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by phil248 7y ago
Reminds me the ridiculous "no software" campaign by Salesforce.
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by phil248 7y ago
"Have you ever heard of a banana shortage crisis or a jeans shortage crisis in the US?" No, but I've heard of gruesome conditions for child laborers in sweatshops and I've heard of banana monoculture that has resulted in
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by phil248 7y ago
Some drugs are simply too physically addictive to just release into the 'wild' and let the chips fall where they may. I'll tell you where the chips fall - with huge portions of the country hopelessly addicted to drugs that ar
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by phil248 7y ago
That's one stupendously negative way to look at it. Obviously it varies project to project. In California, where I've worked up close with many old and new projects, the new ones are almost always far better off than the old-schoo
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by phil248 7y ago
To be fair, many states stopped building this kind of housing in the 90's. For a few decades now, any affordable housing built in NY or CA or dozens of other states is almost always mixed-income.
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by phil248 7y ago
Given the amazing things I've seen done with cauliflower in recent years, I'd try that in a heartbeat!
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by phil248 7y ago
Sure, but "cooking" is technological intervention, so the bar you are setting seems low to the point of being meaningless.
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by phil248 7y ago
I have a hard time understanding how a proponent of vegetarianism, presuming you are one, could be so dismissive of a technological advancement that will almost certainly lead to reduced meat consumption.
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by phil248 7y ago
I think the conditions most animals are raised in would be considered gross by virtually any observer who took a close look. Subjective, sure, but the same way that emergency room surgery is only subjectively gross.
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by phil248 7y ago
Given that a marriage probably can't be considered "successful" until it has lasted several decades, we may be waiting a while for that data!
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by phil248 7y ago
" There’s a fundamental problem with the concept of authenticity in food..." Yes, the problem being that I have never heard someone accuse a food of being inauthentic without sounding like they are desperately trying to sound cult
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by phil248 7y ago
What does confiscating an addict's heroin accomplish? As far as I can tell, all you've done is make a desperate addict far more desperate than they were a moment ago. The situation is only made worse.
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by phil248 7y ago
"Still, it shocks many Americans to see no criminal penalty for using drugs illegally" It only shocks Boomers. Their only answer to 'crime' was to keep making laws harsher until all the jail cells were full. Then to buil
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by phil248 7y ago
A friend may work with you to negotiate terms, even at their own expense. A rival may use it against you in pursuit of their own benefit.
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by phil248 7y ago
The comment you are replying to explicitly mentioned a "hostile state government", none of the ax-grindy stuff you're bringing up.
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by phil248 7y ago
The contemporary homeless problem is vast, growing and almost exclusively along the West coast where climate permits year-round outdoor living.
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by phil248 7y ago
China. "Although the U.S. will remain a world leader in the number of millionaires, reaching as many as 20.5 million over the next five years, Credit Suisse forecasts that China will mint new seven-figure fortunes at more than three ti
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by phil248 7y ago
All of Europe?
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by phil248 7y ago
"So unless you use your reusable bags for years and years..." That is literally the exact point of reusable bags. The hint is in the name.
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by phil248 7y ago
Where are you finding these bizarre "climate change people" who are giving you stupid answers to your legitimate question?
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by phil248 7y ago
For what? My answer was always for the camera! But now I have a 2-year-old phone with a pretty great camera and I'm not sure I need a slightly better one for $1000. All I need is a new battery.
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by phil248 7y ago
The trend towards better energy efficiency has all but stalled increasing energy use per capita in developed nations. And effective efforts at water conservation show that it is possible to pull back consumption in some cases, even if the n
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by phil248 7y ago
This reminds me of when I was a little kid, maybe 2nd grade, and our class took a field trip to the police station. We all had our fingerprints taken. At the time, it just seemed like a fun activity to show us a little bit about how police
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by phil248 7y ago
Credit interest rates are low for those who have access and the ability to carefully utilize credit. Balance transfer and introductory offers are as low as they've ever been and you can get away with paying 4% interest annually, occasi
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by phil248 7y ago
You just expelled every family with a mortgage or a car payment or a student loan from the middle class. You also radically redefined the concept of "middle".
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by phil248 7y ago
A household must first have the disposable income to utilize those types of cards in order to get the rewards, which makes your plan a complete non-starter for millions of Americans. Not to mention the required level of organization and fin
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by phil248 7y ago
That may miss the point slightly. These are people who are on the receiving end of scorn, and their decisions to dive deeper into fringe communities only opens them up to further scorn! The very opposite of the issue you are describing, whi
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by phil248 7y ago
"when feminists demanded that every man accused of rape be punished" Where did you get this idea? That sounds like precisely the type of exaggerated nonsense that fuels things like the Men's Rights movement in the first place
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by phil248 7y ago
It can't always just be about being nice, unfortunately. Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children could get us all killed. It's a serious threat. If being nice turns out to be the best strategy for curbing this movement,
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by phil248 7y ago
The article is not about judging a belief right or wrong on any scientific basis, it's about the phenomenon of people sidelining logic in exchange for inclusion.

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