ErikVandeWater

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by ErikVandeWater 4y ago
> Neonazis on social media is an ACTUAL PROBLEM No, it's just easy ratings when the media can find examples of Neo-Nazis.
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Pretty sure plenty of people have seen missiles on the evening news at some point in their lives.
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Cars aren't the solution to the future of transportation. Walkable cities and quality public transit between them is.
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To be fair, the laypeople are also likely bombarded with advertising about the ballot measure. The advertising will simplify what's stated, and get at some potential consequences of voting yes vs. voting no. There could actually be a
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If the government were competent, it wouldn't require proof beyond a reasonable doubt to recoup substantial compensation for faulty parts.
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It might not be perfectly effective, but I don't see any substantive drawbacks vs the current system.
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The news media are decidedly less pro-free speech than before. They could afford to promote free speech back when they had a monopoly on people's attention when it came to news. Now that Google can direct you to any number of indepen
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by ErikVandeWater 4y ago
> The free exchange of information is more appealing and less threatening when you have more information processing capability to begin with. I struggle to get this. "Dumb" people feel threatened when others can freely express
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MBTI isn't scientific, but that doesn't mean it isn't useful. If someone says a particular type fits them well, that helps you understand them quickly. And if they say the type they get doesn't describe them, then you d
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> We live in a democracy. The underlying problem of government is voters. Pretty sure dictatorships have the same problem with improper zoning.
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> No one has ever claimed that climate change would not benefit some areas. False. Some people are saying the world will end and humanity will be wiped away.
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I could list 1000 places that are experiencing more moderate conditions than usual right now. My point is, anecdotal evidence is not meaningful for something as multifaceted as world climate.
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I'd love to see nature write an article about why a certain part of the world has had such unusually moderate temperature and precipitation of late. Also, if you want to search the whole globe for something extreme happening, you&#x27
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Is he saying that, or is he simply expressing a disdain for what he sees as anti-regulation crypto investors? He's overgeneralizing to suggest all crypto investors hate regulation, which no one believes is true. It's not even cl
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What value does this comment add to the discussion?
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Required parking is a terrible idea. By requiring parking to accompany new development, the government reduces demand for public transportation. Then, since no one uses public transportation, nobody wants to fund it. Then you're cau
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UBI is a much less bad idea, since people will be incentivized to select the best providers and to not waste limited resources.
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Productive is relative. Certainly the most water-needy crops can be grown in countries (or states) with more abundant rainfall than that of California. The water used for those crops grown in California has a better purpose down the line.
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It identifies passengers that are not price sensitive. Price sensitive customers are subsidized in all airlines by overcharging customers that are not price sensitive (e.g. business class).
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Yes, also, all airlines have ads visible to you. The name on of the airline is a big billboard on every plane. It's not actually necessary. I'm honestly surprised airlines don't put more ads on their planes, but perhaps th
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by ErikVandeWater 4y ago
My entire point is that it is not the majority. > Zoning isn’t special. twblalock is acting like zoning is special though.
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It doesn't take a majority to enforce NIMBYism. Just a small, very politically active group.
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Most people don't influence zoning policy or understand it at all.
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I've had less of a problem recently with call center accents, and actually a surprising problem with call center employees who stutter. I don't hold stuttering against them, but it has literally taken twice to three times as long
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Reminds me of: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/16/areva-...
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I think they meant weird.
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So he wasn't able to get a bill through congress, but is now using an executive order to cancel student loan debt. I wonder what legal reasoning is used to give him that power. It should also be interesting if the debt is forgiven, b
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The land value tax is a good idea, assuming there is a tax on the pollution created when building the property. Unfortunately, there usually isn't one. A property tax is kind of a substitute for that tax. There should be that tax bec
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Friendly reminder that income taxes are still an awful idea. They disincentivize making income, and income is a wonderful thing. They also make it easy for the top .1% to avoid paying taxes better than the top 10%. Progressive taxes can s
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Some people are certainly not contributing much brainpower. If only the smartest people were having kids I could see this being true.

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