advantark

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by advantark 10y ago
Americans really do not prefer either candidate. Our political system is deeply screwed up. Saying something like "Just vote for the right people and everything will be better!" doesn't help us Americans because the system is
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by advantark 10y ago
Safe spaces are echo chambers. Only people who align with their own views are allowed, so those views are the only ones expressed. It's "Free" as long as you say what they want to hear.
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by advantark 10y ago
There is a difference between the two. Getting doxxed is caused by social regulation going awry. Getting removed by a company is that company controlling the narrative. Neither is good, but one still allows for the freedom of expression.
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by advantark 10y ago
I understand the sentiment of the post, but it's just not realistic. If we could get rid of the problem, that would obviously be preferable, but it's not going anywhere. It's just too pervasive and exploits psychology too wel
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by advantark 10y ago
It is tough to break out of the instant gratification cycle when everyone you see is in the same cycle. People on facebook spend all of their time looking at other people on facebook. Living differently takes someone or something to shift t
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by advantark 10y ago
I have never heard a good argument explaining how affirmative action is good for a company or society outside of college.
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by advantark 10y ago
Theoretically, those people who lost their jobs are now free to use their time producing some other product, thus increasing GDP. We'll see if that happens, though.
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by advantark 10y ago
'Society at large has decided that it likes suburbs and McMansions just fine.' No, the people with the money and land have decided that they like suburbs. I am sure that if a millennial could buy a small patch of land and build
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by advantark 10y ago
True equality is choosing the right people for the job vs diversifying for the sake of diversity.
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by advantark 10y ago
We're arguing for our right to due process. Something that is thrown away when secret courts make such big decisions.
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by advantark 10y ago
Unemployment may be going down, but that doesn't count for much when most of the added jobs are $10/hr service jobs.