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by rexpop 5d ago
It's a figure of speech. It's short for "care enough to to take action."
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by rexpop 5d ago
This is exaggerative conjecture. I've read Bostrom. It's science fiction.
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by rexpop 7d ago
I've made this point on this forum before. These are natural rights . The constitution, as you say, delineates state powers as a necessary infringement upon those rights.
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by rexpop 8d ago
In my metaphor, "lottery winners" is already representing exclusivity.
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by rexpop 8d ago
Well, you see, when people invest their resources in any venture, they incur an "opportunity" cost.
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by rexpop 9d ago
On the contrary, the pro is likely to prefer tabs—you can adjust the display-width for better ergonomics.
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by rexpop 9d ago
Good, then you're not a scab!
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by rexpop 9d ago
"Buy more lottery tickets!"
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by rexpop 9d ago
What makes this a luxury? I've met many people in my life, and this gives me the opportunity to pick-and-choose with whom I do business. It's a matter of degree. Plus, I've been on the receiving end, too. Is this not simply a
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by rexpop 12d ago
We're not even taking all the same pills on long-settled science like climate change. And most of the world is still taking crazy pills.
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by rexpop 12d ago
Yes, complaining about the readme's tone is tangential. Yes it's dismissive. No, you're not offering expertise—you're offering ubiquitous banality.
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by rexpop 12d ago
To what degree are the competing Chinese labs nationalized? And—although this is a different point—it's their flagrant exploitation of information commons that warrants their special treatment.
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by rexpop 19d ago
> should we treat Wikipedia any differently I'm not sure we should. Should we? How so? > Explain please. Explain the difference between youth volunteer-work and vocational career-work?
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by rexpop 19d ago
It's not "automation"—it's lack of ownership over the firm, such that automation gains pass us by. It's obviously Capital that gains, and Labor that's screwed.
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by rexpop 20d ago
This is not how accusations of hypocrisy work. I don't have to agree with any particular stance of yours in order to accuse you of hypocrisy.
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by rexpop 20d ago
A place doesn't have to be relatively bad to warrant more democracy . Why is everyone so apprehensive about democracy?
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by rexpop 20d ago
> work for a non-profit? Aren't they mostly volunteers? No. Common misconception. It's a business and career like any other. > experience in my youth volunteering at animal shelters and environmental protection groups Just n
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by rexpop 20d ago
> [Behavior X] is encouraged in my social circles and anyone who says otherwise is weak minded What is "weak-minded"? Seems like an awfully brittle perspective.
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by rexpop 22d ago
Shut up. Just shut up. > Avoid generic tangents. > Please don't post shallow dismissals > Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. See: H
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by rexpop 22d ago
I chose not to use that term, in this case, because it bears the wrong connotation to the uninitiated.
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by rexpop 22d ago
You're probably reading too much into it. There's nothing biological about men's disinclination to wash dishes or write a birthday card.
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by rexpop 25d ago
No, only shallow. ;)
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by rexpop 25d ago
"Civil" violence also ripples out.
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by rexpop 26d ago
That's your opinion, but not the opinion of the US' founders nor their cited inspirations.
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by rexpop 26d ago
No, it was my brusque wording that maximized ambiguity. I am with you about the importance of privacy—we otherwise risk immeasurable horrors.
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by rexpop 27d ago
Right not to be stalked by idiot cops. Right to protest without being stalked by idiot cops.
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by rexpop 29d ago
Every startup is one bet in a Martingale strategy played by the class of people who remain solvent when you bust.
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by rexpop 1mo ago
This is broadly impractical for the average citizen. A scalable solution would be to make this sort of thing illegal.
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by rexpop 1mo ago
The rights delineated in the American Constitution are understood to precede the government being held to account for them. Furthermore, they are held to be universal, natural rights.
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by rexpop 1mo ago
But Ferraris and private planes are stupid vices. ...and I only ever commuted by bicycle or train.

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