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by phil248 7y ago
I managed to take 4 day weeks every other week for about 6 months at an old job. It was great! But the only reason I had so much vacation accumulated was because the job offered a lot of PTO but subpar pay, so I couldn't afford the kin
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Similarly why a robust welfare state is preferable to charity. Charitable giving is free to discriminate and there's no mechanism to try and move it towards those who most need it.
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I don't see why research is necessary for most destinations. The key factor is just wearing pants. Unless you're actually near a beach. That seems really hard for a lot of tourists, but I think just wearing jeans instead of cargo
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by phil248 7y ago
I was amazed at how packed the tourist areas were, but even more amazed at how tranquil much of the rest of the city was. We found ourselves wandering around more or less alone a lot of the time. It was fantastic, and completely unlike what
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by phil248 7y ago
How does giving your cats to a friend relieve you of the burden they place on the planet? It seems like you're just passing the buck in that instance.
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by phil248 7y ago
I don't know how to explain how the college experience is amazing without writing several paragraphs. I honestly thought my sentiments were near-universal. For several years I got to literally pick a topic out of thin air and then have
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by phil248 7y ago
The comment may refer to the fact that the US federal government categorizes marijuana s a Schedule I drug, which explicitly states it has no medical uses whatsoever. But yes, there are mountains of scientific evidence that marijuana has me
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by phil248 7y ago
"Personally, I think society should allow adults to vape..." Not to nit pick, but that sentiment may be backwards. Society should not disallow vaping. By default, we are free beings and we are allowed to vape. Until someone stop
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by phil248 7y ago
Yes, but adults also really like candy flavors. Should we no longer be permitted by the state to drink mojitos or Moscow mules because they also happen to be delicious? You also did not provide a response to the text you quoted. Why does ha
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by phil248 7y ago
Imagine if San Francisco could come up with some similarly hardline solutions to our actual problems!
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The idea that my local government is telling me I can't have a perfectly legal product delivered to my home is infuriating.
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Forget about big tobacco? Are you kidding? Bans like these are a huge boon to big tobacco. I'm sure they're writing thank you notes to the Board of Supervisors as we speak.
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This is truly shocking to me. I'd have thought that most people value the experience of college so immensely that it was worth the cost. I'll be paying student debt for the rest of my life, but in retrospect I'd have happily
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"The US has long ago abandoned free market healthcare." Not true. Like literally every sector of a mixed economy, there is government interference. And sure, there is a lot more in the healthcare industry than most. But it does op
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by phil248 7y ago
Thermal solar can produce constant output. As can any system with sufficient storage capacity, be it battery or otherwise. It seems like most critiques of alternate energy come from a place of ignorance about alternative energy. No offense,
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by phil248 7y ago
The rest of the world is already beating us on energy. We are winning a game that is already over. We can keep patting ourselves on the back for generating and using so many fossil fuels so very well, or we can admit that a new game has sta
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by phil248 7y ago
"Democrats and Republicans both agree there are problems." That's a meaningless statement - everyone everywhere agrees there are problems! The all-important fact is that people on either side disagree about what the problems
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I highly recommend people visit the 9/11 Museum in NYC if you ever have the chance. It's exceptionally well done and comprehensive.
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In recently started using Robinhood as an alternative to Ally (formerly TradeKing). Ally provided very little extra value to me in exchange for their transaction fees. And as a buy-and-hold investor, I don't really need much more than
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By negotiating arms control treaties.
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Some politicians in one US party do agree it's worth the costs. A few are even running for president.
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On the contrary, most of us are usually far too reverential to outdated traditions. We've very, very slowly abandoned the ones that resulted in completely unnecessary human suffering. But it doesn't mean the remaining ones are any
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by phil248 7y ago
"Keeping up with the Joneses" was an idea far before social media existed. As was worship of the wealthy and celebrities. And the people "most visible" on social media are very specifically the people we choose to follow
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Strongly agreed. Nearly all of the major irritants and genuine dangers I face on a daily basis in an urban center are directly caused by cars.
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How about instead of Go Vegan.... Go eat how you think you should eat. Maybe that includes insects. Maybe that includes steak once a month. Maybe it includes eggs but not milk. Make up your own mind and don't feel limited by the tiny n
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An example is the law against distributing information on making bombs/weapons with the intent of promoting/enabling violence. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/842
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The US has plenty of laws against the use of speech to promote violence. The Netherlands has, in practice, some of the most expansive free speech rights of any corner of the planet, yet they had no problem signing on (to this non-binding ag
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Many people strongly prefer a predictable work week (be it 30 hours or 50 hours) since they have families, hobbies, etc. If my boss came to me and told me the next few weeks I had to work every day until 8pm instead of 6pm, it would obliter
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Carbs are great if you're actually going to use the energy! The best even! The problem with Western habits is we tend to carb load until we have a tremendous excess of energy which we then use to... sit down for several hours while our
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"As long as that's the case..." As long as the hypothetical you stated without evidence is true, then we must accept the false choice you presented? I may have failed to understand your point, or you may have failed to make o

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