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by bduerst 5y ago
Ketamine is a schedule III drug in the U.S., meaning it's not as controlled as heroine and ritalin, but still not available OTC. It's treated the same as really strong codeine or anabolic steroids.
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by bduerst 5y ago
Yeah, and making comparisons to alcohol and opiates isn't exactly a high bar to begin with.
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by bduerst 5y ago
Dark net market products are more scams than not these days. I wouldn't recommend unless there is a referral from someone you trust.
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by bduerst 5y ago
Is there an equivalent for MDMA therapy in treating social anxiety, or is that still too new yet?
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by bduerst 5y ago
That's not true at all. Most currencies are controlled by central banks who actively maintain them to reduce volatility and risk. It's not because of mass or momentum or some other physics term. Cryptocurrency by design doesn&#x
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by bduerst 5y ago
Crypto has been scams for years, all the way back to Mt. Gox. Social benefit comes from payment systems that provide safety and stability, not risk and volatility.
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by bduerst 5y ago
Supply and demand. Money supply is up and demand to put it in safe places (like Swiss bank accounts) is very high. German bonds went negative for this reason as well.
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by bduerst 5y ago
It's a form of survivor bias, because companies drop bitcoin support as fast as they get it. I remember when Wordpress dropped Bitcoin because it there was more fraud than actual legit transactions.
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by bduerst 5y ago
DeFi is just a rebranding of smart contracts, which are still a hammer looking for a nail. If anything, it's just more baseless speculation like GP said.
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by bduerst 5y ago
Anarcho-capitalists should not be surprised if a vacuum of power over Bitcoin is filled by those with the most means.
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by bduerst 5y ago
I mean, it's not even 'entirely new ways' to describe it. Bitcoin has been reinventing the finance industry one mistake at a time. Tragedy of the commons is fully evident in the bitcoin block size debacle.
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by bduerst 5y ago
What do you mean? Isn't the burden of proof on cryptonerds to back up their claims?
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by bduerst 6y ago
Sounds like a challenge for Etsy
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by bduerst 6y ago
Coincidentally, it was also the same day insurrectionists invaded the nation's capitol, after using social media to coordinate the violent attack. "Stop the Steal" is one of their rallying cries.
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by bduerst 6y ago
And when you can't because there is systemic bias?
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by bduerst 6y ago
This is how most natural monopolies are handled. The U.S. is a bit of an outlier in that regional communications is still private.
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by bduerst 6y ago
I believe pornhub was under fire for not moderating user-submitted content, which was allowing child pornography and other exploitive content to get through. No matter stance you take on it, the CESTA amendment to 230 protections holds porn
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by bduerst 6y ago
The difference being you do not get to choose your sexual orientation, but you do get to choose your political affiliations and violent speech.
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by bduerst 6y ago
>Whatabout Facebook Facebook doesn't use AWS, and at least attempts to moderate calls to violence.
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by bduerst 6y ago
Everything said by the person you replied to is the truth, not hyperbole. Just because the mob and their fatal invasion of the nation's capitol was not successful does not mean that their motives were not anti-democratic. Why are you
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by bduerst 6y ago
When I say calls out the problem, I mean fascism speaks to the class rift, and tells them all the wrong ideas and solutions. We agree that this is creating even worse problems. The wealth divide in the U.S. has been steadily increasing, an
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by bduerst 6y ago
Fascism calls out the problem but has the wrong solutions. It's tied to race, nationalism, authoritarianism, and other tribal aspects that are easy for some to grab onto but really do not have any place being part of the solution. If
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by bduerst 6y ago
Agreed. With every new communication medium comes new responsibility. When radio was first introduced, it was rife with misinformation and false advertising. One Dr. Brinkly made a fortune selling fake goat testicle transplants (for treati
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by bduerst 6y ago
>but rather the fact that it presupposes an AI that is essentially human; with all the same emotions, goals, and vices that a human would have. Which is just further anthropomorphization in sci-fi. Same reason the aliens are little gree
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by bduerst 6y ago
Criticizing a stock photo is addressing the tone, not the content. Your distrust is misplaced because it's been confirmed by multiple people in the government now.
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by bduerst 6y ago
The sources are not anonymous to Reuters and they were authoritative enough in the matter to publish. It is not meaningless.
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by bduerst 6y ago
It's from sources vetted by Reuters. Their public-facing anonymity was required for coming forward. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-cyber-treasury-exclus...
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by bduerst 6y ago
Yeah, if Amazon is doing this right, they're basically channeling the big three pharma wholesalers (AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, McKesson) and no one else.
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by bduerst 6y ago
Not everyone needs a car. I absolutely want the government to negotiate the cost of water, and electricity.
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by bduerst 6y ago
It started in 2017 and is one of the most wildly successful and popular podcasts over the past couple years. It has over 2 million downloads every weekday. It's also the reason I subscribed to the NYT - just to support the podcast.

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