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WizardSleeves11824 karma

Such a defeating pace of deflation.

WizardSleeves1183 karma

If you miraculously regained your taste what would be the first thing you would want to eat?

WizardSleeves1182 karma

Do you ever think what television will be in 50 years? What kind of effect do you see the internet and online video having far down the road? Are the implications good or bad for shows and artists who aren't maybe super mainstream?

WizardSleeves1181 karma

Hey my friend! Don't know if you're still doing this ama as it's 5 hours old, but I was curious about something.

What is it like being in the reality of Ukraine and then listening to the hyper-political dialogue around Ukraine when you come out? For instance I work with a Ukrainian expat and one day I asked her what she thought about the situation there. I was surprised by what she said because I had my head so deep in the political commentary around it and was expecting some simplistic pro-Russia or anti-Russia sentiment. You know what she said? "It's horrible. So many of my people are dying." No politics. No mention of Putin or anyone at all. Just the reality of bloodshed.

What do you think about this? What does this say about our culture politicizing tragedies? What is it like going back and forth for you?

Thanks so much!

WizardSleeves1180 karma

In the modern political context, and maybe drawing on your knowledge of some historical examples, how exactly can a government or society counter negative social engineering and radical ideas in a free and open society without trampling over first amendment rights?

A lot of people recently will accuse people who have conservative views of being Russian trolls. I guess my question is, in the hypothetical case that say a huge surge in conservative views was an act of some sort of foreign influence, how could a government or power counter it ethically? How can you counter division and radical ideas from the governmental level (as is often discussed with recent events) without trampling over free speech?