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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
> Those are my 2 cents, I could be way off about the author’s intent there. You have, however, correctly summarized some aspects of my experiences working for the government, more succinctly and dispassionately than I could have. Thank y
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
its not so much that its political per se, its that it doesn't move the discussion forward.
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
The problem with this video is the same problem with most other "debunking" attempts, they aren't really examining the other side's arguments charitably. Its true that would take a lot more time and effort but if you&#x2
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
I’ve seen this happen before in a totally different industry. Now I wonder how many opportunities there are for companies to do this and I wonder how often they get away with it.
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
yes, and whether this reflects poorly on capitalism, democracy, regulations, the corporate structure in a given country, the people in a given corporation, or the system as a whole depends to a large extent on your priors.
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
well how much capital are you investing for 5 years at zero percent return? I think if that was required for an insurance company there would be no insurance companies. > Making apps and integrating with telematics doesn't come for
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
Everything you have said except for the last phrase “ sometimes companies are so big they influence the laws themselves“ is false. There are a fantastic amount of regulations in every western country today, many of which are applied arbitra
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
This argument would only be valid if there was a causal relationship between the “protected characteristic” and the increased risk. If the relationship was not causal, then the insurer would be mispricing the risk and thereby leaving profit
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
The payout is the risk you transferred to the insurance company. You’re not “supposed” to get all your premiums back because then why would anyone start an insurance company? Its not a bank account, its more like a lottery ticket. The insur
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
This is similar to “triple blind” but the reviewers review methodology before they have access to the results, but after the work has been performed.
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
not the person you replied to but they probably mean that mental health is defined by a range of acceptable behaviors and they are close to the edge of the range.
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
“Differential effects of uninostril and alternate nostril pranayamas on cardiovascular parameters and reaction time“ by Ananda Bhavanani Bhavanani, Meena Ramanathan,1 R Balaji,2 and D Pushpa2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pm
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by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
Different patients have different therapeutic needs. So yes. More specifically, just like some clients of a personal trainer may need to lose bodyfat and some may need to gain muscle, implying that cardio may be indicated for some people an