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       Re: Population and Demographics
       By: rp Date: September 19, 2024, 11:30 pm
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       [quote author=90sRetroFan link=topic=298.msg27899#msg27899
       date=1726728064]
       "Are "non White" machinists really that much of a problem?"
       All they need to be able to do is assist AI-led machinism, which
       they are more than capable of doing. (And eventually AI will no
       longer even need them as it takes over the entire operation.)
       "I know there are some machinists in China, but aren't they just
       doing it to compete with the "Whites"?"
       This is true in the sense that they would not be doing it if
       "whites" had never existed, but untrue in the sense of what the
       machinists themselves think about what they are doing. When they
       are doing machinism, they are not thinking: "If only we didn't
       have to compete with "whites", we could quit today." They are
       thinking: "WE ARE PROGRESSING HUMANITY!!! WE ARE SO COOL!!!" In
       other words, they have fully bought into the worldview of
       progressivism. So even if all "whites" magically vanished
       tomorrow, they would surely continue doing machinism. It would
       probably take at least until the last graduates of Western
       compulsory schooling have died off before we get a new
       generation that does not take progressivism for granted. (But if
       we are unlucky, by then AI will be able to do it all on its own
       already, and so it will still be too late.)
       [/quote]
       We could always burn books, burn down entire institutions, and
       destroy hard drives containing unnecessary knowledge.
       #Post#: 28041--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Population and Demographics
       By: rp Date: September 28, 2024, 11:56 pm
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       [quote author=90sRetroFan link=topic=298.msg27899#msg27899
       date=1726728064]
       "Are "non White" machinists really that much of a problem?"
       All they need to be able to do is assist AI-led machinism, which
       they are more than capable of doing. (And eventually AI will no
       longer even need them as it takes over the entire operation.)
       "I know there are some machinists in China, but aren't they just
       doing it to compete with the "Whites"?"
       [B]This is true in the sense that they would not be doing it if
       "whites" had never existed[/b], but untrue in the sense of what
       the machinists themselves think about what they are doing. When
       they are doing machinism, they are not thinking: "If only we
       didn't have to compete with "whites", we could quit today." They
       are thinking: "WE ARE PROGRESSING HUMANITY!!! WE ARE SO COOL!!!"
       In other words, they have fully bought into the worldview of
       progressivism. So even if all "whites" magically vanished
       tomorrow, they would surely continue doing machinism. It would
       probably take at least until the last graduates of Western
       compulsory schooling have died off before we get a new
       generation that does not take progressivism for granted. (But if
       we are unlucky, by then AI will be able to do it all on its own
       already, and so it will still be too late.)
       [/quote]
       Doesn't the same apply to those "non Westerners" who are
       comfortable living with Western Civilization, in the sense that
       even though they would not be enjoying the comforts if
       Westerners had not invented them, but would see no problem with
       Western Civilization surviving provided they are able to enjoy
       their comforts?
       #Post#: 28043--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Population and Demographics
       By: 90sRetroFan Date: September 29, 2024, 12:43 am
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       Yes, there are plenty like that. We can further subdivide these
       into two categories: those who believe non-Western civilizations
       would have modernized eventually even absent contact with
       Western civilization, and those who understand modernity as
       uniquely Western. The latter are more likely to be pro-Western
       than the former.
       #Post#: 28045--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Population and Demographics
       By: rp Date: September 29, 2024, 5:36 am
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       Their ancestors worked, created a surplus and world class
       institutions and now their descendents get enjoy.
       Our ancestors were in Malthusian trap and petty so we have to
       grindmaxx.
       Our responsibility is to ensure the future generations don't go
       through this.
       [/Quote]
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       The Malthusian trap or Malthusian check refers to the theory
       that as the human population grows there is increasing pressure
       on earth’s resources, which in turn acts as a check on the
       further rise in population. [/B]
       [/Quote]
       What is wrong with this? In fact, it is Westerners, who felt the
       need to industrialize in order to maintain their population
       growth, who are the problem. We could say that those who fear
       Malthusian trap are [b]Yahwhists , and Westerners in particular
       who invent new machines to avoid falling into this trap to be
       Progressive Yahwists.
       I agree that we should ensure future generations don't go
       through this, but the way to do this is not to become Westerners
       ourselves (which is what the tweeter wants), but to ensure that
       Westerners (who are now planning to colonize space in order to
       avoid the "trap") cease to exist once and for all.
       #Post#: 28049--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Population and Demographics
       By: 90sRetroFan Date: September 29, 2024, 5:31 pm
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       I agree with your main point, but please do not try to redefine:
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       which refers to the goal of perpetual complexification, not the
       goal of mere perpetual population expansion (which falls under
       elementary Yahwism). I agree there is practical convergence, as
       the latter will also become more complex during pursuit of
       population expansion, but in this case complexity is not the
       goal but merely a side-effect. A true progressive Yahwist seeks
       complexification as a value in itself.
       On the other hand, I want to emphasize that the Malthusian trap
       is a bad thing from our perspective also, however not for the
       reason that it limits population from perpetual expansion, but
       for the reason that it involves population exceeding carrying
       capacity and then crashing in an uncontrolled manner, with
       consequently a high probability of the survivors being the
       racially inferior (hence more motivated to reproduce even while
       experiencing a Malthusian trap).
       I could even argue that Malthusian traps were part of the
       selective pressure leading to the emergence of those who were
       racially inferior enough to eventually became Westerners. This
       is why the hydraulic empires:
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       where statist population management was possible, did not
       produce Western civilization.
       [quote]created a surplus and world class institutions[/quote]
       Also known as colonialism. (Also known as Yahweh rewarding
       Yahwists.)
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       Re: Population and Demographics
       By: rp Date: September 29, 2024, 7:19 pm
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       Thank you for correcting me.
       "Also known as colonialism. (Also known as Yahweh rewarding
       Yahwists.)"
       
       At least some replies are calling him out:
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       Their ancestors plundered looted enslaved other races under the
       barrel of a gun, took over other sovereign lands under the name
       of their king / god. Don't think they worked hard alone maybe
       your  peasant ancestors were working under them for generations.
       [/Quote]
       Of course, I disagree with the negative use of "peasant". "Serf"
       would be a better term, but is not applicable in this context.
       #Post#: 28054--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Population and Demographics
       By: 90sRetroFan Date: September 29, 2024, 7:28 pm
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       I think "peasant" was used appropriately here, as they are being
       portrayed as innocent victims of the evil colonialists.
       #Post#: 28058--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Population and Demographics
       By: rp Date: September 29, 2024, 10:30 pm
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       Fair enough, as he wasn't using it as an insult:
       More Woke replies
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       "Their ancestors worked, created a surplus and world class
       institutions and now their descendents get enjoy." 💩
       motherfvcking fvey satvrnic cvm gvzzling serf 🤡
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       #Post#: 28059--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Population and Demographics
       By: 90sRetroFan Date: September 29, 2024, 11:13 pm
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       The first and third pictures would have sufficed for a woke
       reply. The second and fourth pictures made me suspicious. I
       checked and confirmed that this tweeter is in fact not woke, but
       a Duginist:
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       #Post#: 28060--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Population and Demographics
       By: rp Date: September 29, 2024, 11:29 pm
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       [quote author=90sRetroFan link=topic=298.msg28043#msg28043
       date=1727588594]
       Yes, there are plenty like that. We can further subdivide these
       into two categories: those who believe non-Western civilizations
       would have modernized eventually even absent contact with
       Western civilization, and those who understand modernity as
       uniquely Western. The latter are more likely to be pro-Western
       than the former.
       [/quote]
       So the former claim to be anti Western but actually like Western
       Civilization (False Leftists) while the latter are explicitly
       pro Western (rightist).
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