drewrv

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by drewrv 4y ago
I asked what they’re doing to help homeless people on the Eastside. If you think crime and punishment are related somehow then please be more explicit as to how that helps because I don’t follow.
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by drewrv 4y ago
What is Redmond or the rest of the Eastside doing to help homeless people that Seattle has failed to do?
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by drewrv 4y ago
You might find this interesting: https://news.uchicago.edu/story/employment-alone-isnt-enough...
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by drewrv 4y ago
Bus tickets are unhelpful because it further uproots their lives. People (including homeless people) have support networks, communities, etc that get destroyed by being forcibly relocated. They’re human and like all people they build a life
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by drewrv 4y ago
People are homeless because they don’t have a home. There’s all sorts of reason why but usually it’s because housing is expensive. More expensive cities see more homelessness. No doubt many people who can’t afford housing lost their money t
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by drewrv 4y ago
I do agree that a society capable of nuclear power or space travel can be considered implausible. A similar thought experiment might be, "how technological could a prior species have become before we'd notice?" Animals today,
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by drewrv 4y ago
I agree about "questionable content". Can editors kill or downplay stories, or introduce bias? Sure, of course. Editors can also scrutinize reporting, double check sources, or try to counteract bias. The problem with Substack is t
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by drewrv 4y ago
I'd say one difference between reddit mods and the police is that the stakes are really low on reddit. Arguing or getting upset about mod decisions gives off strong "fight with the bouncer" vibes. Even if you're right, t
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by drewrv 4y ago
Also worth noting that once this collusion was stopped and exposed, salaries went up across the industry. If you work in tech, even if you never worked for one of these companies, this collusion made you poorer.
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by drewrv 4y ago
I’m certain she wasn’t actually watching porn. It’s a pretty common joke answer to say “porn” when someone asks what you’re browsing and you don’t want to share. The fact that the author seems to take it as genuine adds to the bizarre natur
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by drewrv 4y ago
I'm not generalizing across 140M people, I said there is a "movement among the American right". Saying "there is a movement among the left that believes ACAB" is probably true too, but we're talking about fact-
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by drewrv 4y ago
Journalists: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/business/media/trump-medi... Scientists: https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2023/01/23/woke-lancet... Professo
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by drewrv 4y ago
I’m not sure what you’re getting at. Is there a profession who seeks to learn or explain the truth that the American right hasn’t accused of bias? I don’t think I’ll find the answer in an article about Hillary’s cell phone.
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by drewrv 4y ago
The reason "fact-checked" seems political is because there is a movement among the American right to discredit any job that involves seeking or explaining the truth. I may come across as hyperbolic but I'm serious: name a job
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by drewrv 4y ago
Moreso than professional sports or actors?
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by drewrv 4y ago
Please don't hesitate to reach out to people and organizations who can help with these thoughts.
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by drewrv 4y ago
I understand that nonstandard analysis is a firm footing on which to build calculus, but is it totally equivalent to real analysis? I loved real analysis in college, for example I found cantors set kind of crazy. Does that "exist"
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by drewrv 4y ago
Your only argument for why it's "worse" is that it was different when you were in school. Maybe it was "worse" when you were in school.
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by drewrv 4y ago
My point is to think about risk as a scale. There's no need to be pedantic about the analogy. Would you send your child to school if there was a 1% chance that they would be served something that would put them in the ER? .5% chance? I
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by drewrv 4y ago
My point is that there is a scale and if you think about it not as a binary, but as a gradient, you might be more understanding of school administrators who are trying to create a safe learning environment for hundreds of kids. Yes, if ther
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by drewrv 4y ago
Why are you expecting the world now to exist as it was when you were a child?
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by drewrv 4y ago
The world has changed in the past 20 years. The world will change over the next 20 years.
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by drewrv 4y ago
> unless they're sharing, kissing, or fighting with their food Good thing kids never do this.
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by drewrv 4y ago
Imagine you have a school age child. If there were a 100% chance that they would be served arsenic at school you would probably keep them home. If there were a 0% chance, you would send them to school. What "%" risk that your chil
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by drewrv 4y ago
How can someone be "personally responsible" if there are not accurate food labeling laws?
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by drewrv 4y ago
What is the point of society if we're not going to protect vulnerable people? You're talking about "efficiency" as though society has one goal to maximize. I would argue that there's multiple goals that need to be b
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by drewrv 4y ago
Over a million people died of covid. Many more have become permanently disabled. Many of them were retired seniors but among the people who were not, they were disproportionately service workers who couldn’t wfh.
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by drewrv 4y ago
My point is that the data is messy. Smokers aren't a randomized subset of the general population.
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by drewrv 4y ago
The actual reason is probably unrelated to the act of smoking. Smokers are different than the general population in a number of ways - Smokers are addicted to an appetite suppressant and are skinnier than the general population. Since obesi
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by drewrv 4y ago
Why is spam always glossed over in these "principled defenses" of free speech? It's legal speech.

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