coolaliasbro

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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
I completely agree with the drift of your comment, but would nitpick the notion of "sharing" in this context: since, as has been explained above, the system is effectively gamed to legitimize the capturing of value by those that a
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
> Unregulated capitalism is not what's causing the massive inequality we see today. It's the financial and monetary policies. Well, considering that financial and monetary policies are aimed at deregulation, and that financiali
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
To be clear, the billions controlled by these 8 individuals are not in the majority held in cash. The notion of redistributing this wealth is about socializing the benefits and gains from capital investments. As such, a restructuring of t
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
> Do you know that 8 people in the world have as much wealth as 3.6 BILLION people. That inequality is STAGGERING. This. This is the root of the issue in its entirety. As a civilized species (civilized in the sense that we "have&quo
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
> I always thought tax credits for businesses were more related to numbers rackets than to actual economic gain. Agreed. And when the businesses receiving these credits are primarily "creating" low-paying service sector positio
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
> vehicles could move around almost in tunnel-like back-alleys, with periodic embarkation points into pedestrianized open plazas and boulevards. Sounds an awful lot like a subway or lite rail system to me. I've never understood the
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
This is ridiculous. I mean, so many angles... Can't they just train their system to do whatever it is they propose that it do in response to alleged revenge porn, but with any nude image/nude images generally? Will their system pr
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
I would argue that it was his understanding of ownership and causality that landed him an OS sans building one.
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
I mostly agree with this sentiment (though I grant that there may be other, more nuanced views with which I might also agree) and find its implication a little startling: that one's life is really "One's Life: The Movie&quot
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
Computers.
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
Can you clarify the issue with parent's tone? I only read a set of rhetorical questions that made a slight appeal to emotion, which seems appropriate considering that the future of peoples' livelihoods are being discussed.
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
You had me at "social elites".
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
Indeed, but considering some of the comments from other parents on this thread--and accounting for my own experience--spending time with one's children, just being present in the world together, exploring and fostering experiential lea
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
Completely agree. In our house, TV === PBS stations. Daniel Tiger, et al., on PBS Kids are phenomenal. I would also point out that, at least in the case of my son, he is much more socially and temporally present when watching TV than when u
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
"First, opponents claim that plaintiffs are better served by acting individually than by joining a group lawsuit." Then why should it matter if plaintiffs want to act collectively (ie, put themselves at a disadvantage according to
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
Superpositions!
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
I think parent was referring to children that can read, but in any case, children don't come preloaded with tablets, etc.. If my son decides to get crafty and throw a fit because I will not let him play with my phone (ever) or a PS4 co
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
You're right that businesses presently are not charities or good-will missions, but perhaps they should be. The way most businesses are currently run (ie, as profit mills chasing growth at any cost) is detrimental to the environment, s
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by coolaliasbro 9y ago
I think it is important here to draw a distinction between equivalence without type conversion (eg, ===) vs. equivalence with type conversion (==). While it may be the case that a robonanny can change a diaper or administer a bottle with a