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by jmeister 6y ago
Every time H1b comes on HN, I see people making the same arguments over and over again. It’s a topic that never fails to provoke. I also wonder if it’s a different set of commenters each time..
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It’s supposed to read: Western AND Educated AND .. I.e intersection of all those traits. Nazi Germany or present-day Greece are excluded. There is nothing “precious” about it.
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It’s not racism to point out differences between cultures. Is it racist to observe that homosexuality is severely punished in Islamic societies?
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German football team socially distance from opponents, lose 37-0(theguardian.com)
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Reg. balkanisation: there are already successful examples of Belgium and Canada. I think the reason it’s never discussed is that it can easily snowball into full fledged secession.
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by jmeister 6y ago
I came here to make the same comment so I’ll be the explainer: It’s about erasing white male names/dominance/influence/privilege/?? from math history.
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by jmeister 6y ago
I’m baffled by the hostility and conspiracy theorizing Thiel provokes on this forum. Maybe people are intimidated by his intelligence and contrarian stances?
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Also cultural issues like weakening of family ties, death of community around the church etc. Increasing alienation from the “coastal elites” and the culture that is broadcast on mass media. Fall in sense of belonging to the country. The le
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by jmeister 6y ago
what’s wrong with profits? As long as they lead to delivering to the public/govt. what is needed?
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by jmeister 6y ago
From a third-world immigrant traumatized by dysfunctional govt. institutions back home, and seeing some spectacular cockups by state-run institutions here, what is the guarantee that UHC won’t be worse?
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by jmeister 6y ago
The discussion here is great. Cheer up.
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by jmeister 6y ago
+1 on feeling the connection to history. You will like Sappho(if you haven’t read it already).
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Karp, in other words: You can’t HANDLE the truth! I agree with him. Most people who criticize defense/police have no clue what it takes to keep everyone safe.
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by jmeister 6y ago
Yet another instance of blaming societal ills on tech, instead of the supposedly freedom/agency loving users . Read Houellebecq or any dating advice forum, for arguments on how excess choice enabled by apps makes dating less egalita
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by jmeister 6y ago
Another driving factor is intra-elite competition: http://peterturchin.com/cliodynamica/intra-elite-competition...
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by jmeister 6y ago
No! Jack please read this takedown of the anti-racist industry by the inimitable Matt Taibbi: https://taibbi.substack.com/p/on-white-fragility
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by jmeister 6y ago
Also a net loss of faith in scientists. After the pathetic failure of epidemic projection models, it’s natural to harbor atleast some doubt about the climate models, and think, “do these scientists really know what they’re doing?”
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There’s a saying among lifters that the heaviest weight is the gym door. When you’re feeling depressed or lazy, just showing up at the gym can kick start an upward spiral.
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by jmeister 6y ago
Please keep up with the times. Early 00s was “9/11 is an inside job”. 10s was “Goldman is a vampire”. In 2020 it’s “Hollywood perverts and the CIA control the culture and program the people”.
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Awesome, thank you for the details!
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There’s a big meta-question, pertaining to pace of progress: How will the process of scientific research itself change? There are drastic changes on the horizon, both positive and negative.
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People are free to not use FB. Let’s assign some agency to the users too.
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by jmeister 6y ago
Thanks for these awesome references!
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Optimally help their stock price*, which is supposed to factor in longer term effects including developer community goodwill etc.
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PG probably takes an attack from Robinson as a compliment.
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Taleb has attacked Pinker only on some technical statistics issues related to trends in violence post-Enlightenment and maybe merits of IQ. Taleb leans libertarian on large scales himself.
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Check out this Twitter thread for >200 examples: https://twitter.com/SoOppressed/status/1282404647160942598?s...
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Montreal and Toronto are top 2 places in the world for jobseekers and employers bailing out of the US due to visa or political issues.
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Perversion of our public institutions by Marxist and anti-national thinking.
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Business as usual? How many clients have pulled their ad contracts in the past month due to his stance?

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