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by justinpowers 4y ago
Yup, this selection bias is also survivorship bias.
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by justinpowers 4y ago
The selection consists solely of current Uber drivers, excluding all drivers who chose to stop and take an alternative job. As well, drivers in the act of driving are less likely to admit that they do not want to be doing what they are curr
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by justinpowers 4y ago
Selection bias…
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by justinpowers 4y ago
Please do provide that link
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by justinpowers 4y ago
You’re right in the sense that people often use the term imprecisely and hyperbolically, but in this discussion they are more right than wrong, at least by this measure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchy#Putative_
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by justinpowers 4y ago
This is obviously about money supply. And UBI is not necessarily an increase in money supply (as it’s usually paid for by taxes and reduced welfare programs), whereas a government stimulus during an economic slowdown is, nearly by definitio
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by justinpowers 4y ago
Money circulates.
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by justinpowers 4y ago
This is a gross misrepresentation of UBI. Amongst other reasons, UBI would only be given to individuals. Unlike the stimulus, most of which went to industry and government.
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by justinpowers 5y ago
I’m not deep enough into the culture to know whether disputing, or simply asking for explanation, of a downvote is “bad form”, but i would bet that using downvotes as an alternative to a cogent rebuttal is considered “worse form”. And there
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by justinpowers 5y ago
> …I could have just logged into with root privileges if I wanted He did say it, though indirectly :) [edit: And then I got downvoted. Oh humans. Lol.]
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by justinpowers 5y ago
The fit of alternatives was not the focus of the comment I was replying to. The fact is that many people hold their wealth in cash, and many of the same people are part of vulnerable populations. One shouldn’t remove another’s alternatives
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by justinpowers 5y ago
~22% of the US population if you equate being unbanked or underbanked with holding your wealth in cash. Worldwide, the percentage is similar. Of course being unbanked isn’t equivalent but it’s likely very nearly so. Not to mention, the chan
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by justinpowers 5y ago
They don’t “turn off” pain. Likely, they either objectify it (i.e. dispassionately observe the experience of pain) or ignore it (i.e. focus on a separate sensation) or dilute it (i.e. focus on “nothing” or alternatively, the all-encompassin
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by justinpowers 5y ago
> Censorship? In Russia? Why, I never. This may be your personal reaction, and though valid according to your (and my) personal experiences, it is not necessarily the reaction of others. Some people might need direct, firsthand evidence
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by justinpowers 5y ago
I’d agree if I believed they could/would take money out of their retirement accounts and somehow disallow benefitting from trusts, but that seems highly unlikely. Prison time allows for disincentivizing as well as rehabilitation. Death
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by justinpowers 5y ago
Trump surely didn’t think it was a negligible fraction.
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by justinpowers 5y ago
This is brilliant. Can you offer any more insight or background to this? Is there a name for this technique?
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by justinpowers 5y ago
I would guess it has to do with zero latency. And possibly easier aiming/coordination/stability with the camera and hands at not just eye-level, but also nearly right up against the eye, moving in unison with one’s head. Just a gu
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by justinpowers 5y ago
Thanks. This all makes sense. I guess the bigger surprise to me is that there wasn’t anything newly extraneous or improvable as a result of the transition. Electric guitars come to mind, they are largely the same except in two regards: The
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by justinpowers 5y ago
Agreed. I wonder why? Maybe professionals prefer the familiar ergonomics? Or there’s a certain prestige carried by the traditional camera silhouette? No idea. And I can’t think of another analog-to-digital transition that also maintained
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by justinpowers 5y ago
I must be confused because I don’t see how. Isn’t it the exact opposite? GP is essentially saying “that’s what you’d say if you were lying” and I’m responding with a silly, opposing example of “that’s what you’d say if you were telling the
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by justinpowers 5y ago
Desperation is certainly a dangerous beast. Fortunately we aren’t quite at WW1 equivalence yet. And, my history isn’t even close to perfect, but i believe the Germans pre-ww1 were, per capita, much wealthier and much more aggressively natio
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by justinpowers 5y ago
> I just don't feel like catologing every red flag instance on here. It's a more widespread social trend Fair enough, but since this then becomes fully anecdotal and about personal perspective I should share my own: I am seeing
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by justinpowers 5y ago
Banning cats? Banning vodka? Firing Putin supporters? This is bloodthirst? This is disregard for innocent children? I must have the wrong dictionary. [edit:as far as being simply “anti-Russian”, perhaps this qualifies. I can see how it migh
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by justinpowers 5y ago
> Public figures Russians being cancelled for not speaking out Ehh, this is nothing compared to Japanese internment camps. And not suggestive of bloodthirst or disregard for children. > anecdotes of "Russian" restaurants bei
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by justinpowers 5y ago
> it's being actively cheered on by a bloodthirsty mob who have no regard for innocent civilians and kids. What are you referring to here specifically? Genuinely curious. I haven’t encountered much anti-Russian sentiment (yet), I’ve
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by justinpowers 5y ago
The hyperbole is strong with this one.
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by justinpowers 5y ago
So this ^ deserves a downvote? Please tell me why.
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by justinpowers 5y ago
Similar events? Please specify at least a couple of the similar events you have in mind…
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by justinpowers 5y ago
Huh? It’s also the exact same response you’d get if it had nothing to do with censorship. Your comment offers nothing.

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