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by gepi79 8y ago
I do not understand why you have been down voted. Free commercial software and hardware is the strongest competition to open source software and hardware. If Google charged money then a more open source oriented competitor would have more c
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by gepi79 8y ago
The point is that alcohol is predictable and does not affect your well being after the intoxication. Proven countless times. Using psychedelics is like playing russian roulette. Proven countless times. The effects of a reasonable dose of ps
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by gepi79 8y ago
Promoting psychedelics as strong medicine to be used only by medical experts is very different from legalizing psychedelics because some people claim less potential for harm than alcohol or tobacco.
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by gepi79 8y ago
> It apparently can bring out already dormant mental illnesses but is not in any way associated with the formation of new mental illnesses. The victim does not know in advance. The victim does not care afterwards because the result is th
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by gepi79 8y ago
Thanks for the comment. Such cautioning comments by someone sane with experience are very important. I am in favor of legalization to reduce legal, financial and social problems and not because drugs (including psychedelics including cannab
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by gepi79 8y ago
> Psychedelics are a very harmless drugs; not addictive, there is no poisoning(like with alcohol), when the effect is gone you feel totally normal and healthy. None of this is true. People like you promoting psychedelics are responsible
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by gepi79 8y ago
Yes. I like Reddit.
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by gepi79 8y ago
Democracy depends on the knowledge and understanding of the people (demos). General mistrust regarding the media and politicians is required. E.g. the weird behavior of the top UK politicians in the Skripal case, the lies related to the war
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by gepi79 8y ago
> Over time I have started to dislike long read articles. Most of the time articles all over the place and inundated with useless fillers.Stuff about length of hair or type of earphones are just fluff. Yes. That's why I love forums:
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by gepi79 8y ago
"no" to what ? IMO nostromo is right in all points and probably even agrees with you. IMO expensive vertical farming in cities works for expensive vegetables and spices but not for crops. IMO indoor farming is the future of food p
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by gepi79 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism%E2%80%93Leninism https://en.wikipedia.org/
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by gepi79 8y ago
Could you explain ? Extermination of what ? > The next world war will cause not only reactionary classes and dynasties, but also entire reactionary peoples, to disappear from the earth. And that too is progress." Clearly his predict
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by gepi79 8y ago
Quote from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism > This class struggle that is commonly expressed as the revolt of a society's productive forces against its relations of production, results in a period of short
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by gepi79 8y ago
The strategy of longevity is to stay young. You do not live longer if you become older in a biological sense. https://youtu.be/Q2Z9pxGwxEY?t=214
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by gepi79 8y ago
Vegan food is the cheapest food and the most efficient food with regard to natural resources in the Philippines. Eating meat is a tradition and a personal choice but not a requirement in the Philippines. Maybe several millions but not billi
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by gepi79 8y ago
Maybe there are 2 kinds or conscious expressions of procrastination: - One related to lust for fun. Like you describe. - One related to inhibition, fatigue, powerlessness, dread. You escape work even though you feel bad because you know you
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by gepi79 8y ago
Thanks. I agree that we should have the morality to defend Human Rights and to not tolerate poverty. Unfortunately no state in the world respects the Human Rights for its citizens. http://www.un.org/en/sections/iss
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by gepi79 8y ago
Many rich people are rich because they employ people and profit from it. Many rich people are rich because they own real wealth and not (just) money. Rich people are not the problem. Rich people are no excuse for doing bad things. Poverty i
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by gepi79 8y ago
An elected government does not fear its voters. And Assad does not fear the people. Damascus: https://www.unusualtraveler.com/damascus/ Aleppo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6omfaKhZL0 Ghouta: http
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by gepi79 8y ago
The less state (politics is power), the more capitalism (private property is power).
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by gepi79 8y ago
The Civil Services do not propose or enact laws. An EU member state is a representative democracy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy The EU is not. The non-democratic nature goes beyond legislation
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by gepi79 8y ago
The EU parliament is democratically elected. The EU is not. https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/institutions-bodie... One has to wonder if the combination of lack of voting by the people (for whatever reason
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by gepi79 8y ago
No, I am not defining democracy. I mention the reasons why the EU might not be a democracy and why the decisions regarding the new copyright laws are not very democratic. Even if the people had a choice (direct democracy) which they have no
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by gepi79 8y ago
1) The national and european politicians have been already elected and they have been elected for different reasons than the copyright laws. The copyright laws are not decided based on a democratic referendum. 2) The EU is a complex organiz
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by gepi79 8y ago
> "Nothing like a blanket statement in your first sentence to immediately discredit your argument." My opinion is as valid as the opinion of psychonauts. Maybe more so because I do not rave about great insights about the univer
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by gepi79 8y ago
Do not fall for the romantic tales of psychonauts to reach some kind of enlightenment. All these people suffer from psychosis. The human experience of the world (thoughts, vision, audition, pleasure, fear,...) is triggered by the nervous sy
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by gepi79 8y ago
Sorry. I corrected my comment. Can you uncensor it ? Besides there is no "name calling" against the author of the post.
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by gepi79 8y ago
Crossing the street is dangerous but mostly under your control. Unlike a trip. Anyway the comparison is lame. The comparison with an exercise program is lame too. Of course an unusual big effort or training load is bad and might harm you or
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by gepi79 8y ago
> She was a very intelligent girl, perhaps an ancient soul. The author suffers from psychosis. Many people accept psychosis as normal. PS: Removed the word "religion" to prevent a religious flamewar.
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by gepi79 8y ago
> The general consensus is Your consensus might be general among irresponsible psychonauts that are either lucky or accept psychosis. http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/04/28/why-were-early-psychede... The gen

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