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Release engineer on hiatus, formerly at Google. One of these days, soon I hope, I'll be un-burned-out enough to start a job search, or at least contributing to society again.

Reader of science & science fiction.
Fan of astronomy, astrophysics, and astronautical engineering.

Opinions are my own and any resemblance to or divergence from my ex-employer's is not an intent to represent.

Nivenly member, #NoBridge

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@nprofile1q... the "good guys" in LOTR are the "Men of the West". I figure that's what these egotistical white men are focusing on

If you do even a mild dive into the surrounding lore, you quickly learn that the hubris of the "Men of the West" are the cause of the vast majority of that world's problems. I suppose Thiel & company found a different interpretation, although Tolkein himself was extraordinarily clear about it

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Anil Dash · 8w
The biggest reason I don’t use Mastodon nearly as often as I’d like to is because, unlike other platforms, too many of the people who act like asses here are people who *follow me*. It’s really ...
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@nprofile1q... that's really too bad

thanks for pointing it out with such clarity, I kinda feel if anyone can figure out ... or lead people into figuring out ... how to fix it, will be you

I wonder though, if the scolds, that's the only way that know as "engagement"
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Anil Dash · 8w
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Alex Rosenberg · 10w
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Taggart :ifin: · 11w
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