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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Socialism has destroyed quite a bit of nature. (look at the Aral sea, for example). What exactly would you is it about capitalism that supposedly destroys the planet? And how would you propose to remedy the problem? I mean by starving a cou
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
What if they didn't care about building a personal library, but only wanted to read a couple of good books? Would you say going to the cinema is also a waste, because you can not keep the movie you watched?
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
I'm aware of the issues, I just decided it doesn't really matter. It is rare that I want to read a book twice, or that somebody wants to borrow a book from me. Rather than wasting storage space for books, it is probably more effic
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
I am a bit fascinated by the "Fin de Siècle" epoch. Those people were CORRECT in their pessimistic expectations. WWI and WWII happened soon after and killed many millions of people. Then again, without history books and museums, y
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
I am currently reading a book on recycling that disputes that narrative (Junkyard Planet by Adam Minter). The main argument is that shipping a container of "recycling material" across the oceans costs real money (much more than a
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
When I was a teenager, I thought I would never see my 30ieth birthday because of the hole in the ozone layer, or nuclear war, or something like it. It was not a nice feeling. Now I am a bit wary of doomsday scenarios. I am not convinced we
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Yeah but it isn't, it is available in the US. The claim was that health care in the US sucks. It presumably doesn't. Only the insurance situation sucks (I guess - I am not in the US). The service itself is good.
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
So inhabitants of SF hate tech workers because they vote Democrats?
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
It's great if some treatments are available at all, that you can get nowhere else in the world.
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Just give those kids an iPad. It's not as if tech people of SF haven't already provided a solution to the problem.
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Afaik the best health care in the world is only available in the US? Meaning the type of treatments you can get. Whether you can afford them is another question.
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
"It should be noted that Zoe, who asked not to be identified by her real name because she was not authorized by her employer to speak to the press, is not the stereotypical tech bro who moves to San Francisco for a job and immediately
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Governments are not free markets. That is the problem. What you describe is exactly what governments do. They try to do better than free markets (human hubris, I guess), and therefore they produce waste. Few, if any, political parties try t
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
"historically women have been on the receiving end of physical violence from men far" Without the "from men" it would presumably not even be true. And the "from men" doesn't really justify retaliating agai
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
It was a rhetoric simplification. Are you seriously offended by that?
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
You really think that there is no savings potential for the German government? I think there is lots and lots. And BER is costing money every day. It might be cheaper to tear it down and start again from scratch. I think there is publicatio
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Decentralized Social Media already exists, like the recycling bins at our apartment complex. The problem is the network effect. But then who are the protestors protesting to? They should protest to their friends to switch over to decentrali
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Not my experience (in Germany). Sometimes people (mostly women) assume I am taking a day off for daddy time and give me some sort of mini applause. But that is pretty rare. More notable is perhaps the gender distribution on the playground.
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Typical New York Times, and typical for that kind of discussion. In such discussions, the image is always of a mother resigning from an interesting and important academic job. Presumably it is mostly academics who discuss such things, and N
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
There are already options for decentralized social media. So clearly the majority of people is not in favor of using them, or they would simply do so (without a strike). Therefore, this is about a minority trying to force the majority of pe
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
What number are people most likely to pick the second time if you ask them twice?
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
I'm not convinced. The public generally is not really aware how the money is being spent. And all parties tend to promise tax reductions that never come. How exactly is the population going to get out of this?
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
"but most governments work somewhere between “well” and “adequate” most of the time" Until they don't. The last major crisis is less than 100 years old.
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Some people are earning good (government) money from the ruin of the airport just sitting there, every day. Not sure it is all just about regulations.
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
But did he specifically axe regulations of fire safety? Or did he mean to abandon all ALL regulations? Just because some regulations may be good, does not mean all regulations are good.
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
So far fish seem to be doing fine, though. Humans, too. I haven't heard of any mass extinction events because of plastic consumption. There actually lots of other toxic and non-digestible things floating in the sea, not the least life
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Not sure what you mean. But it seems society is making that compromise all the time. For example road accidents seem like a better comparison? Many people get pleasure and benefits out of being able to drive, but a couple thousand people di
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Politician giving speeches at some random gathering of industry types - isn't that SUPPOSED to be entertainment? It's not as if those speeches matter in any way? I think comedians do a similar thing, practicing their act until it
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
I don't think he is giving the sheep speech at EVERY occasion. Presumably he has more than one trick up his sleeve.
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by bubblewrap 7y ago
Sorry I have troubles understanding. I gather the main money maker is "net interest" - but wouldn't that only apply if the Discount Broker sold me an investment (promising me x% in returns, while they make x+y% by reinvesting

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