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by kapuasuite 7y ago
This is alarmist bullshit. “Dystopian?” Really?
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
What’s your goal, though? Is there some harm you’re seeking to prevent? Are you interested in privacy for privacy’s sake? Have you considered the potential benefits of this research that might be lost under your approach?
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
Part of the problem in countries like France is that labor laws are very rigid, especially relative to the United States, and older workers have what amounts to a stranglehold on employers. Those employers are in turn unable to afford new w
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
The point about the accountants is interesting - might be a good opportunity to reach out to the professional association for Estonian accountants (if such a thing exists) to give some feedback.
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
Other countries, yes even in Europe, have better healthcare than us with multi-payer systems. Medicare for All is a joke.
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
New Yorkers already do have their say in how the community develops - why do you think something like 40% of the buildings in Manhattan couldn’t be built today under existing zoning? New Yorkers have made it illegal to build the very same b
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
Desert Shield preceded Desert Storm, so whatever causal relationship you’re implying is wrong.
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
I like how you threw in the whataboutism at the end, as if the West has no moral right to criticize China because of the long list of atrocities they’ve committed. Well played. Here’s the deal - China is a totalitarian state bent on reclaim
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
Been in New York City for the last ten years, so I certainly understand where you’re coming from. A few points: 1. Corporate income taxes don’t generate much revenue, and the revenue they do bring in is even smaller relative to the amount o
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
Is it really so hard to imagine they lied because people wouldn’t want to participate otherwise, regardless of any actual harm? There are plenty of people out there who think it’s illegal to take their picture or record them in public witho
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
But it simply can be. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy walking down a public street. I can walk down the street taking high definition photos and video of everyone I encounter and they would have no recourse to stop me, nor sho
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
Feel free to point to literally any harm to these people - there isn’t any. We’re talking about capturing faces in a public place where there’s no expectation of privacy. What does “gross” even mean beyond “it offends my sensibilities?”
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
There’s not even an expectation of privacy in a public setting, realistically what harm is being prevented by obtaining “informed consent?”
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
You can argue that lying would be objectionable, but we’re talking about something with essentially no consequences here. As for the fee, how much are their faces worth beyond a fee they were obviously already willing to accept?
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
What would make it “not objectionable?”
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
You’re using words like “targeted” and “vulnerable” to imply there’s some kind of harm being done here, which is laughably false. Just because something strikes you as wrong (for whatever ridiculous reason) doesn’t mean it’s actually wrong,
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
This really counts as “extreme and unsavory” these days?
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by kapuasuite 7y ago
“Henry Ford knew that people needed enough money to actually buy his cars and made it happen with high wages.” This is a pernicious myth that needs to die - Ford increased wages to reduce turnover and thus the costs associated with it - if