getting it. But Jesus, to say “America does not need a ‘resistance’” at the same time as he’s expounding on the urgency is just foolishness. Literally what does he think resistance is? In a world of worst case scenarios unfolding in real-time, organizing “resistance” is bare minimum.
March 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
He’s closer to getting it. But Jesus, to say “America does not need a ‘resistance’” at the same time as he’s expounding on the urgency is just foolishness. Literally what does he think resistance is? In a world of worst case scenarios unfolding in real-time, organizing “resistance” is bare minimum.
Alrighty brother. Enjoy your night. Hope you feel better.
March 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Alrighty brother. Enjoy your night. Hope you feel better.
I don’t really get it. Best I’m piecing together is they’re unhappy I’m raising money to fund my work and that there’s not enough specificity as to where the money is going. Maybe I’m not framing it well. Also hard, I guess, not to be cynical.
March 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I don’t really get it. Best I’m piecing together is they’re unhappy I’m raising money to fund my work and that there’s not enough specificity as to where the money is going. Maybe I’m not framing it well. Also hard, I guess, not to be cynical.
I’m genuinely confused. I list specifically what I’m working on. There are sections that show what is built, what is on the roadmap, and what is in progress. There’s specificity everywhere, including deeply technical implements like MLS and EigenTrust. What else are you wanting that I’m not giving?
March 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I’m genuinely confused. I list specifically what I’m working on. There are sections that show what is built, what is on the roadmap, and what is in progress. There’s specificity everywhere, including deeply technical implements like MLS and EigenTrust. What else are you wanting that I’m not giving?
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March 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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