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It’s worth noting that paying retailers and publishers books is actually a very inefficient way to compensate authors. They typically only see a small fraction of this revenue. The piracy debate often simplifies the issue as one of pirates
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Wealth inequality isn’t simply a side effect of capitalism—it’s structurally necessary thanks to the division of society into two classes, capitalists and workers. I do agree that a capitalist economic system isn’t alone in manifesting ineq
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Mississippi has much higher rates of infant mortality, poverty, preventable deaths, and lower overall education levels than most of the EU. Economic output fails to capture the degree to which the economy serves its people. While average G
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Whether Khalil’s arrest was retaliation for his speech is the very question his legal team is raising. You’re claiming it was about his green card, but there’s no evidence or official statement supporting that as far as I can find. The fact
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Your claims about his background and connections are speculation. Being well connected or foreign born isn’t proof of wrongdoing. While the U.S. is a constitutional republic, that doesn’t negate the democratic principles at its core. If he
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I’ve just started learning about this person. According to his wife a number of incendiary quotes attributed him are fabrications. I suppose balancing that claim against the others makes it hard to know for sure what is true. Do you have a
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I think social media discussions of science would be better informed by the concept of a ‘hierarchy of evidence’. Anecdotal data, n=1 trials of varying quality, correlations studies, double blind studies (with small and large cohorts), stud
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Thank you for your reply. I understand wanting to approach these conversations with suspicion. But I also think that MAGA is a heterogeneous movement whose participants have a range of motivations. Respectful speech doesn’t mean ignoring
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I’m no Trump supporter by any means but I think this kind of comment must alienate Trump supporters and contribute to polarization around the topic rather than reasoned exchange. If you really want to oppose Trump I think your purpose is be