pteredactyl

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by pteredactyl 8y ago
I'm not sure I follow or agree with your first premise RE war on drugs. (The 'why') But I do agree on your initial steps for restoring public faith.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
When govCoin says you can't leave the country or buy a home because your friend said something against the government, then you may want a decentralized currency. China is doing this with their social credit (sesame) system. Are you af
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Remove government monopoly of money.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
What about ZTE?
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
I haven't thought of it that way. That's a good one. It seems to tie into fear porn.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
That's a good point. I think there's this recent fear that someone will ruin your life with a well-written blog post. Something something privileged white male something something out of touch with mental health something somethin
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Exactly. That's what they teach in most self-defense. Avoid situations at all costs. Run away. Hand over the money. Even if you're carrying or know how to kill with your hands.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Why wouldn't people take game theory to its logical conclusion?
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
I agree. I try not to think about it. Or what I could do for myself and the community with my tax dollars. Instead of sending them 5000 miles away to DC. What a joke. Also not to mention, if you were jailed for some reason, you'd get f
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Thanks. It came to me when I saw a Mom with kids get harassed by a crazy person on the sidewalk. Also there's a similar story in Bernal where a crazy person kept shitting in front of a school. But nobody could do anything about it (for
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
From myself. I mentioned it once before in this HN post (if that's what you're referring to)
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
The ideal is for the firearm to be a threat deterrence. And that it would not be used.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Good points. And the idea of someone carrying immediately conjures up hero shaming. It's sad and hilarious.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
That's because it's illegal to carry them pretty much anywhere in public.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Agreed. You have a right to self-defense. But I've met people out here who do not believe in self-defense. Somehow in their theoretical mind they believe any form of violence is evil. They also believe people who believe in self defens
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Yea I'm in SF not sure how long I'll last. It's a cess pool. Criminals have more rights than children. There was a crazy homeless guy who would shit everyday in front of a school in Bernal. The police couldn't do anythin
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
It's true though. Do you ride BART or live in SF or Oakland?
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Same is true for San Francisco. Criminals have more rights than children. Or taxpayers... If we are to have a functional civilization we must remain open but also learn how to say no to unacceptable behavior. Especially the egregious. Like
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
I did not say there should not be a government.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
This is exactly why the role of the state, in general, needs a much closer examination.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Agreed. To criticize Soros or someone who's Jewish is somehow automatically anti-semitic. I don't get it. It's frightening.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Of course they would. They profit off conflict. In their current iteration, at least.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
The media would love another war. They'd make so much money. They've already made so much from Trump.
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
I'm bitter and ignorant? I've lived in these communities of 'creatives'. For years. I know its a lot of drugs, idealism and not a lot of action. Except for complaining about how wronged they've been by the system. I
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Source?
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
The mutual exclusivity is naive at best. To me, it shows haters' level of intellect. And perhaps explains why they feel left out. They're attached to an ideal of what 'art' (additionally, activism[1]) should be. An outda
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
How do I pull the plug?
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Classic diversionary administrative state clickbait headline: "More taxes, because libraries!" How about why are our taxes not spent on libraries? What are they being spent on? The people who talk to the people who fill out the fo
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by pteredactyl 8y ago
Yea, Bell Labs had nothing to do with the internet.

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