archaea_hao

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   by archaea_hao 7y ago

   "In fact there are a near infinite variety of reasons for being homeless" Near infinite in the sense that there are near infinite ways of dying. You could be hit by an asteroid. You could fall off a cliff. But that obscures the fa
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   by archaea_hao 7y ago

   That's partly true. I've always felt that language is the soil in which culture grows. But different English speaking countries have very different cultures. And culture is more fundamental than language. Language is more of a bar
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   by archaea_hao 7y ago

   Mental healthcare may be relevant to this issue. But the cost of housing is not. These people cannot hold jobs because they are mentally ill. They need state provided institutional care, otherwise they will remain on the streets.
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   by archaea_hao 7y ago

   I can understand wanting to protect your culture, but the benefits of having a truly global language outweigh personal considerations of cultural pride.
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   Scientists glimpse oddball microbe that could help explain rise of complex life(nature.com)

   2 points by archaea_hao 7y ago|1 comments