dukeluke

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by dukeluke 10y ago
Extremism & partisanship does naturally occur, and is seen in every country. However, instead of keeping those groups on the fringe like some political systems do, the American political system amplifies those groups. The majority of pe
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by dukeluke 10y ago
In our FPTP voting system, a two party system naturally emerges. And during times of hardship, instead of a middle-ground being found like would occur in a multiparty system, things become even more partisan and contentious. It's a fun
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by dukeluke 10y ago
4) Saying it's safe to do so opens you up to liability for other people's injuries from the diet.
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by dukeluke 10y ago
Extensive training and adjustment is required to use this, and that will likely always be the case.
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by dukeluke 10y ago
Your argument would be true if the lower and middle classes were benefiting from the growth of the economy, but it hasn't much at all.
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by dukeluke 10y ago
I think you're ignoring the effect this will have on lower class wages. Millions of people will replace those jobs taken by illegal immigrants, most of whom were working below minimum wage. That will tighten the labor pool of lower cla
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by dukeluke 10y ago
Do you have a source for your claim? I thought most illegal immigrants were from Latin America.
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by dukeluke 10y ago
To be pair, our corporations have had free reign to run massive propaganda campaigns to teach them the wrong ways to stay healthy. They even manipulated the USDA food guidelines to get people to buy more corn and bread.
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by dukeluke 10y ago
What is to keep these fact checking organizations free from manipulation & spreading g propaganda? Will Google use this feature to further their own interests alone? If the answer to that is 'no,' how can we be sure they won&#
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by dukeluke 10y ago
An us-vs-them mentality definitely amplified the outrage, but it began for legitimate purposes. Reddit really was a bastion of free speech in its early days, which was fantastic because people with thoughts that didn't align with the P
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by dukeluke 10y ago
I don't think the post above was implying that it was a good idea, but merely acknowledging that the cultural shift is occurring. In my opinion, I'm conflicted about whether or not it's good. If our political system didn&#x27
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by dukeluke 10y ago
Catering to the lowest common denominator is a large reason why the quality of news networks have tanked in the last decade. Why wouldn't the same drop in quality occur with Reddit?
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by dukeluke 10y ago
One of my favorite features of the Kindle is that it works with Calibre. I understand that it's difficult for some, but it's a godsend for me.
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by dukeluke 10y ago
Reddit is decaying at an accelerated rate nowadays & many are looking for a good alternative. I know that's why I came here.
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by dukeluke 10y ago
I think it's silly to withhold a feature that is easy to implement and makes the user experience better, but to each their own.
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by dukeluke 10y ago
I don't understand. What do you mean by this?
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by dukeluke 10y ago
I don't like the fact that YouTube requires red to play music with the screen off. I don't want to support YouTube and make them think that's alright.
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by dukeluke 10y ago
I kind of wish there was a way to unblock specific YouTube users from uBlock. I have a handful of entertainers that I like enough to intentionally support them by watching ads, yet I've found no simple way to do that without manually d
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by dukeluke 10y ago
A problem there is that many VPNs sell our data as well. Even if they say they don't sell it, we have no way of proving they don't.
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by dukeluke 10y ago
Tacking stronger legislation onto a social problem is why the War on Drugs exists, which hurts more than it helps. I'm not saying we shouldn't add stronger legislation, but maybe we should gather data on whether or not it would be
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by dukeluke 10y ago
USA should be considered a corporate oligarchy at this point. It's clear that, with gerrymandering, our FPTP voting system, and the fact that corporations are people and money is speech, the citizens of the country hold no real power a
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by dukeluke 10y ago
I feel your post downplays the role of manager. They're needed to make sure everyone's doing their job, business needs are being met, and communication is made between the workers and executives. Having an experienced engineer pla
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by dukeluke 10y ago
I believe it is an overreaction because I highly doubt he intended to spread hate speech, but just wanted to troll and be inflammatory. I say that because the phrase he said is common on many sites like 4chan. Like I said, I feel there _sho
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by dukeluke 10y ago
Of course. A culture is made of a bunch of individuals with a common method of communication. I disagree, though, that I can't impose my priorities on others. What makes you say I can't?
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by dukeluke 10y ago
If you spend any time in the darker parts of the internet(like 4chan), you learn that a lot of what trolls do is "for the lulz" and nothing else. My guess is that PewDiePie or his writers frequents one of those sites and so thinks
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by dukeluke 10y ago
It really depends on what we want to prioritize in our culture and country. If we want to prioritize profits and perpetual exponential growth, then it should be obvious that literature should not be prioritized. But if quality of life shoul
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Not much currently. Most jobs that could be outsourced have been.
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If you are taking in the skilled labor at a rate lower than the average American or outsourcing to a country without as much worker protections, then I disagree. But if you are bringing them in at market rates and not exploiting them, then
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by dukeluke 10y ago
America has an advanced economy, with a GDP per capita of over $50k. As such, the cost of living is much higher than many other countries. You need a vehicle to work almost everywhere, healthcare costs are the highest in the world, housing
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by dukeluke 10y ago
In a time where company profits are higher than ever before and worker wages are remaining stagnant, I think it's a valid concern to raise. We do live in the richest country in the world, after all. Why shouldn't everyone living i

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