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by Herring 9mo ago
Denmark has one of the most comprehensive media subsidy systems in the world. Google makes a lot of money off monopolizing advertising in Denmark. They are just playing hardball, they don’t think they can be replaced.
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by Herring 9mo ago
Yeah, and that's what China did to Google in 2010. Widely panned at the time, but perhaps prescient.
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by Herring 9mo ago
I'm ok with it. I think this situation is caused by the Baumol effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumol_effect I think it's ok if the highly productive parts of society subsidize the crucial-but-low-produc
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by Herring 9mo ago
The facts are clear: Regulate the companies or lose your democracy. FB's impact on democracy has been clear for a long time. This is just the latest - https://www.brusselstimes.com/1916422/us-tech-giants-allying..
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by Herring 9mo ago
You're missing the point. I speak American so I can translate. He's basically saying journalism is a matter of National Security. It needs to be done correctly to a high level at all costs, much like education. Google (Silicon Val
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by Herring 9mo ago
The causes are deeply structural. It won't be solved any time soon. We're talking about the fundamental organization of modern society. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loneliness_epidemic#Causes_of_...
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by Herring 9mo ago
The empire will find you wherever you go. https://www.brusselstimes.com/1916422/us-tech-giants-allying...
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by Herring 9mo ago
lol good luck. Both of those are way harder than paying union dues. And there's no guarantee the empire won't find you wherever you go. War is an excellent counter to inequality, it works much better than progressive taxation or c
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by Herring 9mo ago
When your fascists get done with you, if there's anything left, you'll deeply wish you had spent that wage difference to get rid of them. Inequality is very corrosive to society. Europe had to learn that lesson the hard way too.
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by Herring 9mo ago
Again see Steve. Something can look like a good position and still rapidly deteriorate. This one wasn’t that rapid either, you had plenty of warning. I remember discussing inequality with friends in 2014, and probably knew about it since Oc
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by Herring 9mo ago
It’s better to look at what didn’t happen: unionization. Americans often remind me of Steve Jobs trying to cure cancer using diets & acupuncture. You know what the solutions are, you just don’t like them.
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by Herring 9mo ago
America likes its celebrities. Think more President Joe Rogan or Tucker Carlson.
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by Herring 9mo ago
The US has been having significant (and increasing) issues with democracy for a while. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_backsliding_in_the_... https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive&#x2F
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by Herring 9mo ago
Man. This post reminded me I wanted a Firefox extension for switching between tabs using Q and E. I got it done in like 15 min and moved on.
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by Herring 9mo ago
China hasn’t dropped bombs on foreign soil in 45 years. I think I’m ok with that situation.
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by Herring 9mo ago
Not sure about that article. In the short term maybe you might get through this round, but the long term really doesn’t look good. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/how-stop-m... I’m
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by Herring 9mo ago
Psychological research (Carney et al 2008) suggests that liberals score higher on "Openness to Experience" (a Big Five personality trait). This trait correlates with a preference for novelty, ambiguity, and critical inquiry. In a
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by Herring 10mo ago
Try comparing life expectancy instead, it's a better metric for how well the population is actually doing. Those two US states have comparatively high inequality and lower life expectancy, suggesting they're burning human capital
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by Herring 10mo ago
Yeah I didn't say it was an easy fix, I just said I thought it was (probably) the best. America has been having diversity/foreign policy issues since day 1 with wiping out the Indians. It's not going to go away tomorrow.
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by Herring 10mo ago
Me and Opus have a lot in common. We both hit our weekly limit on Monday at 10am.
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by Herring 10mo ago
https://data.worldhappiness.report/chart Americans are increasingly unhappy, and they're not willing to do what it takes to be happy. Quite the opposite really. It's not just the internet.
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by Herring 10mo ago
> Not sure why this got downvoted Fragile egos. Narcissists desperately need to feel good about themselves. They're caught in a cycle: feel worthless -> do bad things (feed the ego) -> feel worthless.
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by Herring 10mo ago
Very good overview.
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by Herring 10mo ago
There's absolutely no way it's worse than porn or obesity or - hell - war or climate change or any of the millions of shitty things humans do to each other. In fact some people might learn emotional intelligence.
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by Herring 10mo ago
You’re missing the point. Recourse doesn't matter much if you're bankrupted by health issues because your state blocked Medicaid expansion. If your state fails at education, you can't sue your way into a better life (though t
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by Herring 10mo ago
The US South makes an art form out of institutional racism. Challenging isn't working - issues of poverty, health, education, etc are getting worse, not better. The median wealth of white households is now 10x higher than the median we
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by Herring 10mo ago
I see the pro human extinction club is still alive and kicking.
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by Herring 10mo ago
I like the sentiment, I really do, but enshittification is a civilization-wide problem. It’s not solved by asking corporations to be nicer.
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by Herring 10mo ago
It doesn't matter to conservatives. Look at the US South. They have been poor for generations because they dislike diversity more than they want a strong economy and common prosperity. As far as I can tell the best fix is higher educat
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by Herring 10mo ago
Try reading more books, eg autobiographies or fiction. Understanding other people’s perspectives is a skill like any other.

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