[csail-related] GSB Tonight: Freedoms.

[jamoozy at csail.mit.edu (Andrew "Jamoozy" Correa)]

I've been thinking about freedom a bit.  I can't help but wonder if freedom
is really a good thing [1].  What are the benefits of freedom?  And what is
the difference between freedom and power?  I have my ideas, but chances are
you're subscribed to csail-related, so you probably do too [2].

I've been thinking about prejudice and sexism.  On the one hand, you can't
judge a book by its cover, but on the other hand, people do have some
control over their appearance [3].  If I see a guy walking down the street
in an officer of the law's uniform, I don't think it would be amiss for me
to assume he's a cop [4].

I've been thinking about conservative vs. liberal ideals.  Being liberated
sounds great, but so does conserving your resources.  It's odd that those
are "opposites" in America.  It seems there would be a time and place for
both ideas.  Certainly there are situations where they would need to get
along [5].  Yet here those parties are, disagreeing about everything.  Even
scientific fact [6].

Let's talk about research [7] at this week's:

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       Once you are in 32, just take the G-elevator to the 9th
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[1] It's a Dr. of *philosophy*.
[2] Hi, Richard!
[3] Proof by Michael Jackson.
[4] And if it is, may Thor's mighty hammer help us all.
[5] Conserve your ammo so that you can liberally apply it to your enemies.
[6] See last email ... I can't get over that.
[7] There's no way this is happening.