Howtobefreaky
Howtobefreaky t1_j7s3cwo wrote
Reply to comment by City_dave in I asked Microsoft's 'new Bing' to write me a cover letter for a job. It refused, saying this would be 'unethical' and 'unfair to other applicants.' by TopHatSasquatch
Let me put it to you this way: you know all those "conservatives" who believe Trump is also a conservative? Yeah. Thats analogous to what libertarianism has become. Are there true conservatives and/or libertarians? Definitely. Is the mainstream and prevalent "ideology" of those groups, in effect, actually grounded in and reflecting back the 19th century (or prior) philosophy that made for their political foundation? No.
Howtobefreaky t1_j7s1pt7 wrote
Reply to comment by City_dave in I asked Microsoft's 'new Bing' to write me a cover letter for a job. It refused, saying this would be 'unethical' and 'unfair to other applicants.' by TopHatSasquatch
Not really, thats just the reality of mainstream modern libertarianism. If all libertarians really did adhere to Mill's philosophy, they wouldn't be nearly the laughing stock of political ideologies that they are today.
Howtobefreaky t1_j7rsfmp wrote
Reply to comment by City_dave in I asked Microsoft's 'new Bing' to write me a cover letter for a job. It refused, saying this would be 'unethical' and 'unfair to other applicants.' by TopHatSasquatch
Modern libertarians =/= John Stuart Mill
Also horseshoe theory
Howtobefreaky t1_j7rhvlh wrote
Reply to comment by Temporyacc in I asked Microsoft's 'new Bing' to write me a cover letter for a job. It refused, saying this would be 'unethical' and 'unfair to other applicants.' by TopHatSasquatch
This is some libertarianism-ass stuff here. It doesn't work in practice. People are not rational or inherently moral creatures. A person who decides that they have no limit and it affects others in a negative way is inherently violating another's liberty. This doesn't pass the smell test.
Howtobefreaky t1_j2c2x9s wrote
Reply to comment by FormerIceCreamEater in Was Bruce Willis in Die Hard the ushering in of the modern everyman action star? by SquatOnAPitbull
I mean tbh yeah but at least in that movie he was off duty so it still has the same feel of a guy trapped in and adapting to circumstances beyond his control
Howtobefreaky t1_j2biv8q wrote
Reply to Was Bruce Willis in Die Hard the ushering in of the modern everyman action star? by SquatOnAPitbull
Maybe not the first but Death Wish certainly predates it.
My criteria for this question: characters that aren't cops, characters that aren't in a Hitchock movie (North by Northwest isn't a typical or even prototypical action movie), no cowboys (since these are by definition not modern day "every man")
The funny thing about Death Wish is that Willis ended up starring in the remake that I heard was very bad.
Howtobefreaky t1_j7t5pa7 wrote
Reply to comment by Agarikas in I asked Microsoft's 'new Bing' to write me a cover letter for a job. It refused, saying this would be 'unethical' and 'unfair to other applicants.' by TopHatSasquatch
There is a difference, but the former shapes the latter over time, and its happening, as much as you want to stick to your definitions and political philosophy.