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by choko 4y ago
The author chides the rich preppers for their cynicism, then spews lines like: "Never before have our society’s most powerful players assumed that the primary impact of their own conquests would be to render the world itself unliveable
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by choko 4y ago
Tax transactions, not income or wealth.
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by choko 4y ago
The reaction is likely because Tolkien has many hard core fans that did not appreciate the changes made to the lore.
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by choko 4y ago
Had I known my career success would be the result of luck, I wouldn't have taken on debt as an adult to go back to school to get out of jobs like you listed.
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by choko 4y ago
Maybe if there weren't taxes on so many things and the system were more reasonable, easier to navigate, and easier to understand, people would be more compliant. It's annoying that government in most western countries insists on i
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by choko 4y ago
Another: everyone always gives their correct address and there's no reason for validation.
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by choko 4y ago
Depends on the company. Where I work, the answer is yes. Work/life balance is heavily stressed, which has been a surprise. However, when I started my career, it was with the expectation that staying up to date with technology would req
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by choko 4y ago
I respectfully disagree. I think CS students struggle with this because they have a general lack of experience rather than a specific lack. I've found that I pick up "new" concepts like functional programming easier now than
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by choko 4y ago
Because objective truth isn't obvious in many cases where events are still unfolding perhaps?
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by choko 4y ago
There are tons of healthy options in the USA, it's just more difficult when the sweet, calorie dense food is available.
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by choko 4y ago
This is very true. I track my calorie intake for this reason. There is no possible way for me to exercise enough to burn as many calories as I would like to consume. In addition, it helps me make healthier eating choices especially when &qu
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by choko 4y ago
Correct, this is NOT what it means to be masculine, which means the behavior is just toxic. No good is served by coupling the two words and has only served to denigrate all masculinity. We don't typically use the term toxic femininity,
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by choko 4y ago
There is no toxic masculinity, only toxic people. The term toxic masculinity serves no purpose other than to denigrate a class of people that share masculine characteristics. It's ironic that I most often see the concept pushed by peop
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by choko 4y ago
Market forces heavily influenced by politics, so not "literally".
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by choko 4y ago
You could have stopped after the word "discussion".
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by choko 4y ago
Why would it not pass? There's not a shortage of competition in the gaming sector.
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by choko 4y ago
No, not when it's stupid stuff like this. It's a harmless attempt at politeness and there are basically no stakes. It's not worth feeling insulted over.
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by choko 4y ago
This sounds like pointless nationistic chest beating as Im certain you are not familiar with programs across the entirety of the USA.
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by choko 4y ago
No one suggested destroying the Mona Lisa or other artifacts. The comment was regarding the hype surrounding the Mona Lisa hundreds of years later.
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by choko 4y ago
Ignoring your snark, entitlement, and arrogance for a moment, it's a local Florida paper. Complying with GDPR isn't free. They likely don't get enough EU visitors to justify spending the money. Would you rather they put up a
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by choko 4y ago
"Flip the script" seems like a fancy way for you to deflect from answering the question. I can tell you locally we put people in jail when they defecate in the streets or shoot up in public. We also offer space at shelters for peo
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by choko 4y ago
Please define progress. To what end are more "social" policies progressing?
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by choko 4y ago
First, saying "you Americans" is fairly pointless (and inflammatory) given the autonomy and policy differences between states. Second, difficult to help individuals being in the minority will require a very good citation. The diff
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by choko 4y ago
Recently homeless is very different from chronically homeless. Recently homeless likely means "fell on hard times" instead of mentally ill and addicted to various drugs.
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by choko 4y ago
The vast majority of states offer a multitude of early voting or absentee/mail in voting options. As far as uniform regulations between counties, who cares? Each person is only supposed to vote once, and in a single county. Learn your
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by choko 4y ago
Would it though? The agencies are at different levels - local vs. federal. In addition, you are notifying the post office you have moved, not the government. Your federal notification is basically to the IRS, and not everyone pays income ta
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by choko 4y ago
Why stop there? Perhaps government employees should go door to door and record my vote for me. Sending something in the mail is unreasonably difficult.
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by choko 4y ago
Like most things in the USA, voting is a local matter, not federal. It would be prohibitive for the post office to manage this across 50 states with differing rules. States in the US have more atonomy than states in most of the rest of the
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by choko 4y ago
The vast majority of states have no excuse absentee voting and/or early in-person voting options. In addition, employees are legally required to allow time off to vote, though in the overwhelming majority of states, the early voting o
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by choko 4y ago
I'm refuting your argument. You said: "well you could live here, but your loan was denied, sorry" My response was that there are laws that prohibit institutions from denying loans based on the factors you have cited.

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