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by moosey 8y ago
`. I don't mean "going vegetarian". I mean "going vegan". Milk, eggs, and fish have some of the same problems environmentally and ethically. When I say ethically, I don't just mean our responsibility not to
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This is true, but from what I've read it is only true for places that are small scale and local. Anything large scale, like feeding a city, would benefit greatly from a reduction, or elimination, of animal products.
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by moosey 8y ago
Something like 75% of all non-meat food grown in the US is fed to animals for later eating. When you complain about soy destroying forests, you are complaining about meat consumption: > Just over 70 percent of the soybeans grown in the
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by moosey 8y ago
I read the book 'World War Z', and at the risk of ruining the book for someone, there was a statement near the end that really stuck with me. Some guy was reflecting on how they'd won, and he said 'Tell that to the whal
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by moosey 8y ago
I had two daughters before I came to the conclusion that this is the most likely path for humanity at this point. There is a possibility of a global awakening that might prevent this tragic loss of megafauna. But I'm already a vegan a
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by moosey 8y ago
There are no negatives to dense transportation. Discussing the economics of it simply ignores the future damages that will be sustained by the continued use of any individual transportation solutions, but particularly those that use fossil
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by moosey 8y ago
I figured, before I looked at the article, that Mr. Dixon was black. I guessed that while reading the article, he was going to be accused of being involved with drugs. The DA in the article did so without proof. The statement is alarming
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by moosey 8y ago
It isn't irrational to fear radiation, but what is irrational is the level of fear, and also the fear in context with other dangers that we face that nuclear helps to solve. I don't think that I'm out of line in suggesting th
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by moosey 8y ago
Based on recent political events, I would argue that it is getting more difficult in the US to be "tolerant of the intolerant". Should university students be allowed to take their grievances with speakers coming to their school n
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by moosey 8y ago
This is a cultural/marketing issue, although at this point I'm not sure how separated those are. Also, when I call it an issue, I mean it seriously. The ecological impact of insect production is so much lower than other meats.
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by moosey 8y ago
I find it more disturbing that AI algorithms don't think that non-black people are primates, as I can assure you they are.
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by moosey 8y ago
Yes. Very much so. Profit, while useful in the market, has an upper limit before it can be considered a lack of efficiency, IMO. In some sense, it is the stripping of productive economic value, which is then given to shareholders. It is
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by moosey 8y ago
Massive tax cuts for the wealthy, particularly for capital gains and dividends, have reduced the resistance for money escaping corporations into the hands of investors, rather than the value add of paying employees more or improving working
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by moosey 8y ago
It is difficult but not impossible to overdose on caffeine and die. I'm not sure if this is the toxicity that the previous poster meant, but it could be. It appears that 30 cups of coffee is about the threshold where you get to serio
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by moosey 8y ago
In the city that I live in, the library downtown (which is unfortunately a bit out of my way) has a free coworking location for remote workers. I hope they extend this out further to the other library branches. I would love to walk a coupl
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by moosey 8y ago
tbh, going to take a nice couple of breaths next to the ocean sounds like it would do me a lot of good at the moment.
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by moosey 8y ago
It is actually great that many people will be lifted out of poverty. What is unfortunate is that this can be funded a number of ways: Reduction in corporate profit, reduction in personal profit, a reduction in work hours, etc. So many way
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by moosey 8y ago
I would agree, if those were the things that were dividing the average voter. However, having two daughters, friends who are LGBT, and being a man with more melanin in my skin than the average European, I find contemporary 'Social Con
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by moosey 8y ago
Just as the world learns the horrible reality of practically criminal underregulation that the tech world has been operating under.
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by moosey 9y ago
WA? CA? I personally really like the fact that servers are getting paid so well here in WA, and I've been tipping a lot less as a result. When it goes up the $13, I might reconsider it altogether. Thank goodness, I dislike the enti
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by moosey 9y ago
What is the purpose of a MOOC? Is it to make training available, or to provide academic success? If it is the former, then it is definitely a success. If it is the latter, then I think that not only percentage rates of success are importa
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by moosey 9y ago
I do think there should be some English studies, but it should not be a primary focus. Reading books is a great way to help build empathy, and understanding how to read _well_ is a valuable tool in its own right.
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by moosey 9y ago
Then fix it so that it works the same way as many other countries that have estate taxes and want to protect these businesses: The tax is imposed as a debt against the business that is paid off over time. Simple, and successful businesses
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by moosey 9y ago
> It's very simple - it is harder for younger managers to work with older subordinates. A good manager would figure out how to make it work. I've worked with younger managers, and I've even had to teach them how to deal w
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by moosey 9y ago
Due to the way contemporary news media works, I think that Democrats (for the time being) have rapidly depreciating political capital after any election. Last time they regulated health care, despite knowing it would cost them many seats i
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by moosey 9y ago
I remember reading an article about Trump v. Clinton, and how no matter who won, it would reinvigorate the opposition for a generation. I'm not quite sure if that was true if Clinton had one, we'll never know, but one thing is for
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by moosey 9y ago
Do their points of view represent anyone that has their hands on the lever of power in the US? If one were to argue that 'high quality' means that it represents the views and policy of those currently in government, then which pu
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by moosey 9y ago
Another possibility for a decrease: A major holder of bitcoins tries to pull more than can be converted into a national currency. This basically topples what I equate to a ponzi scheme when people find out that it doesn't convert so e
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by moosey 9y ago
And that situation would push us towards internet as public utility, or at least internet infrastructure as public utility. Also, investment into additional infrastructure could be baked into the resale cost. In my opinion, internet as pu
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by moosey 9y ago
We've had it before, and the way forward is very simple: Internet Service resale at cost. The major internet providers would be forced to resell to other internet providers access at the costs to the company, including labor, maintenan

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