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by hnhg 13y ago
For anyone looking for this in my comment, I edited it out as it didn't add anything to the point I was making and I didn't want to come across as overly negative.
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by hnhg 13y ago
You mention an event in 1932. Aren't you forgetting that several years later, millions of people were wiped out systematically and there were reports of it coming back and they were largely ignored. We have greater than ever communicat
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by hnhg 13y ago
Maybe that's because we've designed it to resemble our own intelligence?
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by hnhg 14y ago
I think the parent is making the same point as you are.
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by hnhg 14y ago
The anecdotes here could be used to justify a range of different theories: 'Being Daring is the Secret Ingredient for Success'; 'Innovation is the Secret Ingredient for Success'; 'Not Giving Up is the Secret Ingredient for Success' 'Giving
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by hnhg 14y ago
I'm from the UK, recently moved to work in Germany. The tax is high by the standards I'm used to but the infrastructure and quality of life is much better and things are much cheaper to buy (food, rent & many household goods). There are
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by hnhg 14y ago
You've picked on the worst-off countries in western Europe, but tell me about the best-off like Germany or Scandinavian countries. As far as I can tell, they have pretty generous social welfare schemes but are pretty sound economically. How
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by hnhg 14y ago
It reads like the parent got brought in as an expert in D, not Q, and then got told to work on Q, which wasn't their expectation. You'd be unhappy at that happening to you, right?
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by hnhg 14y ago
I'm not sure your refutation of the second point holds. The OP is talking about percentage of an individual's income, not the percentage of overall income. The fairness of either can be disputed but you're making an apples to oranges compar
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by hnhg 14y ago
No. It adds nothing except irritation.
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by hnhg 14y ago
Interesting the point you made about US TV shows - it's very subjective but I'll say honestly I can't stand them. I'm from the UK and think it's something to do with not being able to relate to your culture as well as you do, and so I find
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by hnhg 14y ago
You wouldn't get a free rug in a Turkish rug store but Apple do go out of their way to appear inviting and helpful way beyond any of their competition.
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by hnhg 14y ago
Yes, but sometimes the actions of the liberal western democracies aren't always so worthy.
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by hnhg 14y ago
It depends on what it takes to get into the 19%.
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by hnhg 14y ago
He might be talking about one balanced in favour of manufacturing rather than banking & financial services, but that's just a guess.
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by hnhg 14y ago
Read parent again. He didn't say they any of the things you're trying to refute.
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by hnhg 14y ago
Or against US soldiers.
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by hnhg 14y ago
That might be fun for a lot of people. You might say, "they should be enjoying the moment, not artificially posing for photos, blah, blah, etc, etc..." but it's probably just not your idea of fun. EDIT: Think I'm trying to say that showing
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by hnhg 14y ago
I was told a story of a body of students who wanted to protest something in W. Germany in the '60s (I am recalling this from a night spent drinking so I might have every detail wrong!). As I recall it, instead of taking to the streets, they
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by hnhg 14y ago
I can't see how downvoting this comment is justifiable
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by hnhg 14y ago
education, housing and health insurance were much cheaper even just 20 years ago
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by hnhg 14y ago
I don't know. You end up wishing The Knowledge was compulsory in all cities outside of London, perhaps because it acts as a basic intelligence test.
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by hnhg 14y ago
It's precisely because I've gone out and experienced different cultures that I don't use lazy stereotyping to describe the world. It's the same with your left/right political stereotyping - again lazy and inaccurate. EDIT: keeping this shor
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by hnhg 14y ago
Clearly your great mind hasn't yet come to realise why some of us are aghast at stupid racist statements like yours.
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by hnhg 14y ago
Yeah, and getting hold of the HRMC or any of these bodies over the phone can be very difficult. Apologies for that. I once got hit by a HMRC error and it was impossible for me to reach them to correct it while they fined me. Of course, they
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by hnhg 14y ago
Thanks. Would be great if anyone else has anything to add. Have been looking into this for a while and this has been very useful.
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by hnhg 14y ago
But is that correlation vs causation? As someone who dedicates some time each day to what I want to succeed in, am I just aping some of the habits of the successful without really doing what matters?
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by hnhg 14y ago
Would the technology demonstrated to target and destroy mosquitoes with lasers be useful in some application against these?
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by hnhg 14y ago
Instinctively, I'd agree with this kind of stuff but after reading through I want to say, "Where's the evidence?" If you're claiming this stuff, tell me how it's worked for you and others in terms of reaching success, and don't cop out and
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by hnhg 14y ago
There's also a food culture there and alcohol gtts consumed with a meal, whereas in the UK people scorn having food when it takes up drinking time - "eating is cheating" I've heard from many a folk.

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