All of Varuna's Comments + Replies

Varuna210

Your use of the Summers incident seems far more likely to inflame people than help educate. I predict it will increase the number of readers whose takeaway from the article is that you simply want to defend the indefensible, and are best to be ignored. People who already agree with you will enjoy it.

Varuna40

That's a really good idea. I'm going to think about what that might look like.

Varuna260

Every time you see a media article concerning a topic you are knowledgeable about, it seems wise to gauge the accuracy of the article and update your estimate of the value of getting information from similar sources.

jaime2000280

I learned this lesson years ago, back when I was a member of a small Advance Wars forum. Long story short, the admin of that forum was murdered by another by another member who had a sick obsession with the admin's fiance (who was also a member). Respectable news sources took months to get the story straight; all the initial reports were "war game fanatic" this and "online dispute turned murderous" that. Meanwhile, I pieced most of the story together in days by reading the appropriate forum posts. Granted, I probably burned a lot more t... (read more)

Varuna130

Drawing from several online resources, including lukeprog's "How to Beat Procrastination," I helped my high-school-aged daughter understand the workings of her brain a bit better. She has had great success in achieving several short-term goals for herself over the past month.

6Viliam_Bur
Could this be scaled? For example, with help from your daughter, could you make a booklet of the compressed knowledge and distribute it to more teenagers? You found the resources; your daughter could help you choose the ones that impressed her, and otherwise optimize for her age group, and perhaps ask a few of her classmates to participate in testing of the booklet...
Varuna00

There are two sentient biological agents who are not yet ready to fully care for themselves, and I provide the means for them to enjoy food, shelter, education, entertainment, cultural enrichment, personal connections, and other life experiences while they develop. As part of a larger organization, I organize matter into a form that my fellow beings find far more useful than the original formation of said matter.

In sum: 2 beings, great positive impact each. Millions of beings, small positive impact each.

Just that.

0DanArmak
Pretty much everyone who can find work for pay can say the same.