EpicQuest_246

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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
No it isn't good enough. I don't appreciate people trying to gaslight me by telling me that I have imagined everything. I said further up in this thread that I am quite fed up of people like yourself pretending the stuff we are ta
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
> Then that's an irreconcilable difference between us. I happen to think that factual details matter and are very important. Moral narratives, not so much. 1) The point I was making is that there shouldn't be any prosecutions o
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
> Your response is chock full of weird distortions like this -- way too many to unpack and patiently analyze. No it isn't. If you can't explain what the issue is with my logic then what you are saying is utterly unconvincing. I
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
The point is that Russia is supposed to be a "totalitarian state". The UK is supposed to be a modern Western democracy with "freedom of expression" (which isn't freedom of speech). The whole point is that there real
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
Thanks. People downplay what is happening in the UK. Every-time this conversation comes up we have people downplaying what is happening. It is so tiresome.
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
The UK government is changing it tune on this and are pivoting slowly. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7qenxy8r2 I have to check older news articles but I suspect these are the ones that were presented as mode
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
> As I understand things, MPs who are on Twitter regularly get anonymous threats of rape, murder etc https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63330885 - credible threats, I am sure threats of violence are already illegal. If t
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
I am sorry but you were pretending through the whole conversation as if they were treated differently by HMRC when they aren't.
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
I appreciate you wasn’t but a lot of the discussion about these issues follows the same pattern of people pretending there isn’t an issue, then pretending that it isn’t as bad and then arguing over the minutia. This convo thread the same ro
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
When I said “alarming number of” I was specifically referring to journalists being harassed by the UK state. I am aware of at least 3 or 4 this year. Non-speech related offences I don’t care about in relation to this topic. I believe the 30
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
Yes. I remember seeing the statistic a number of years ago. I cannot find the source easily. The last time I checked was ~2018. I never claimed "daily raids on journalists". I did say "regularly", which is incorrect, I s
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
I never said "daily raids" on journalists. This is the second time you have put words into my mouth and pretended I said something I did not.
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
The person that I replied to tried to pretend that Kemi Badenoch had seriously disputed the existence of a sandwiches. I am not sure we deserve better politicians and journalists. I am of the opinion that the vast majority of journalists ar
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
> The problem is you’re simultaneously arguing two points and relying on whichever point gives you the most leverage at each juncture. No I am not. > If .gov == bad guy then you’re screwed whether or not you leave a digital trail on s
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
They could have paid with a cash, crypto, store credit. You are trying to salami slice the point being made.
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
What other hoops to satisfy you do you want me to jump through?
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
Yes it was that. Thank you. I couldn't remember the name as it was an unusual name.
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
I am not. There is no official government distinction between contracting/freelancing/consultant, see here: https://www.gov.uk/contract-types-and-employer-responsibilit...
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
I don't want to use Apple anything, or Google anything anymore. I want to be able to make an account with my email and not give my ID to any third party. I've spent the last 8 years removing my dependence on big-tech (I self host,
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
> Contracting made a bit more difficult, freelancing totally unaffected. That isn't true. It has made contracting a lot more difficult. I am in a number of freelancer groups and it has affected them. I have heard the same from recr
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
I clearly didn't mean that (and I think you know that btw). I said "found out about it via social media". I then did my own research to find the original post by the person that had their home raided. I have been duped before
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
I had an issue with alcohol for many years. That doesn't mean that drinking is inherently bad. There are plenty of people that can enjoy a few drinks responsibly. I am not one of those people. Therefore I abstain from alcohol as a resu
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
My comment around IR-35 is that it has caused a lot of confusion and thus made contracting a lot more difficult as a result. A lot of freelancers and contractors have been affected by this.
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
If I choose to buy alcohol or cigarettes and I look over 25 in the UK I do not have to show any ID. If I do need to show ID, it doesn't get tracked by the government. It is only seen by the whoever is serving me at the checkout. I don&
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
I found out about it via social media which is essentially modern "word of mouth".
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
> I wouldn't want every user to validate their age with government ID. Well that is what will be required or a credit card. > But we can say schools should ban kids from using phones. We can say that large social media platforms
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
> “I’m not a sandwich person, I don’t think sandwiches are a real food, it’s what you have for breakfast.” The Tory leader went on to confirm that she “will not touch bread if it’s moist. The headline is clickbait. She didn't say th
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
As I said I haven't frequented the forum for years, so maybe things have changed but I highly doubt this is a knee jerk reaction.
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
I used to frequent the forum about 15 or so years ago. This guy is very level headed and has been around the block a lot. Therefore I don't believe this is purely performative.
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by EpicQuest_246 2y ago
I left and came back because I was homesick. I deeply regret it. Thinking of moving away again but I miss my family enough as it is living in another part of the country. I was hoping for some positive change (even though unlikely), but tha

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