dgzl

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   by dgzl 7y ago

   actually, I'm reading this entirely different... > other smart devices including speakers and cameras In my perspective, these are other devices entirely, like smart speakers and those video hubs the FAANG companies produce, or mayb
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   by dgzl 7y ago

   My family was poor but thankfully we lived more rural than anything, which is a little different than city-poor. My biggest problem growing up was the psychological abuse my mom would dish out to pretty much anyone who looked at her. When I
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   by dgzl 7y ago

   > Taxes are great when they are fair, well spent, and seriously monitored Which rarely happens in my opinion.
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   by dgzl 7y ago

   My college town's (~60k people) bus system was free for everyone to use, paid for by an extra charge on the water bill. The biggest benefit of course is not having to pay, but a close second was the time savings from not having to fidd
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   by dgzl 7y ago

   I'm not following you... What did you believe, and what has it changed to?
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   by dgzl 7y ago

   I suppose if people suffer less and love more, they reproduce more. I believe the world can sustain many times more people than it currently does, but only if we spread out. Cities are not good places for people who can't sustain it.
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   by dgzl 7y ago

   I know many people who would rather live in a shipping container than where they're currently living.
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   by dgzl 7y ago

   I hate that mentality. It achieves nothing good in the long run.
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   by dgzl 7y ago

   California is also one of the most taxed and regulated states. Do you think that is a coincidence?
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    Land prices go up because that's what it's worth. If the government says "you can't do this profitable stuff on your land", then the land is less valuable.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    Thanks for that, I didn't know this term. However I disagree with the idea that two wrongs make a right. Forcing the suffering around like that just creates more problems than it's worth.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    Construction isn't easy anymore. we've taxed and regulated it into a luxury.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    I'm not a landlord or homeowner, and 1 makes me cry Big Government. What if something crazy happens to the economy, say the dollar gets devalued, and all you have is rental property for income? Realistically you would raise your rental
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    Regulations and taxes drive developers away.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    I fear Portland is close to some kind of serious breakdown, and I feel like they're not going to learn anything from it, only blame others who don't vote for hyper-progressive laws.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    > I assume such a tax would replace the local state based sales taxes? Probably not. Government's aren't keen on reducing tax.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    I don't understand how that's possible. Housing is a good/service, how can that be decommodified?
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    I'm a renter in Oregon and I've been outspoken about this long before the laws were passed. From my experience, people who support heavy laws, regulations and taxes don't spend enough time considering potential side effects.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    > "No one has ever looked back on their life and said 'I wish I spent less time with my family'". Not everyone has a family worth being with.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    All-day, but not necessarily all-night.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    GDPR is hard and I don't blame a business from simply refusing to comply and narrowing their audience.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    When I was in high school, I would play a game called "fugitive"[0] with 100+ people from nearby schools. Essentially, it's a game of chase through a few miles of town. Everyone starts at the same line but runners get a head
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    Today's kids are essentially experiments. Being connected to the modern internet from as early as age zero is going to have some very serious side effects, and I don't believe parents understand that. This is especially bad if the
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    The amount of construction needed for that kind of project that would only benefit a small number of people... It's just absurd. Rural people would rather that money go into more important projects.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    The idea is interesting but your "minimum speed of 120mph and modern car requirement" is not. Remember, this is rural America we're talking about, that is having trouble keeping hospitals running.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    I agree with not giving a young person a phone, but I don't consider it easy. This life has all but demanded the smart phone be an essential part of success. A well off (not necessarily financially well off, rather good parent status)
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    I don't agree that it's social death, because I've seen it managed fine. But I do think that rebellion is inspired from rules, especially over socially popular phenomenon.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    How about softcore porn in the form of music videos? This is media kids are taking in every day.
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    I think young humans are not developed enough to understand that the media's high praise of corruptive behavior is not healthy. I think young people are growing up thinking all the outrageous and adult content on the media platforms is
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    by dgzl 7y ago

    And what about exposure from outside your control? Edit: and what about for parents who don't have the resources or ability to manage that kind of control? My point is that it's not easy, not even in the slightest.