Comments by "Peter deWolf" (@StoneShards) on "Styxhexenhammer666"
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This bit me. I tried troubleshooting it with the usual measures to little effect. I have a Killer E2500 net controller, which I had been using for the last year, and an intel port as well. When I ran the Killer utility, it showed the expected stuff--for about 2 seconds! Then it would say no device found, for about 2 seconds, then show me the expected stuff for...well, you get the idea. Thinking there was something wrong with the port, I plugged into the intel port, and had not the slightest problem! In fact, a speed test showed an increase in upload speed of about 50%. I don't KNOW that youtube fixed its stuff at precisely the time I changed ports, but I DOUBT it. I'm still working on a conspiracy theory for this one...maybe something having to do with the E2500 chip...
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For all of history before the internet, expression has been throttled/channeled/suppressed by social norms (good girls don't show their knees), community organizations (Kawanis, churches, YMCA), and law enforcement interpreting the law according to their perceptions of community standards (it wouldn't do to take the mayor's son to jail for...). The internet has forced openness on its users, and most people find it uncomfortable. Information they would have been protected from in the past is in their faces now. So, ouch! Now I'm responsible for protecting myself from the disturbing effects of harsh notions that I encounter. That's good, and progress in the right direction, even though a few people will have an impossibly difficult time "protecting" themselves, and so express their frustrations in a more or less disruptive way. This is problematic.
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The philosophy of individualism is anti-social. The cohesiveness of society is threatened by individualism, especially its expression as individually mediated behavior. This is not hard to understand, given that society is an expression of collectivism, and collectivism stands diametrically opposed to individualism. But when an individual is threatened there are certain measures the individual may employ in self-defense that amplify the individual's capacity for defense, though always short of the collective's capacity for defense/offense--far, far short! The powers of "the mob" are irresistible; it's pervasiveness is sinister, it's soldiers everywhere, like flesh shells for Agent Smiths to jump into. "I am individual" is the only response I can live with, even though I do feel the "pull" of the collective. We learned at an early age that compliance with social norms brought acceptance; later, we realized there are additional benefits that flow from membership in "society". However, the price, we discover too late, is a certain vitality that comes from self-possession, the lack of which induces a decided restlessness prone to all manner of misinterpretation. One of the more insidious effects of this restlessness is poor concentration/focus/attention...like you always have to be doing something ELSE. The individuality lies buried beneath inattention. In some quarters, that's a positive benefit.
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