abootstrapper

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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Dumb people like teachers, doctors, nurses, first responders, the infirm, grocery stockers? Dumb people that have to work to pay their rent, mortgage, put food on the table? I know there are a lot of idiot anti-maskers running around, but b
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
I’ll let you know the long term effects of the vaccine, and you can let me know the long term effects of Covid-19.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Sorry, I’m still hung up on the drug metaphor. Regulation of drugs does work. You know your prescription of X is not cut or laced with something because it’s regulated. It’s how you know how strong your alcohol is. It’s how you know what yo
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Bad metaphor. Drugs are heavily regulated by the government. I mean, personally I think recreational drugs should be legalized, but definitely regulated. Further, maybe you can’t stop determined individuals from hurting themselves, but poli
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
I’m in the “fewer cars camp.” But I entirely disagree with your dismissal of car culture. Cars aren’t just necessary in American culture due to our car centric infrastructure, we have car clubs, car enthusiasts, and hobbiest. People race th
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Yearly flu shots.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
He’s a tenured professor at that! How many of those spots are available to go around again? Sounds pretty elite to me.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Programming and IT in general is such a bummer in that regard. 20 years of relearning how to do the same thing differently wears on you. I learned JavaScript 15+ years ago, and I’m still having to relearn that nonsense every couple years. “
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Future headline, “Man removes own appendix by watching YouTube video to avoid unnecessary medical expense.”
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Eh, sounds like cigarette manufacturers defense. Social media is addictive. They know it is, they leverage that to make money. They have some responsibility for their products affect on people.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Is it “free speech” to deliberately create a misleading story/propaganda for your advantage, then spend money on fake accounts to astroturf your propaganda and give it fake credibility on third party corporate services? — That sounds b
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
If all you have is an AK-47 everything looks like an enemy combatant.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
I understand what you’re saying, but I will not be gaslit. Some sources are better in quality than others, considering multiple sources is better, critically considering the information in those sources and discussing it is the best. It is
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Ugh. Those adults watch a few conspiracy YouTube videos and Fox News and consider themselves educated and informed.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Sure doesn’t seem aggressive enough, yet it’s the most aggressive stance on gas transportation to date, that I’m aware of.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
You said it yourself. You can’t fix climate change on your own. Neither by personal conservation or political stumping. It will take a majority of us to solve climate change. Like any movement for societal change, you have to accept you can
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
You could vote for reps that believe in universal healthcare or at least support ACA. Those reps will overwhelmingly be democrats. So vote D down the ballet.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Ridiculous claim. There are much better odds of fixing health care with Biden and democrats in power. The progressive dems are pro universal healthcare and the moderates will expand or at least maintain ACA.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Focusing on the election is focusing on climate change.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Survivorship bias perhaps? I suspect even more people felt profound conflict about not having achieved their goals only to continue to fall short of their aspirations.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
> Writing 500 words before noon is not an unrealistic expectation. No doubt. To me it seems that the author is writing about being unable to meet basic goals due to depression from not having met more fanciful goals.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Everyone here is reading this article as a cautionary tale on procrastination. To me it’s about the unrealistic expectations we place on ourselves. Maybe that’s due to our fake meritocratic society, or comparisons made on social media, or o
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
That’s wishful thinking. The US has and had the ability to mitigate covid19, but the Trump administration is incompetent, and our citizens have thrown up their collective hands in frustration, and have settled on the strategy of “what can y
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Giving everyone the ability to exercise their creativity, pursue their passions, take care of their families, while simultaneously eliminating poverty would make the US less competitive globally? I just don't see how.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Then get a job, a hobby, or volunteer. Contribute to open source projects. Create a startup. Spend more time with your kids. Take care of your aging parents. Sit around and play video games. UBI creates so many opportunities.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
> "I wonder if this is an attack"
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
> Rearing children with the goal of making them read at 2 years old. Then with the goal of learning calculus at 10. Hol up. A little off topic, but a better goal is to be a supportive and loving parent. Don't have kids with a goal t
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
I love HN too, but I'm dubious it "points to the real diversity of what is happening." It mostly just has politics turned down to 2-3 out of 10.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
I ran a Twitter app for 9 years that they crippled, crippled, then eventually killed with policies. It went from “@ev loves your app,” to “your app is against our terms of service” in that time. My Twitter days are done.
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by abootstrapper 6y ago
Last two items I ordered online I skipped Amazon and ordered from the manufacturer to avoid getting stuck with a counterfeit. I'm considering dropping my Prime membership if this keeps up.

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