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by fairity 6y ago
There is truth to your comment, but don't expect people to validate your idea. It's in our best collective interest for everyone to take this vaccine even if there's a 0.01% chance it has negative side effects. Even on an ind
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by fairity 6y ago
Agree that it's best for society if we don't shame people for voicing their beliefs, and that wasn't my intent. I actually think OC made a valid point - that is, there is an extremely small chance this vaccination causes long
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by fairity 6y ago
Others have pointed out the misinformation in your comment, but even if you believed this, why talk about it? This is the type of idea you should probably keep to yourself (as it’s in your own best interest for it to not spread).
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by fairity 6y ago
Isn’t it pretty easy to sequence anyways? Assuming you can get a hold of a vaccine sample.
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by fairity 6y ago
I'm sure it increases conversion rate for the seller, especially for expensive purchases.
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by fairity 6y ago
Sweden basically did a lockdown - it just wasn't state-mandated. If you look at the mobility data [1], you'll see that Sweden followed a very similar trend to its neighbors, and actually maintained lower mobility after other state
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by fairity 6y ago
To get a better idea of why zooming out 20 years isn't reasonable, take a look at the past 120 years in the US (Sweden's numbers likely follow the same trajectory): https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization&
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by fairity 6y ago
If you zoom out 200 years, this year's mortality looks awesome! Yes, the world has become a safer place to live in over the years. Given the downward trend in age adjusted deaths per million over time, it makes a lot of sense to compar
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by fairity 6y ago
The article's basically saying do the best you can to achieve the goals you really care about. In your case, one of these goals seems to be making efficient use of your time. So, the article would advise you do the best you can at tha
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by fairity 6y ago
Totally agree that viewing negative feedback as a tool for self-improvement can be a useful and resilient perspective. My main concerns over the advice in the original comment are that: - It suggests that people only give feedback to you if
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by fairity 6y ago
> People don't bother giving feedback to those who they don't care about or have to work with again. This mindset is basically trying to cast good intentions on the criticizer to reduce the sting of the critique. I don't l
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by fairity 6y ago
I believe GP's hypothetical assumes that everyone has an opportunity to get vaccinated, and all those who remain susceptible to the virus refused to get vaccinated for selfish reasons. If society continues to coddle anti-vaxers, it rei
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by fairity 6y ago
The closest place to SF with no income tax.
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by fairity 6y ago
I live downtown, and my rent dropped 40%. Was paying $2950 - now $1875/mo.
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by fairity 6y ago
Very odd that the article fails to compare the volume of "change-of-address" requests to pre-pandemic periods. It simply states that they received "more than 140,000 change-of-address requests during the pandemic period"
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by fairity 6y ago
> It's obvious to you that corporations don't break laws because doing so is illegal? No, you're over-generalizing my claim. My claim is that it's rare for large companies (with established legal counsel) to approve
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by fairity 6y ago
> Would yelp retaliate against businesses that participated in the class action lawsuit? Plaintiffs can remain anonymous in class-actions for this reason.
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by fairity 6y ago
Not sure why you're being downvoted. It's pretty obvious that Yelp wouldn't do this if their contracts didn't cover it. The question is whether the contracts and sales language being used are worded to mislead the rest
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by fairity 6y ago
> The Yelp page that is returned is not very helpful to me. At best, it contains menus, pictures, hours, phone number, and reviews. Menus, pictures of food, and honest reviews aren't helpful to you? I think most people get a lot o
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by fairity 6y ago
> The problem is yelp has more money for lawyers than a low-margin local restaurant. Class-action lawsuits were created to solve this exact problem?
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by fairity 6y ago
I see a lot of people saying this must be illegal, and the reason Yelp hasn't been sued is because restaurant owners can't afford legal fees. Isn't this the purpose of class action lawsuits? If Yelp is actually doing somethi
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by fairity 6y ago
Yea, typo. Interactive Brokers's margin loan rates are BM + 1% (or 1.09%, at present). https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=46376
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by fairity 6y ago
To be honest, what you just said went right over my head, but I really want to learn more. Can you recommend where to start given that the strategy I'm evaluating is akin to levering up 1x and investing in index funds?
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by fairity 6y ago
Makes sense. 99% sounds about right for myself. But, how do I estimate the degree of downswing that I'm 99% confident will never happen in my lifetime? Or, is there a way to buy options to protect against this outcome that would econ
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by fairity 6y ago
I’ve thought about this too, and came to a different conclusion. The primary reason is just because the markets haven’t collapsed more than 85% over a months long period before, doesn’t mean it won’t in the future. And, my marginal utili
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by fairity 6y ago
> It just feels weird to take a short-term loan (whatever the interest rate) when I have the cash to cover the loan. And if I don’t have the cash to cover the margin loan, I should be working on increasing my emergency fund instead. I s
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by fairity 6y ago
There's nothing wrong with using the internet mob to keep powerful people in check. This is because, prior to the internet, powerful people were able to get away with too much evil with too little punishment. ("Nothing wrong&quot
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by fairity 6y ago
One question that's been top of mind lately for me is how optimistic you should be in your investing strategy. IBK currently allows retail investors to trade on margin with an annual interest rate of only 1% (yes, really). You can bor
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by fairity 6y ago
I think the current system is broken. We should be trying to align our incentives. Urging people to act against their own self-interests is self-defeating.
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by fairity 6y ago
I think the crux of the issue is how powerful and unrelenting the internet mob has become. If there was a way to neuter this power, or better ensure the punishment enacted by the mob fits the crime, less people would advocate for denial. As

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