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by quacked 4y ago
The response to these types of articles always reminds me of that video about the purported ex-KGB agent talking about "demoralization"--even when shown "facts" in front of their very eyes, the demoralized are unwilling
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by quacked 4y ago
This is the simplest and most accurate summary I've seen so far. Unless you're a wolf or extremely lucky, without a degree there is no way to get into a 40-50 hour per week job where you can get paid a car, a nice apartment, and v
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by quacked 5y ago
I'll address some of your point to explain at least some of the Right's departure from Democracy. Most left-leaners seem at a loss to understand it, so although I expect I'll be downvoted to hell, I may be able to add some co
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by quacked 5y ago
Read this: https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2011/10/marc_marons_mid-life...
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by quacked 5y ago
Beep boop beep grandma is economically inefficient she must be replaced with more productive economic units boop beep newcomers are more important than existing citizens Get back in the Faraday cage, drone!
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by quacked 5y ago
Countries were religious; when the social technology of the "nation" was developed, the primary justification lay in religion. Why do you think that a loyal preference to land, law, and shared history is cult-like?
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by quacked 5y ago
I didn't mean for my original message to come across harshly. The plot is ancillary; the novel is really a description of a certain kind of martial logic, and a criticism of larger society that the author grew up in. Juan Rico is a sta
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by quacked 5y ago
When I was a teen in <large college town> I thought it was bizarre and scary that anyone would feel enough patriotism to sing the national anthem. Now I think it's bizarre and scary for anyone to feel such a lack of patriotism th
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by quacked 5y ago
> Like in the movie, there is no enlightenment or revolution though, just the story of a regular directionless Joe who finds his true self and a purpose in life in the Mobile Infantry This is a very shallow interpretation of the book. Wh
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by quacked 5y ago
"Thinking Physics" by Lewis Carroll Epstein, read after I received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering. I suddenly realized that I hadn't learned anything in my degree and was functionally useless. Since then I have built a solid
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by quacked 5y ago
Advice for people trying to learn a language: 1. Focus on learning the accent and intonation before you focus on learning vocabulary 2. Speaking to a native speaker daily will bring far more proficiency than studying will
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by quacked 5y ago
If solar and wind were scaled to provide the same kWh as everything else does right now (solar and wind providing all power involved in the mining and repair of the machines used to build solar and wind), would they still be more effective
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by quacked 5y ago
If you think that airline customer service stories are boring, then I request that you do your best to bore me.
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by quacked 5y ago
I think there are many obvious holes in your choice of example, but your overall point stands. Let's look at America. Are people healthy and unstressed? The wealthiest nation in the world--obese, chronically ill, depressed, suicidal. I
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by quacked 5y ago
What did they get wrong about it? I am particularly interested in South Africa; when I was young my favorite novel was set there (Spud by John Van De Ruit) and it's grown into a very interesting "split narrative" among Americ
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by quacked 5y ago
Wonderful recommendation (I have read it). I don't think anyone should be allowed to design one single consumer product until they have it practically memorized.
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by quacked 5y ago
I don't disagree with you in the slightest for most other software tools, but this is an internal tool that we're selling so that people can build their own applications. There's no advertising--in fact, the fewer seconds peo
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by quacked 5y ago
This is exactly how it feels with every iteration of my company's new design. Let's disappear scroll bars! Let's hide the menu! Let's order sub-menus by frequency of use, rather than by alphabetical order! Let's get
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by quacked 5y ago
I am astonished to see that you apparently work for a police force. Do you seriously believe that endemic poverty in England can be remediated by regular direct cash payments?
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by quacked 5y ago
I believe you are completely correct; one often remarked-upon example is lottery winners, who receive a massive lump sum and often end up broke anyway. This is not due to the nature of the lottery cash, but the nature of the people who buy
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by quacked 5y ago
It's quite common among communities that have heavy phone restrictions (religious kids that go to public schools, etc.) They're as clever as adults are, just more monitored.
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by quacked 5y ago
I've been reading some of your comments elsewhere in the thread--I think you're one of the few people commenting that has some serious respect for how kids actually think and behave. I'm curious for my own sake if you've
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by quacked 5y ago
Have you ever done hard drugs? Edit: This is being downvoted; if someone wanted to disagree, they could respond and say "yes, I have both done hard drugs and played superstimulating video games as a nine-year-old, and there's no c
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by quacked 5y ago
> At a certain point it's a parent's duty to limit destructive addictions. And these social media networks and games are made to be extremely addictive, companies spend billions of dollars on this goal. Yes, I agree. I actually
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by quacked 5y ago
I am sorry to hear that but I am also not surprised. Time, money, and support from other friends/family are essential for avoiding serious internal family strife, and those are the three resources that are stripped from by any go-ge
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by quacked 5y ago
I think it is too blunt; the sort-of truth around the matter is that the "stuff you have to stop doing" is often entirely out of reach for most parents. In many families, the adults are both working full- or overtime jobs, the chi
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by quacked 5y ago
Can I ask why you don't just move somewhere else?
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by quacked 5y ago
I know a few Germans--the only issue I have with that system is that they're required to take the class before sitting for the examination. This has two effects; one, it makes a degree vanishingly difficult for anyone that doesn't
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by quacked 5y ago
I wish this was how college worked; everything is free, except to sit for an exam and then to obtain the degree itself. Colleges could structure degrees and majors by examination and interview, rather than by "credit hour", which
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by quacked 5y ago
Yes, I do think both of those goals are realistic, although certainly difficult to achieve. I typed six or seven drafts of a comment trying to approach you from a convincing angle and realized that it was probably hopeless, because we likel

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