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by leetcrew 6y ago
this is definitely not true. the median US household has several thousand dollars in their checking account. they might be living paycheck-to-paycheck in the sense that their net cashflow is close to zero, but they don't have nothing i
902.
by leetcrew 6y ago
the irony kinda depends on the value judgment though, at least under my reading. if the israelis invented a delicious new candy, would it be ironic that nazis would have enjoyed it? or slightly less ridiculous: the nazis would certainly hav
903.
by leetcrew 6y ago
this is affirming the consequent. "liking bad things -> you are bad" might be true, but it does not imply "bad person liking thing -> thing is bad".
904.
by leetcrew 6y ago
I'm sure someone else can explain this more eloquently, but I believe the basic idea is this: any time you make a transaction that isn't settled on the spot, at least one of the parties is extending credit. like suppose one person
905.
by leetcrew 6y ago
inflation is typically priced into interest rates. unexpected changes in inflation can benefit either creditors or debtors, but a constant rate of inflation is a non-factor.
906.
by leetcrew 6y ago
annual losses from inflation on $100 are pretty trivial though, somewhere around $3/yr. the stickiness of wages is the bigger issue for the poor re inflation. also people with assets are not totally protected from inflation. suppose I
907.
by leetcrew 6y ago
pedophilia is a very serious accusation to make. everyone makes mistakes, but most of us don't make mistakes like that. musk has done some really great things, but it's gonna take a bit more to make me forget that he attempted to
908.
by leetcrew 6y ago
it's hard for me to see how this would be more safe. sometimes safety is best served by exceeding the speed limit. this is actually not uncommon. for example, a semi has pulled up next to me on the interstate and a turn is coming up. t
909.
by leetcrew 6y ago
trains are a great solution for point-to-point links between two dense areas (eg, city center to city center or intra-city transit). given that GP has a 120 mi commute, it's a fairly safe bet that they either live or work in a sparse a
910.
by leetcrew 6y ago
I would certainly take a taycan over any tesla, but to be fair, the taycan has a significantly worse range. I might be wrong now, but tesla was the leader in that category last I checked.
911.
by leetcrew 6y ago
I realize most people don't actually do this, but imo it's pretty irresponsible to drive around in a 1.5+ ton vehicle without taking the time to RTFM, regardless of how complicated it is.
912.
by leetcrew 6y ago
maybe. driving around while knowing that, say, your tire lug nuts are not properly tightened would possibly be criminally negligent. but there's always stuff you could have done to make your car safer. a lot of it is stuff people know
913.
by leetcrew 6y ago
> From the perspective of most of the world, having to limit yourselves to medical care that's provided by a particular company seems very broken. from the perspective of some people in the US, this is exactly what socialized medici
914.
by leetcrew 6y ago
why wouldn't it be? if you leave early, you're no worse off than you were when you graduated med school. I guess you could be worse off if you wouldn't have gone to med school in the first place if the offer wasn't on th
915.
by leetcrew 6y ago
I don't think that's quite true. BCBS FEP offers some fantastic plans that would be pretty hard to match at a private employer.
916.
by leetcrew 6y ago
every time you drive a car, you are choosing to increase the risk for others. I believe that is the point of the analogy.
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by leetcrew 6y ago
youtube certainly has its problems, but I wouldn't call it garbage. just yesterday I came across this gem [0] that really changed my perception of pop music (I'm one of those people who ordinarily wouldn't listen to anything
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by leetcrew 6y ago
the idealism that is common among college students is admirable, but I don't think it's at all tough to say thousands of students are wrong. about half of college students came straight from high school and have had little experie
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by leetcrew 6y ago
and people have explained this to me while drinking out of a mug that says "white tears". it's hard not to take that as a motte-and-bailey.
920.
by leetcrew 6y ago
on the contrary, it's very important for people to distinguish clearly between statements of objective fact and personal opinions. they ought to do it more often. imo. more on topic, time is inherently more valuable than money due to i
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by leetcrew 6y ago
the fact that it's so effective says more about society than the trolls though. if you squint hard enough, it's almost like the reactions provoked when you say "anti-white racism doesn't exist" without further expla
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by leetcrew 6y ago
it would be a truly advanced civilization that could make a jet work in space :)
923.
by leetcrew 6y ago
I think the first part is already true? "underwrite" was probably the wrong word to use in my original post. the federal government doesn't really underwrite loans anymore; it directly issues them. the federal loan options al
924.
by leetcrew 6y ago
I have to say, I don't see the connection between individualism and not caring about an individual's achievements. in fact, I would draw the exact opposite connection. individualism is very much concerned with the achievements of
925.
by leetcrew 6y ago
I agree it would be prudent for the government to be more discerning with issuing loans (or imo not do it at all), but I don't think the schools themselves should be forced to do anything. most people already have access to perfectly g
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by leetcrew 6y ago
if I were the feds, I would stop underwriting student loans and make any new loans dischargeable under bankruptcy. probably a good thing neither of us actually gets to decide.
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by leetcrew 6y ago
> Exactly like how cold food just doesn't taste as good as warm food (if it's meant to be warm), even though it's the exact same food. sometimes the temperature really does change the food though. for example, a cheese sau
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by leetcrew 6y ago
UTC makes more sense for global transport logistics that essentially run 24/7. time zones are just an additional opportunity to make a mistake here.
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by leetcrew 6y ago
is the one time of the day when every child and parent on the street is standing outside together really the best time to commit a crime, dark or otherwise?
930.
by leetcrew 6y ago
assuming you're talking about daylight, it depends on your latitude and where your longitude falls in your timezone. with the current system, I drive to work in the dark and I drive home in the dark at different times of the year. I th

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