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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
> End common core Absolutely necessary. This is one of the most important one on the list. If Trump does even half of these items, America will be on track to greatness again. It will be awesome. I suspect he may achieve 90% of these.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
I couldn't have said it better myself. Sovereignty is the only barrier between you and a global government that turns tyrannical. If you can't run away from a bad government when you need to, you'll be in deep doo-doo. For me
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>You shouldn't downvote just because it doesn't fit your narrative. Get used to it. Folks on HN often downvote anything that's counter-liberal. I post my Austrian views a lot and I get downvoted a lot. Voted you up BTW.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>Some people are in fact better than others. Is this not true? Humans aren't equal. Some people are tall and others short, some are smart and others aren't, some are talented in certain ways and others in different ways. We can
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
This is really good. I might actually find myself using FF more now. Chrome supports multiple profiles but it's quite tedious make the switch(you'd need to create multiple accounts). The best solution that I'd been using was
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
People die on roads everyday. Should we stop using vehicles?
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Simple question. No need for profanity. Just seeking further clarification.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>And that a whole lot of technological advances have occurred outside of a capitalist context? Please enlighten me on when such instances have occurred.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>capitalism and technology don't have unintended consequences is intellectually dishonest Well argued. I respect that line of thought but I don't think I'm being 'intellectually dishonest'. The benefits of techno
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
> If we didn't have the resources/medicine/tech to support the 7.5B The obvious implication from my statement is that if you took it away right now... You and I both know what I mean. Edit: Didn't mean to be rude, jus
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>This unending hamster wheel of capitalism and technology is driving us all to the brink of insanity Things have gotten so much better over the years because of capitalism and more so because of technology. Without capitalism and technol
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Any one know for how long we'll continue to observe the aftermath of the collision?
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
So cool.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Sort of reminiscent of Balmer and his frowning upon the iPhone
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>It is a smaller fish compared to Facebook or Google, and the Russian citizens are not as dependent on it, so it is a good choice to set an example. Not necessarily accurate. LinkedIn is a Microsoft company and I wouldn't exactly ca
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The 5 Most Hilariously Insane Rulers of All Time(cracked.com)
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
IP is by the very definition, property. Edit: Why? Property rights should be upheld in perpetuity. The author's estate should continue to benefit from his works.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Property rights should be preserved for as long as possible IMO.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>the more capital you have, the larger your share of those gains, in a superlinear fashion This is the essence of capitalism and why it works well. Gains exponentiate and as well they should. Capitalism favours retention of capital goods
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
> OK, so what is the flaw in the current setup that prevents workers from receiving their share of the wealth created? How do you think the system should be changed? I have no problem with that and I agree with you (but you don't se
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Very cool name. Fitting.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
I know it seems that way on the surface but some people (typically entrepreneurs) take on more risk than most people are willing to stomach. They (capitalists) in turn are rewarded with the multiplication of their capital investment when th
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>This kind of self-righteousness from the lucky is so annoying. You are the one making a naive assumption here my friend. I've seen and been through worse things than you can imagine. I know scarcity. I've stared it in the face
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Indeed a free market allows for workers to voluntarily unionise but seldom is it the case that members are free to leave at will. Any form of collectivism yields the loss of personal liberty and loss of property rights(members cannot opt ou
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Thank you for coming to my aid. I had begun to think that I was hated by all and sundry just because I'm different!
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
This is an argument that comes up a lot and usually it becomes clearer when this concept of democracy is simplified anecdotally: If 5 people come to you and take your car from you, most reasonable humans would call that theft and consider i
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
If this is Walter Bright creator of D, I must say I'm in awe. Nonetheless, I agree with you 100%. It doesn't matter what form it takes. Majority of my millennial peers refuse to even accept that socialism leads to the inevitable o
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
But who pays for UBI? Isn't it you and I through taxes and inflation(theft)? If I then have no say in whether I want to pay up or not but the majority do want me to pay, isn't it dictatorship? It is indicative that it is indeed di
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Scandinavian countries also happen to feature prominently in the list of the most expensive countries to live in and I don't think that in the long run it is sustainable - just ask the Greeks. Someone has to pay dearly for all these ex
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
No objections here too.

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