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The American military would not exist without the economic freedoms we have.
by matchbok3 4mo ago
The American military would not exist without the economic freedoms we have.
- acdha 4mo agoDude, we get it, you’re a super fan but these are some intellectually lazy comments. Our military is powerful, yes, but if you want to make some exceptional claims you need to show your homework demonstrating that kind of claimed huge leap over other economies (China, Russia, Germany, etc.). Be sure to explain how Iran is doing so well for so much less.
- matchbok3 4mo agoUm, where did I mention China or Russia? Intellectually lazy? What are you even talking about? Stay on topic, you are embarrassing yourself.
- dosisking 4mo agoWe don't have any of these so-called 'econonic freedoms'. Anybody can be de-banked at any time.
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 4mo agoThese "economic freedoms", specifically the actions of so-called "tech" companies with respect to the internet, are the cause of "age verfification" legislation The original internet had rules against using it for commercial activity It lacked "economic freedoms" FWIW I still found it worth using at the time, despite no so-called "tech" companies It also lacked websites of unmanageable size with hundreds of millions of pages of user-generated content used as bait to lure in ad targets for data collection and surveillance, so-called "platforms" or "social media" It lacked "age verification" to access those websites because those websites did not exist There will be at least one HN reply arguing that the original internet sucked, or some other brainless dismissal As if the internet we have now does not suck. Clearly, it does suck for some people It is not a lack of "economic freedoms" on the internet that has led to "age verification". It's quite the opposite