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by bequanna 3y ago
That’s not the point of statistics like that. We don’t assume guilt because something is plausible. That is the same as going around calling every man who looks creepy a pedo. You might be right once in a while, but that doesn’t entitle you
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by bequanna 3y ago
And how were the police “extra-judicially maintaining the status quo” here? Cops being pricks to teenagers happens everywhere, from small towns to urban centers or suburbs.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Legally, I think he’s right. Most of what the kid said was just harmless blowing off steam. But publicly claiming someone did something like best their wife when their is no proof is potentially defamation. The judge took the correct action
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by bequanna 3y ago
I don’t follow. I’m familiar with the song. I don’t understand how this behavior relates to anything discussed there.
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by bequanna 3y ago
> just straight parasitical behavior Federal and State governments are the biggest parasites with their armies of useless Admin workers. Incidentally, big Govt is also the main driver of malaise-causing inflation. Start to starve them, r
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by bequanna 3y ago
> The fact that the building itself is an investment that can appreciate in value irrespective of its usage means that the incentives are misaligned. You do not seem to understand how commercial property is valued at all. Your rant is so
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by bequanna 3y ago
No. This is not how any of this works and you’re wildly speculating. A multifamily property is worth some multiple of its Net Operating Income. Almost all Multifamily properties are acquired with debt. No lender will grant a loan for a prop
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by bequanna 3y ago
Are you talking about fertilizing with human waste?
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by bequanna 3y ago
What percentage of their ad revenue is generated from iPhone users searches?
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by bequanna 3y ago
…or they start defaulting on loans because they don’t have the cash flow to cover payments.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Dude, if you think pretty much everyone else in the US is wrong except you and your fringe group, I’d reevaluate your position.
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by bequanna 3y ago
I agree with most of that. However, instead of telling people what they can and can’t do, let’s endeavor to make cars better for the environment. Screaming at normal people that they have to give up their earthly possessions and retreat fro
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by bequanna 3y ago
I think your comment shows a very strong inner city, urban bias. The vast majority of Americans both need and love their cars. Very few people would support some movement that aims to restrict automobiles in any way.
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by bequanna 3y ago
> Yeah, I don't really want my 50s, 60s, 70s to be all that different from now in my 30s. I would argue that you probably have no idea what your future self will want. This is why advice from elders, parables and traditions are valu
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by bequanna 3y ago
If this is your view of having children, I would suggest you wait. They are not a pet or a piece of personal property. Caring for a child is the biggest responsibility of your life and it will likely not go according to plan. If you’re unab
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by bequanna 3y ago
There are many well-known challenges to conceiving and having a successful pregnancy if the man and especially the woman are near/over than 40.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Right. But if you’re mature enough to debate the pros and cons of having children, you hopefully won’t be a bad parent if you do choose have kids.
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by bequanna 3y ago
It’s a decision all of us have to make individually. My only suggestion is try to consider what you may want at 50, 60, 70 and how you have a short window in your 20s and 30s to have children.
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by bequanna 3y ago
I didn’t include poor in my comment. Poor people (lower and lower middle) seem to have a much lower quality of life and general happiness vs middle middle and upper middle.
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by bequanna 3y ago
> At that, I'd rather have less children that are more affluent. I can tell you that the affluent upper middle class people I’ve encountered do not seem to be (on average) any happier than middle middle class people. Nicer cars, big
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by bequanna 3y ago
Bingo. Also, self-reported happiness surveys are BS. I’ve been to Scandinavia. They are definitely NOT among the happiest people in the world. They simply think they should say they are happy.
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by bequanna 3y ago
I hear you. But I will also tell you that until you have children of your own, it is difficult to appreciate the value they bring. They are work and require sacrifice but it can be an investment that pays huge dividends for the rest of your
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by bequanna 3y ago
Does this survey ask people after age 45, 55, and so on? The winter can be much colder for those without warm memories of summer.
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by bequanna 3y ago
10 childless years with a little more money and free time vs 50 years with children and then grandchildren. For most, the investment of having children during the front end of life is no brainer with huge returns.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Right. This is what those opposed to carbon credits believe will happen: abuse and fraud Very little will be achieved towards the goal of lowering or sequestering carbon. Carbon pipelines are an excellent example of this: taking advantage o
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by bequanna 3y ago
The alternative is pass through voting rights so control rests with the people purchasing the index funds. Blackrock & co shouldn’t be exercising any control/influence over companies by using your ownership.
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by bequanna 3y ago
> It's not non-violent if it's causing harm. Oh man… that’s a slippery slope. Allows you to justify using force against all sorts of non-violent things you don’t like. See the many examples where aggressive force was used “for
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by bequanna 3y ago
One country using the threat of violence to stop non-violent (but still bad) acts by citizens of another country in neutral territory seems like a bad idea.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Because international waters are international waters. Do you want China to start cruising around the world and arbitrarily enforcing their laws on other citizens?
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by bequanna 3y ago
He’s arguing that people with the “correct” politics are more equal than others. Humankind went down that road plenty of times in 20th century. It always ended poorly.

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