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by Ray20 1y ago
> Also commercial water rates appear to be about £2.50 / cubic meter. I even became interested in how much energy is needed to desalinate water by boiling it, taking into account recuperation and everything else. > Desalination d
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What do you mean "why"? They do not.
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"suddenly"? Wikipedia has always supported fascist initiatives
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> It's very difficult to oppose a law ostensibly designed to fight CSAM. But once the law passes, it'll be easily expanded to other things like scanning messages to prevent terrorism. Oh, look, you did it in literally two sente
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> How do you even defend against planted digital evidence? With your good name. In the end, it is not important what the politician had or did not have on the disk, but who the public will believe more, the secret services, who claim tha
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I don't think it's blackmailing. Total surveillance by itself is just a great tool (when you have it in your hands). Why give it up?
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Why do you think politicians are idiots? Yes, many of them are really stupid people. But they are not idiots. I think 95 percent of them are perfectly aware of why the laws they pass are really needed. And they pass them EXACTLY FOR THIS, a
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Do you imply that it's not 5x, but 500x of what Google pays? /s
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> They only did this because they couldn't pay him. But they could. But no amount of money will encourage an engineer as much as the need to escape the gulag. Especially if you add some variety to their experience by staying in the
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> Are you going to reduce lottery payouts They will decrease on their own if people think about where to get food, and not about extra money for the lottery. > and maximum stock investments as well? No, there are no restrictions. Any
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Well, on the other hand, it can be seen as something like a eugenic program to cleanse society of those unworthy of the state. After all, there is nothing stopping them from going to work somewhere else where there is no such minimum wage.
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But this is more like a return of slavery, not its abolition. It is like when slavery was abolished, someone would protest against it, arguing that slavery cannot be abolished, since the masters feeds their slaves, takes care of them, treat
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The observable world around us. In a world where Tor is not a honeypot of some three letter agency, there are implementations of projects like Jim Bell's Assassination Politics. In a world where Tor is not a honeypot its use would be b
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The problem is that without capitalism ONLY lying and cheating will get you ahead. Look at ANY country that builds its economy on the restriction of people's economic freedom, on the absence of private property rights - these are the m
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> High trust is prima facie incompatible with capitalism Quite compatible > If you want a high trust society, you don't want capitalism. There is nothing at all in capitalism that would prevent a high level of trust in society. &
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> nor do I recognize that recognition to be widely established at all. > absolutely the first time I've ever heard someone describe the persecution of homosexuals as an authoritarian behavior Google defines "authoritarian&qu
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> How come nobody practices it, then? Under capitalism, the rich are forbidden to rob the poor. Most elites are very unhappy with such ban.
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Amazing mental gymnastics, literally every point is applicable to prosecution for not wearing a seat belt. Only there are even more people who do not wear seat belts than practicing homosexuals, i.e. by your logic, a fine for not wearing a
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In my understanding, authoritarianism is not only defined by the desire to strengthen their own power, but also by the desire to bring the way of life of all other people in line with their own moral values. For example, the persecution of
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>It's a net positive for the wearer and everyone around them This is literally the argument autocrats use for any authoritarian law they pass.
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>affordability rapidly accelerating away as the middle class evaporates solves the problem But that complete bs. Vehicle affordability is not in any danger, average price of a new pickus trucks depends on the amount of money the populati
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>In a sane society "knowing someone with a truck" is all you really need. Yes, yes, we all know. "You'll own nothing and be happy". Fewer and fewer people believe you.
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>based on the evidence and data >Evidence and data show that cake taste better than bread, why are they starving? Let them eat cake I really wonder what kind of world people live in who write such articles and what kind of world peopl
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No, that's not how invasions work. Or rather, the defense against invasions does not work that way, unless you plan to lose in about three days.
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>Unfortunately (for you), some engineers are just better than others. Yes, and most of these engineers are not in the US and are cheaper than engineers in the US. The only reason engineers in the US have jobs is because employers, for on
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So you can just say that the war is defensive - and send those who voted against it to fight anyway? Or how does that work in your head?
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>While the idea is great I'm not convinced that the Soviet Union is the best example to demonstrate the concept. I am sure Soviet Union is THE BEST example to demonstrate the concept. It shows perfectly that you can have anything, a
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>advocated for a military draft where the draft eligible are only drawn up from the list of folks who voted yes on the war. I really like this position from an ethical point of view. But in reality you will be conquered by a neighboring
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>Maybe outright outlawing lobbying would help I doubt it. The cure is way worse than the disease and is a direct path to totalitarianism. The influence of capital will not go to the people, it will go to the government, and the governmen
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No, this cannot be a countermeasure. Such laws are adopted precisely so that society cannot influence politicians and their decisions. That is, if society does not have the ability to do something about it now, then they will be even less a

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