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First of all, his 'authority' (expertise) was specifically being called into question.

Second, appealing to authority isn't fallacious when the authority is genuine and relevant.

It is not fallacious to reason that a math champion is likely better than the average person at math, or that a psychologist is likely better than the average person at understanding the psyche.

And it is not fallacious to argue that a former minister of trade 'knows what they are talking about' when they are talking about tariffs.

It doesn't automatically prove them right, either. But again, that does not make the argument itself fallacious.

I've been thinking our 'oiliness' might be one of our most striking characteristics. If I wipe a finger over any smooth surface, I leave residue. Our exteriors are incredibly greasy compared to most technology.

I had amdgpu complete freezes for the longest time. Logs said it was 'lost from bus'. Turned out it only happened while running Libre Office. Never found a fix/workaround, so I basically don't do work in Linux on my amd machine.

So basically, it's like, consciousness just declares ... any time ... now, so that's why it's like, always now you know?

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Stupid, sexy demons

Note that my (implied) emphasis is on experience. If the experience is what is important, convenience isn't actually what creates desire paths. Instead it's the experience of making a personal choice to increase efficiency, of joining a club of renegades who brave the path less traveled, etc.... So maybe allowing for that experience in the managed environment is another way of limiting desire paths.

I wonder if the experience of 'shortcut' is part of the motivation, so that as soon as you've established a path, what constitutes 'shortcut' also changes. I'd be interested to know if curved paths were more desire path-resistant, because they appeal to an intuition about adjusting (and therefore optimizing) course.

If you ever talk to someone confused by this, maybe ask them to lightly push the front magnet in the direction it's trying to go.

The inner monologue is thinking by 'hearing' your own voice 'speaking' in your mind. It's the mental equivalent of literally talking to yourself.

Do people have a non metaphorical inner monologue where they physically hear thoughts?

Yes, in the sense that they hear themselves 'voicing' out their own thoughts. If you have the ability to form images in your mind, it's like that, but with sound.