tripu @tripu@mastodon.technology

”Traits […] most exaggerated among females […]: sensitivity, tender-mindedness, warmth, anxiety, appreciation of beauty, and openness to change. For males, […] emotional stability, assertiveness/dominance, dutifulness, conservatism, and conformity to social hierarchy and traditional structure.” #gender #genderdifferences
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2019/12/sex-differences-in-personality-are-large-and-important.html

http://www.paulgraham.com/kids.html

All public #holidays in #2020 for #Madrid city (Spain), in #RTM (#RememberTheMilk) format:
https://gist.github.com/tripu/e26edd3307849e19d8cedfd62ef7f621

“Our key takeaway is that even under the most extreme scenarios we could think of #meat-eating is still very likely to be a net harm to both you and wider society." #vegetarianism #veganism
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/12/11/acc-is-eating-meat-a-net-harm/

Some #music I've listened to obsessively in #2019:
https://soundcloud.com/tripu-info/sets/2019-playback

Yet another useful list of (better?) alternatives to popular software and internet services, a bit à la alternativeto.net:
#surveillancecapitalism #freesoftware
https://switching.software/

#NoToChrome
https://notochrome.org/

That, btw, did not mean that I'm satisfied with my ecological footprint. I'm not doing enough.
In that toot, I didn't even mention tiny decisions like recycling, using the stairs, not abusing central heating/AC, avoid throwing food away, etc — all things I more or less do, but those go without saying nowadays and shouldn't award kudos to anyone.
There's certainly a lot more I could do; eg not riding a motorbike just for fun, switching off appliances more often, buying in bulk…
#COP25

“I'm waiting for someone to, first, describe a better system than #capitalism, and second, set out a realistic path for getting from here to there. When that happens, it will be worth thinking harder about the ethical flaws in capitalism. Until then, […] there is a huge amount we can all do, within the current economic system, to make the world a much better place.”
— #PeterSinger
https://www.goodreads.com/questions/389696-is-capitalism-unethical

Thinking about #COP25 these days, I wondered “what am I doing to help prevent #climatechange?”. I realised that my “contribution” is: not consuming much.
Of course “not much” is relative; but I usually buy less shit than my peers — people who live where I live, earn more or less the same, and lead similar lives. In particular, I've always been frugal with things like electronic devices, clothing, trendy accessories, expensive entertainment (eg, luxury dining), and the like. Also, I'm a #vegan/#vegetarian.

https://quillette.com/2019/11/15/gates-derangement-syndrome/

“#PeterSinger's book #TheLifeYouCanSave has just been re-released as a 10th anniversary edition, available as a free e-book and audiobook, read by a range of celebrities.” #EffectiveAltruism #philosophy
https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/the-book/

https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/blog-posts/lie-of-diversity/

https://www.animal-ethics.org/your-donation-to-animal-ethics-will-be-matched-dollar-for-dollar/