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by aylmao 2y ago
> Despite this, the trade in other chemicals involved in the manufacturing of fentanyl - some of which can have legitimate purposes - remain uncontrolled, as those involved in the trade find new ways to evade the law. From a purely econo
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by aylmao 2y ago
Actually, yes. I think the government should be addressing the cost-of-living crisis, loneliness crisis, the high cost of health, the overprescription of opioids, and the cultural issues that all contribute to people opting for fentanyl in
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by aylmao 2y ago
That' doesn't address the main point of the ge96's comment though, which is that we seem to be replacing a problem with a dependence in medication, which could cause further problems. It seems akin to solving the loneliness e
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by aylmao 2y ago
Working on US healthcare affordability would avoid plenty of these (and many other) deaths.
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by aylmao 2y ago
+1. I do think there's certain efficiency gains in concentrating decision-making in companies, but nepotism and hereditary power are strange characteristics to keep from feudalism
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by aylmao 2y ago
I would also call it having all the worst attributes of a CLI, without the succinctness, OS integration, and program composability of one.
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by aylmao 2y ago
Source? If you're curious cost as it relates to supply and demand of higher education, here's one [1]. [1] https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/documen...
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by aylmao 2y ago
The world keeps showing the USA things can be better, but some of you really are entrenched deep in American hubris
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by aylmao 2y ago
Those who can afford it as easily as you say are the kind that will go to private schools in a heartbeat Those who are struggling to afford it are the ones who will appreciate the help
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by aylmao 2y ago
Have you considered that perhaps you have causality mixed up here? Perhaps it's not that only the wealthier ~39% of people want to go to college, but rather that the bottom 61% don't want that economic burden.
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by aylmao 2y ago
> They had governments borrowing to fund their citizens' consumption. The problem here being that it was money spent that was never earned back, and money that eventually had to be paid back, right? This can also happen with private
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by aylmao 2y ago
Worth pointing out; the Turing test is pretty much just a thought experiment. Turing never considered it a test of "intelligence", or any other human quality. Many people have criticized its use as a measure of such. [1] https:&#
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by aylmao 2y ago
> free college is just a giveaway to the wealthier third of our society and irresponsible with our current fiscal situation. How is free college a giveaway to the wealthier third of society? For starters, I can assure you the wealthy car
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by aylmao 2y ago
With half a trillion dollars you can also open a lot of universities. Increased supply would lower prices for everyone. One could even open public universities and offer education at very reduced or no tuition.
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by aylmao 2y ago
> if what you care about is having your money well spend and getting to Mars as cheaply as possible, he's exactly who you're looking for. I do find impressive that SpaceX engineers figured out reusable rockets and now we can se
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by aylmao 2y ago
Interestingly perhaps, as a foreigner (not from the USA or China) I can tell you not everyone around the world shares this perspective. There's people who trust China's single-party system over the USA's oligarchy.
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by aylmao 2y ago
AI very much has to do with the state. It's an arms race between China and the USA, per many [4]. And China doesn't seem to be behind any longer [1]. It's not only Trump. Before leaving Biden already ordered the DoE and the D
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by aylmao 2y ago
How so? Does this capital being private ensure "this time will be different"?
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by aylmao 2y ago
I like the simplicity of yours!
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by aylmao 2y ago
Some very impressive ones to look at here: - Colombia is about as tall as the USA's West Coast. - Brazil is comparable to Canada. - Indonesia is wider than Europe.
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by aylmao 2y ago
Now that you mention it, I weirdly never struggled with this. I wonder if it's because I first started using the terminal on macOS, which I think by default starts prompts with % instead of $ or >. Trying to consciously think about
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by aylmao 2y ago
Very much this. Some of the most memorable moments I had in my learning were when I "reinvented" something. In high-school, our math teacher had us reinvent the derivative rules, and later had us derive Euler's identity throu
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by aylmao 2y ago
> "Dependence on [_____] assistance" is the point of all technology. I will note two things though. 1. Not all technology creates "dependence". Google Maps removes the need of carrying bulky maps, or buy new ones to s
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by aylmao 2y ago
I remember when I was younger, learning about economic models, including free market liberalism. I thought surely human desire left to their own devices can't possibly lead to meaningful progress. It can lead to movement alright, and n
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by aylmao 2y ago
> In the deep past, they maintained an oral tradition, and scholars were expected to memorize everything. They saw writing/reading as a crutch that was ruining the youth's memory. Could you share a source for this? The research
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by aylmao 2y ago
Some people don’t focus primarily on the money. When that’s the case, many things (love, pride, comfort, dreams, fears, etc) might keep someone from moving.
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by aylmao 2y ago
It did affect housing. I remember the great deals one could find when remote work was in full swing, and all that was said about vacant office, or smaller cities growing at the expense of bigger ones. It was only two years though. An indust
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by aylmao 2y ago
Also worth noting, and the article briefly alludes to this; college costs are higher, the difference between jobs that pay well and those that don't is wider, and everyone is very aware of all this. My guess is young people today are p
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by aylmao 2y ago
It was evident that Mark Zuckerberg / Meta would have to once again "adapt" to another Trump presidency, but this is much more explicit than I expected, wow.
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by aylmao 2y ago
> if you live in a large city and are willing or need to go out of your in-group, the diversity is much larger. There's a double crux here; Firstly, why would you? By sheer numbers I'm sure there's more school teachers, in

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