hearsathought

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by hearsathought 10mo ago
> 1. Israel's stated goal is to neuter Hamas and return the hostages, not kill civilians. And yet so many dead civilians. It's almost like a genocial terrorist country like israel always lie. Also, I was referring to israel&#x2
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by hearsathought 10mo ago
> The intent is there. The declaration of independence was written by one of the wealthiest slave owners in the country. "Moral imperative" was certainly not behind the american revolution. The economic interests of the elites
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by hearsathought 10mo ago
> Is North America offensive now or something? North america encompasses the US, Canada AND MEXICO. Not sure what the age range for "teen" is in canada. If you are not canadian, why are you speaking for canadians. Don't th
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by hearsathought 10mo ago
> It's the moral imperative of every country to optimize for its citizens' economic prospects. "Moral imperative"? No country was ever created out of a moral imperative. None. Also, no country was ever created to opti
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by hearsathought 10mo ago
Then say michigan or america. You may be "in michigan" but are you "from michigan". Why would you say north america unless you have ties to canada.
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by hearsathought 10mo ago
> Florida passed a similar law, and a bunch of other states are attempting to but are blocked by federal courts. When much of government ( federal, state, local ) communication is done via social meda, would it be legal to ban anyone fro
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by hearsathought 10mo ago
> But North America, for the curious. Just say canada. I don't understand why canadians always do this.
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by hearsathought 10mo ago
> One of the most effective acts of terrorism in history. It's what "israel" specializes in. When you read the history of "israel", it's literally a series of acts of terrorism.
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by hearsathought 10mo ago
> I actually consider the pager attack to be legal. If it was done to "israelis", I bet you'd be singing a different tune. Imagine if iran or saudi arabia or anyone else did this to "israelis", some whiny people
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by hearsathought 10mo ago
> Having access to large tracts of land is not a necessary precondition to industrialization But having access to large tracts of land with resources ( like oil ) is. I guess you missed the "chock full of oil" part. > (see S
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> Because really we can split into three or more. US on one side, EU, middle and far east on the other. East of Madrid is booming, West is in decline. But the EU is "the west". Europe is where "the West" started. It&#
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> The US industrialized without much in the way of large scale state industrial policy. What? From funding the Lewis&Clark missions, to forcing japan open, to clearing out the natives for railroad companies, to helping found colleges
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> I’m wonder how much longer Intel will be around. The government took an ownership stake in the company. Nvidia invested a few billion in the company. It's not going anywhere.
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> I don't think you can have a "free and global market" when countries participate in large-scale state industrial policy. All industrialized countries participate in large-scale state industrial policy. It's a pre-co
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
Jensen talks about his views on AI, his life, founding of nvidia and the many pitifalls and success of nvidia/life. Like pretty much most JRE interviews, it's actually quite insightful and interesting. You get to hear about and se
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> Capitalism did not kill the natives, the colonial governments and other European governments did Then neither did communism. The governments did. > And even then, the "system" in place at the time was mercantilism, not cap
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> This is very hard to square with software professionals being the fastest growing profession both in terms of number of employed workers and earnings in the past 2 decades. Just because the wages rose doesn't mean it wasn't s
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> Have you actually spoken to Tibetan refugees who fled Chinese extermination before you arrived at this crazy world-view ? "Extermination"? Why lie so egregiously. It just makes you look like an agenda driven clown. To you peo
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> Communism and its associated pairings have killed far more than capitalism ever will. Ever will? The "capitalists" have already killed far more. Did communists wipe out a continent full of native americans? Did communists kil
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> It wouldn't be regarded as complicated if Bhutan wasn't le wholesome misty buddhist paradise with happiness instead of GDP. If that was the case, myanmar ( a buddhist country ) wouldn't be attacked mercilessly by the pre
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> but then there’s Tibet as an example. Tibet is an example of china protecting it from british/indian invasion at the request of tibetans. Funny how we don't hear about that part. > If China were to get aggressive, we (Indi
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> focusing just on origin stories relating to the spread of various beliefs ... The difference being that nobody believes those silly things. Or are you saying you believe these nonsense also? > I suspect the marriage was political .
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
Not sure why people keep bringing this up. Every ideology has blood on their hands, but communism is nowhere near #1. Try comparing the death tolls/genocides/etc of the capitalist/anti-communist side with the communist side.
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> There is evidence that Parameswara converted to Islam following his infatuation with and marriage to a girl from the Samudera Pasai Sultanate. Doesn't that seem like the silliest thing you ever read? When the infatuation ended ( l
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> And the fact that superman can fly is evidence that people are lighter than air. Otherwise it wouldn't happen. Is this a serious response? What is your point? > The costs (in money and energy) of the infrastructure to mine anot
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
"We"? Okay buddy. > USA is weak in 2020s but strong in the 2030s. The US is the largest economy with an unparalleled military at the moment. What are you talking about? > The US Navy is getting huge upgrades and a few years
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
The dutch colonization of indonesia started in the 1600s and ended in 1949. So plenty of time for the locals, especially the elites, to learn dutch and the alphabet.
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
If interstellar travel is possible then it probably means intrastellar travel had been possible for a long time. Which means most readily accessible minerals had already been mined in the solar system. Not to mention humans probably have se
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> You are not, but he is and made his comment in this spirit. He made the comment in the spirit of being a silly fanboy. Just like most respondents so far. > Saying someone is your favorite X and someone is the greatest X are differen
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by hearsathought 11mo ago
> Oh, and your plan is to just give them the chips they want directly? "Give them"? I love sneaky propagandists. No, make them pay for it. It's what we do to our "allies" so that they are dependent on american te

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