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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
People who actively try to subvert the efforts of science through shit studies, or lobby government officials to skew their judgement in ways that are objectively wrong (public health, environmental health, etc.), or undercut local business
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
Well, that's one aspect. Another aspect is that there's no rule saying that everyone's efforts are worth getting paid, no matter how hard that person worked. Well-engineered, objectively better products & services get out
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
> As a consequence, global well-being (by any reasonable measure) is also increasing at an accelerating pace. Meanwhile, in reality: - corruption / inability to problem-solve in most governments in any reasonable amount of time is
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
Agreed, the prudent and frugal way is possible, and more accessible than ever for those looking in the right places. And it is rewarding, very rewarding compared to the other option of irresponsibility, when you're small enough to fail
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
It would have been nice to have been told up front: "Rent will be this much higher (for a building with worse quality due to mass production), which you'll have to pay to get access to the city where the jobs are. Wages will be
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
You intervene. Aware creatures eating each other is just a hack the universe needed (apparently) to get energy flowing into more and more complex, intelligent organisms. We can and will, given time and non-self-destruction, figure out a way
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
Okay, let's take a step back. I mostly agree with you and I'm not at all offended; there are answers and the way is open. I can go against the flow of money and work for other reasons, especially if I'm a talented, determin
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
I feel like you're missing the point here. You've made it pretty clear that it's possible, if you're willing to jump through a bunch of hoops and are a programmer, to begin to have the privilege of an altruistic lifestyl
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
Indeed. But what about everyone else? The longer I work in this field and the more I understand about optimization and physical processes, the worse I feel about the work I do and the work of most programmers. Not "but it's just a
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
I don't think that would actually be a million times better. If we want to get to the reality where confidence in the efficacy of things is well-founded on rigorous experimentation and analysis, then we need to get there, one step at a
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
Some people, perhaps against their better judgement, like to use screens even as they're getting closer and closer to sleep. Some even use screens in bed. The difference in harshness of a 5800K screen and a 2700K screen is quite easy t
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
Twilight is just a red overlay. If you want the real deal like f.lux or redshift, there's Cf.lumen (requires root) which works great and even offers a "freeloader" option for pro features.
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
And in the field of epigenetics, findings that chronic stress or severe stress events impacts your offspring in ways generally agreed upon to be negative (ability to socialize, cope with challenges, etc.) before they're even born, befo
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
That may be somewhat true if education was completely or even somewhat disconnected from familial background... are you completely ignoring all the discussion going on here? One major point is that without that background, your resume isn&#
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
Perhaps you're thinking of Jared Diamond's (author of Guns, Germs, and Steel ) The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race ? Which can be read here: http://www.ditext.com/diamond/mistake.html
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
the vast majority of Netflix's content is a crap-fest of lowest-common-denominator programming Would you agree that there doesn't exist a similar or better way to obtain the highest quality programming? Netflix has a library (an
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
Great reply, and yes, of course I consider that a form of manipulation. It's not unethical because I MARRIED them. I chose to enter into a partnership with them and I want their input within me. Isn't it nice that such an imagined
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The alternative is for our culture to have standards and expect more, and to build the technology to support that level of transparency. Wouldn't it be nice if you could instantly have a high level analysis of every refrigerator availa
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
Manipulation, yes. Unethical, maybe? (when you look at its effect in aggregate) Honestly I just want all the advertising (be it physical (signage, billboards, smells, etc) or digital) to get out of my environment. It's almost always no
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
The difference is that dealers are your own age, and could be found as early as 7th grade. Having a "friend" that's over 21 that is willing to take time to buy alcohol illegally for you? Young people will find it easier to fi
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
You responded to a rhetorical question and completely ignored my response to your ridiculous claim that sugar is being unfairly singled out. Why is that? Because it's delicious It's not though. It's only delicious for peopl
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by dota_fanatic 11y ago
It's being "unfairly" singled out because it's being "unfairly" added to most processed foods. Why is it added? Because it's addicting, people will always want more, and are therefore willing to pay for it