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		chuckadams 85 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alibaba Cloud says it cut Nvidia AI GPU use by 82%... I find "western" is often used to disparage "western thought", as in it can't grasp the deep wisdom of those mysterious orientals that transcends normal logic and reason. Declaring such a split is the underpinning of a whole lot of woo-woo beliefs.

hbarka 85 days ago [–]

Disparage or exalt? It can also be used in an objective sense without conjuring insult.

switchbak 85 days ago | [–]

It can be both. From different people, and it often is.

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