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Because words and the way we use them change the world. HN is probably mainly a place of realism, but social constructs are playing an increasingly effective pa

Because words and the way we use them change the world. HN is probably mainly a place of realism, but social constructs are playing an increasingly effective part in the world of politics. On top of that it's another level of bullshit that distracts you from all the other terrible things the US government is currently doing. "They are censoring words???" - mean while the worst tax reform in US history is being passed to increase inequality to revolutionary levels.

marcoperaza 9y ago
>mean while the worst tax reform in US history is being passed to increase inequality to revolutionary levels. You may be putting too much credence in the hysterical propaganda that sometimes passes as “news”.
- eksemplar 9y ago
  Being Scandinavian I think I can safely say that I haven't put too much credence into what Americans pass for news. :) I have studied history and economics though, and typically you wouldn't want inequality to grow too far unless you want a violent redistribution of wealth. Considering America was already collectively crazy enough to elect Trump, I'd hate to see what happens when things get even worse.
  - sstone1 9y ago
    I totally agree with your assessment and it will get much worse if we do not impeach
forapurpose 9y ago
> HN is probably mainly a place of realism Not far above that comment is the following: Pretty much everyone who is not part of the elite ruling class is influenced by the Dunning–Kruger effect. We all think we have it figured out, and that there's no way they could pull the wool over my eyes like they do to those rubes, and don't realize that we are those rubes. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15937896 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15937896
cmurf 9y ago
Tax policy is generally bad over the past 40 years of very low top tax bracket rates which need to be much higher. U.S. diverging income inequality trajectory https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBGK4hW.img?h=645&w=896&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBGK... Western Europe diverging income inequality trajectory https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBGK9ch.img?h=610&w=896&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBGK... Full article. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/this-is-what-happened-to-the-american-dream-it%E2%80%99s-not-pretty/ar-BBGK7uI?li=BBnbfcN https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/this-is-what-happene...

marcoperaza 9y ago

>mean while the worst tax reform in US history is being passed to increase inequality to revolutionary levels. You may be putting too much credence in the hysterical propaganda that sometimes passes as “news”.

eksemplar 9y ago
Being Scandinavian I think I can safely say that I haven't put too much credence into what Americans pass for news. :) I have studied history and economics though, and typically you wouldn't want inequality to grow too far unless you want a violent redistribution of wealth. Considering America was already collectively crazy enough to elect Trump, I'd hate to see what happens when things get even worse.
- sstone1 9y ago
  I totally agree with your assessment and it will get much worse if we do not impeach

forapurpose 9y ago

> HN is probably mainly a place of realism Not far above that comment is the following: Pretty much everyone who is not part of the elite ruling class is influenced by the Dunning–Kruger effect. We all think we have it figured out, and that there's no way they could pull the wool over my eyes like they do to those rubes, and don't realize that we are those rubes. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15937896 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15937896

cmurf 9y ago

Tax policy is generally bad over the past 40 years of very low top tax bracket rates which need to be much higher. U.S. diverging income inequality trajectory https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBGK4hW.img?h=645&w=896&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBGK... Western Europe diverging income inequality trajectory https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBGK9ch.img?h=610&w=896&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBGK... Full article. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/this-is-what-happened-to-the-american-dream-it%E2%80%99s-not-pretty/ar-BBGK7uI?li=BBnbfcN https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/this-is-what-happene...