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by RIMR 6y ago
If anything, the first amendment explicitly protects a private organization's right to curate their own platforms the way they see fit. Twitter could declare support of Donald Trump a bannable offense today, and those people can prompt
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by RIMR 6y ago
I think the fundamental issue with what you're saying here is that it assumes that privately owned social networks are places where free speech matters. These are curated spaces, and they are not run democratically, they are run capita
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by RIMR 6y ago
I love unsubstantiated claims posted anonymously to cryptocurrency groups on social media.
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by RIMR 6y ago
This assumes that facebook creates the problems that exist on their platform. All of Facebook's problems exist independent of Facebook. Facebook's existence guarantees that those problems will become a part of them. I'm not
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by RIMR 6y ago
100 side projects isn't "100 ideas worthy of implementation". 100 side projects is the chance at one idea worthy of implementation. If you have even one good idea, all of your bad ideas weren't only worth it, but amount
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by RIMR 6y ago
This sounds like great advice if you want to be a follower and never accomplish anything innovative personally but just contribute as an employee until you retire. Which is fine if that's what you're looking for, but not so great
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by RIMR 6y ago
Consumers also want cocaine, but that doesn't mean you get to sell it to them with impunity.
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by RIMR 6y ago
Why not? Is Twitter even really a "tech company"? What tech do they even produce? They seem to me to be an advertising company that uses computers and the Internet to serve ads. They just happen to have a social platform they
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by RIMR 6y ago
I think using the word "disputed" is a big mistake. It implies that a lie has some validity and that there's actual public disagreement. There's nothing wrong with taking a side between truth and lies. Even their examp
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by RIMR 6y ago
The DOJ just today announced that they are drafting new regulations on Cryptocurrency markets. Coinbase is intrinsically political. They're a financial institution. Their product is subject to both laws and public scrutiny.
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by RIMR 6y ago
This does seem to be the standard Libertarian worldview, but no matter how much you intend to ignore the world around you, it exists and you're a part of it, and you answer to your neighbors.
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by RIMR 6y ago
But that's not what is being addressed. Not getting involved in "every hot-button political issue" is clearly advisable, but Coinbase is preemptively deciding that all political conversation is off the table while they run a
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by RIMR 6y ago
I'll admit, this specific device has some safety concerns, but there are plenty of safe chastity devices out there that couples use regularly spice up their sex life. Your comments here reflect some substantial sexual repression on you
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by RIMR 6y ago
I actually make the argument that you should pay me more if I work from home. If you aren't going to be paying for a workspace, a lab environment, electricity, etc. for me to do my job, I'll be the one paying for those things, so
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by RIMR 6y ago
I actually kind of hope it passes just because it will stimulate the development of decentralized encrypted communication services VERY fast. What good is this law if it only motivates people to make their communications even more secure?
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by RIMR 6y ago
I know it's already been said, but honestly: 1. Nobody wants to give you an e-mail address just to see this. 2. If it's such a "simple website", why does it appear that you are trying to make it premium-only for access?
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by RIMR 6y ago
If I steal $1 million, and then I lose $3 million, I still stole $1 million.
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by RIMR 6y ago
There's still plenty of room for nuance. As an example: I strongly oppose oil pipelines, but a couple of years ago I had to assist with emergency network maintenance on a very large, very controversial pipeline that I do not like at a
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by RIMR 6y ago
Because running a business is a way we participate in society, and society is run by politics, so being "apolitical" as a company feels like a willful ignoring of the social consequences of your business practices. You cannot sepa
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by RIMR 6y ago
I am not aware of any evidence that Google is deliberately trying to influence the election.
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by RIMR 6y ago
This is reinforcing my theory that the ideal mobility solution is a limited-feature cell phone primarily used for messaging and calls, and a full-featured tablet that you have to keep in a bag, plus a bunch of accessories that tie everythin
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by RIMR 6y ago
The trend of taking proprietary, close-source software and slapping an "Open-" name on it is bad form, but otherwise this looks like a good solution.
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by RIMR 6y ago
You can send encrypted data over the Internet with substantially more ease, so I think it's safe to call these laws antiquated.
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by RIMR 6y ago
As long as radio waves can travel through the air, amateur radio will not die. Why would it?
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by RIMR 6y ago
But maybe if education was actually about pursuit of knowledge rather than simply networking to maximize your capitalist potential, we would end up with a more educated populace. Subsidizing college education ultimately opens up a spot in h
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by RIMR 6y ago
In what situation aren't investors borrowing from the future? That's basically the entire state of our economy right now: that the wealthy older generation invested heavily in the future, and then squandered that investment and s
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by RIMR 6y ago
Sure, Uber drivers aren't forced to work at Uber specifically, but everyone is obligated to work in a capitalist society if they want to survive, so it is important that employers in general are bound by laws that protect workers. In t
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by RIMR 6y ago
He also seems to be assuming that business owners earn 100% of their wealth at the beginning of their careers and that the government will be chiseling away at their lump sum earnings for their entire working life... I think it's safe
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by RIMR 6y ago
Geez, the article reads like an amazing success story for wealth taxes. Each year only an insignificant portion of your wealth is taken, but over the course of your career a substantial portion of your acquired wealth goes back to the comm
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by RIMR 6y ago
I have found that using a separate Macbook for my work stuff and then shutting it down and putting it in a bag when I'm done with work helps a lot. I live in tiny apartment and my spouse in WFH too. I have no dedicated work space. Bu

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