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by 493579620678 4y ago
I think the possibility that YC is discriminating against women is worthy of discussing. If they are, it would be beneficial for both YC and the world at large if they did something to address it. If they are not, it's still interestin
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by 493579620678 4y ago
Of course there is a huge bias against men in the justice system. That should be obvious to anyone, and is also confirmed by many studies. For example, from the US federal system: > It finds large gender gaps favoring women throughout th
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by 493579620678 4y ago
I wonder to what extent that is due to women being discriminated against after they apply, or women being less likely to apply. If there is a significant difference in the acceptance rate, they should consider concealing characteristics lik
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by 493579620678 4y ago
I'm not objecting to talking about racism. I'm objecting to seeing race as a significant part of what makes a person. It's possible to do one without the other. I don't see how it's useful to note that something did
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by 493579620678 4y ago
I agree, both male privilege and female privilege are real and very serious problems. The existence of one doesn't negate the other. They are often interlinked, such as the male privilege of not getting lower pay and fewer career oppor
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by 493579620678 4y ago
People are subject to criminal penalties (and other kinds of violence) for political reasons, and for refusing to participate in politics. Voting can be seen as a ritual similar to other religious rituals, and not participating is a crime i
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by 493579620678 4y ago
I'm not suggesting Mars should go to war with or colonize Earth after such an event, just that there may be value in our cultures and civilization continuing to exist somewhere. I could imagine how Mars may choose to do that, but I wou
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by 493579620678 4y ago
I agree, and I would extend that to sex and gender as well, and say that we should treat every person equally and according to their character.
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by 493579620678 4y ago
What makes you think talking more about race works any better or should be considered to be "social progress" rather than the opposite? Would that study have better results if done today? I'm not American, but I don't se
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by 493579620678 4y ago
I think it's easy to imagine how something like a meteor or nuclear war could end our civilization without killing all humans on earth. A new civilization would almost certainly arise, and it could be better or worse, but it would prob
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by 493579620678 4y ago
I don't think that's true. What is the alleged treaty called? The Antarctic Treaty binds the contracting states to prohibit individuals from doing various things in Antarctica, the Outer Space Treaty doesn't really do that, a
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by 493579620678 4y ago
I don't think legitimacy is a meaningful concept in this context. I would use the chain with the greatest utility, which is determined by whether I like the rules, whether the rules are consistently and predictably enforced, and whethe
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by 493579620678 4y ago
With Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash (and Ethereum and Ethereum Classic), it's no different from a demerger from the perspective of a company shareholder. You own a greater number of shares because the company has split in two, but they are n
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by 493579620678 4y ago
There may be other solutions or defence mechanisms, but one solution would be to fork again and remove the Ether those validators have staked from your chain as part of your fork. A chain is defined by a set of rules that everyone on the ch
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by 493579620678 4y ago
That's a good thing. Cryptocurrencies are supposed to operate by consent, and that includes the ability to separate when consent for a ruleset can no longer be maintained. One of the main problems with PoW is that those who support the