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by qntty 7y ago
I guess I assumed that it's self-evident ;)
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by qntty 7y ago
> In nature, most of children die in infancy, might makes right, murder rates are sky-high and starvation is a constant threat. > So, if anything, using "in nature" is working against your case, not for it. Total non-sequitu
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by qntty 7y ago
Using violence to collect taxes is monstrous but using violence to protect the property of rich people is right and just? In nature, a person cannot have infinite wealth. The idea that someone can have as much wealth as they want is a creat
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by qntty 7y ago
There is no doubt some salary gains to be made by a small percentage of people choosing to go into professional programs (as I said above), but it's really besides the point. The main issue is that there will still be a large number of
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by qntty 7y ago
> It’s self-evident that if those college graduates who are underemployed had chosen different courses, then the problem would look quite different. Not only is this not self-evident, it defies common sense and economics. If more people
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by qntty 7y ago
If you're talking about a single individual, doing a degree in something employable might be a good strategy for getting a job, but it doesn't follow that getting more people into professional degree programs will significantly ch
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by qntty 7y ago
> The question is why are people completing unmarketable (or not sufficiently marketable) degrees? There's no reason to single this out as 'the question'. There are many interesting questions around student loans. The arti
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by qntty 7y ago
This isn't an article about the morality of student loans. It's about the economy. If the economy is struggling because of people unable to pay student loans, that's a problem. Doesn't matter whether it was 'right&#
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by qntty 7y ago
If people are trying to pay loans back with degrees that don't lead to good jobs, surely that's a problem, right? If you think that large amounts of people being unable to pay loans back is a problem, that is.
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by qntty 7y ago
"all those self-help books"? Which ones? Are you implying that these self-help books don't work? It seems like the quality of self-help books can vary widely so it seems strange to generalize about all of them.
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by qntty 7y ago
Can you explain what sleep privation is? It's pretty hard to google.
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by qntty 7y ago
Why do secured credit cards have an interest rate? They're charging you to borrow money from yourself? The cost of maintaining an account should be covered by the processing fees, right?
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by qntty 7y ago
You're essentially paying your employer so that you can have more free time. One could argue that if you feel the need to pay for your own life, you're in a sense the property of another person. If you do X amount of work, why sho
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by qntty 7y ago
There's a lot of work that could potentially be meaningful but isn't because it's done under bad conditions. A craftsperson who isn't able to put enough time into the thing they make because of the demands of their manag
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by qntty 7y ago
Ironically, states are willing to spend more on a prisoner than a student at a state college. No one talks about reducing prison time for meaningless drug crimes to save money, but every year they contribute a smaller % to student tuition b
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by qntty 7y ago
Most people want college to be more than just classes, and that's not an unreasonable expectation. As a practical reality, many people wouldn't be able to (psychologically) handle such a lifestyle for 4 years. Many people struggle
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by qntty 7y ago
18% is low. Most are closer to 21-24%
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by qntty 7y ago
A "spec" for a human brain would have to include beliefs about questions of value, like "what is the point of human life?" Such a spec couldn't in principle be written because there is no objective basis for answers
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by qntty 7y ago
If you read the section of his book that was quoted, he makes it clear that he understands the argument that you're making, but he thinks it's wrong. He goes on to say: Since procrastination is a message from our natural willpowe
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by qntty 7y ago
You're right, but people aren't talking about the % of their income they pay in housing. They're talking about how much is left after they pay for housing.
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by qntty 7y ago
Weird title, most people know who Marco Rubio is.
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by qntty 7y ago
Loud 'party' music? Yes. Rave music? Not necessarily.
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by qntty 7y ago
You obviously haven't been out with very extroverted people before. People can be very suggestible, I think it's probably possible to create a space where people dance without alcohol or anything else.
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by qntty 7y ago
I'm just the opposite. Drinking makes me tired.
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by qntty 7y ago
Maybe the people who you have in mind aren't the target demographic. There are plenty of people who prefer not to drink (or want to drink less) that basically never talk about it. People don't dance at Starbucks.
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by qntty 7y ago
Yeah at the end of the day they are renting a space in NYC and not charging an entry fee. Most of the cost of drinks at a bar are for things other than the alcohol itself. Also, it sounds like they are offering expensive juices and other in
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by qntty 7y ago
It sounds like they're distinguishing themselves by curating a 'rowdy' atmosphere. I'm too young to remember coffee shops before wifi but I assume people didn't dance.
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by qntty 7y ago
Right, but presumably the people voting on this poll are kids too, so it's hard for them to bring the same attitude to the situation.
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by qntty 7y ago
Obviously not. Can you be absolved if you didn't think you'd be taken seriously? That's the question, isn't it? Many laws use language like "knowingly" and "purposefully" to signify that intention pla
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by qntty 7y ago
If I saw this poll I would assume it was a joke. Does the law have no understanding of irony? Serious question for those who might know (I know this is Malaysia so things are different).

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