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by denom 9y ago
Perhaps a simpler definition of populism is to acquire power outside of traditional state institutions. What makes this a bit frightening is that those institutions cannot regulate the worse excesses of that leader.
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by denom 9y ago
And as Cambridge Analytica has shown, mass surveillance can be leveraged against you by private parties for a pittance. There are now vast numbers of small private entities dabbling in what was the exclusive domain of the state.
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by denom 9y ago
Just look at the work of Cambridge Analytica. Soft control is in the hands of bit players now. Surely large players (google, governments) can be more deft with how they ply the waters. Two thousand tv stations? How about 20 million (Youtube
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by denom 9y ago
Signal has an electron desktop client.
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by denom 9y ago
I'm seeing a javascript error in the console of your puzzle: > Unhandled rejection TypeError: Cannot set property 'onclose' of null
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by denom 9y ago
1) Yes to ideas on the own merits, but not if those ideas ingratiate themselves vis an unwholesome, saccharine, aptitude that pits human nature against itself. 2) this is debatable, but instability is present in our political system from to
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by denom 9y ago
The traditional post Eisenhower media infrastructure _was_ essentially conservative. I think your dichotomy here is not left/right but populist/non-populist (aka liberal[1]). [1] the term liberal has been overloaded for some time
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by denom 9y ago
I meant Courtier [1] I see NN Taleb as someone who _attends_ to power, but can never wield real power himself. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtier
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by denom 9y ago
when I read NN Taleb at first I’m intrigued. The ideas and language clicks together. He says ‘I’m a trader’ but really he is a philosopher courtesan. He has the sensibility of a wise man. But after some time, and some more reading, the fee
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by denom 9y ago
What concrete actions are you proposing that we take? What defenses are there for the "globalism on the mind"? When I see you write: >> There is no truth in search order, nor should you expect to find it there. It seems you
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by denom 9y ago
Economics is not a monolith of wages and taxes. In a family there are many householding activities where retirees can contribute to the economic health of society. Retirement should be a focus for these types of activities. Things like tend
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by denom 9y ago
For that to be completely true Puerto Rico would have representation in the federal legislature. Puerto Rico has it's own Olympic team. Which is sort of a basis for considering PR as a country.
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by denom 9y ago
That would result in scenarios like this: "I'll pay you X amount for a 'Yes' UUID". It's far better to keep the result anonymous. As for the counts, where I vote my name is recorded in a book and then I cast m
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by denom 9y ago
Paper and pen is the way to go. It provides a verifiable record of votes cast and means you need physical/personal access to to tamper with the result. That also means people with no special skills can provide security for all segments
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by denom 9y ago
Agreed. We've had 75 years of the modernist industrial program, e.g. tearing up trolly lines in favor of cars, or suburbanization as a civil defense initiative (among others). The point is not a quick solution, however the point _is_ t
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by denom 9y ago
With a dash of externalized cultural decoherence. Even if I trusted Nestle's motivations here, which I do not, supporting your local farmers market/grocer/coop is a more ethical way to go.
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Eliminating the Human(davidbyrne.com)
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by denom 9y ago
I completely disagree. It was United and the police who tried to solve this with force. As I saw the video, there is no violent act from him and he should have been left alone. It's amazing how Americans can justify the most extreme vi
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by denom 9y ago
But if he had the right to his seat, then why should he leave?
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by denom 10y ago
This wouldn't have anything to do with a certain congressional hearing going on today?
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by denom 10y ago
You know, this really makes me think. The answer to what humanity is looking for is right _here_, on earth. There is a notion, I suspect, that the endeavors of humanity are imperfect such that freedom and inspiration come from somewhere els
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by denom 10y ago
As Lessig said, the code is law. Given facebook's role, undoubtedly they will (and do) play a role in governance.
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by denom 10y ago
I never understood this line of reasoning, as if regulations were some extrinsic property. "I'll take one quart of regulations, a three feet of rules" It doesn't work that way. The practice of regulation is non-linear in
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by denom 10y ago
It is conversations like this that get me. Spend the money on healthcare and education instead. We have enough nuclear deterrents.
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by denom 10y ago
yeah, but if we _all_ pitch in then these costs are marginal, and we can help provide some feeling of humanity to those in need--that's worth a lot more!
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by denom 10y ago
Please, let's not turn this into a discussion where you work out the best way to "get laid". Be respectful.
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by denom 10y ago
Man, this strikes me as a really lopsided exercise. And to what end? The visceral reactions about politics are a part of US society. Hiding what's going on only makes things worse. As hackers, we should be finding a shared languag
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by denom 10y ago
We live in a political world. Any attempt for the HN community to bisect the set of stories that make up our everyday experience will only illustrate the political bias of the aggregate opinion.
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by denom 10y ago
When the banana production facility is predicated on the collective effort and value that all of the monkeys provide, then refusing to pay taxes is tantamount to sealing from the society. Since the society provides for the common good, inc
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by denom 10y ago
It's the spirit of pure corruption. The subtext of the blockchain 'spiritualism' is to have market forces unleashed without regards to ethical or legal systems.

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