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by shlant 5y ago
It does seem that the "equality of outcome" criticism mostly is coming from spaces inhabited and informed by people like Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro and Dennis Prager. From what I have seen it is mostly used as a strawman because
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how much of an impact do you think road fatalities and slightly different infant mortality counts has on an entire countries life expectancy? I would wager it does not come close to accounting for the massive discrepancy between the US and
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by shlant 5y ago
something to maybe remind people who are making that statement: The US spends more as a percentage of GDP on healthcare and has the lowest life expectancy of all developed countries[1]. They are already spending their hard earned money on o
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something something you are the product
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> We haven’t even had a legitimate debate about whether the vaccinations created the DELTA STRAIN Please explain the exact mechanism through which this would happen
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by shlant 5y ago
agreed. I think it's something that all people should be aware of as it's a huge red flag for abusers, but people have overused it so much it basically just means "being an asshole" or "lying"
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by shlant 5y ago
your link brings up an interesting statistic that I wasn't aware of. However, you can tell by the language that the author of the article is very clearly biased and I wonder what the actual reality of the situation is. Some questions t
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"reasonable" is pretty much meaningless. How do you determine what is "reasonable"? Who determines that?
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sure it's possible both the public and the government officials making the decisions might get alarm fatigue but from what we are seeing, more and more people are caring about environmental impact (even when it comes to electric cars)
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I don't think it's fair to compare the specific, fairly measurable consequences of not fully considering how to "prevent highly poisonous gas from escaping from the factory" vs. the more vague and complex environmental i
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are you referring to specific groups involved with the Tesla gigafactory?
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and many people are realizing that the environment should be considered over costs and deadlines
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It's not "misleading", it's just one way of measuring it. Feel free to take a look at these metrics if that specific one is unsatisfactory: 1. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/14/heres-how-many
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by shlant 5y ago
man these talking points of "everyone can just make different choices and eventually be successful" along with "anyone critiquing excess is just jealous/whining" are getting really old. Stop oversimplifying everyone
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maybe if by "we" you just mean "commenters of HN". 45% of Americans[1] and over 1/3 of Canadians [2] have no savings. 1. https://www.statista.com/chart/20323/americans-lack-savings/...
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by shlant 5y ago
1. Are you saying that anyone who writes anything about anyone else with a following is just doing it for clout/exposure? 2. The main reason the OP is being downvoted is because assuming a writers intentions (based on nothing) and usin
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by shlant 5y ago
I'm sure there could be some problems with UBI depending on how it's implemented (such as a cash deposit vs stipend vs negative income tax etc.) but "unmitigated disaster" is almost certainly hyperbolic
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by shlant 5y ago
it's impressive that you've now read 2 of her articles and wrote 2 comments without addressing a single point that was made. Maybe character assassination is all you have at your disposal...
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by shlant 5y ago
the fact that this article has triggered so many in the comments by pointing out an uncomfortable truth (you can call it "pessimistic" if you like, doesn't invalidate the message) shows that (at minimum) it has served a usefu
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by shlant 5y ago
wow lots of ad hominem in these comments with very little substance or evidence. Seems to have struck a nerve.
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by shlant 5y ago
the "they are just doing this for clout" retort is tired and lazy. Please stick to addressing the authors arguments instead of assuming their intentions as a way of invalidating their points.
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so CNN and Fox News would be a part of those outlets? Also what is "freedom of communication"?
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> Now that the scientific consensus is settling and lab leak does indeed seem to be true That is absolutely not the scientific consensus > It had an enormous amount of evidence I've been following this since the beginning. No it
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question: who constitutes the "mass media"?
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> I assume this is getting down-voted either because is sounds like conspiracy theory I would imagine that is true and it's because how you are presenting it is absolutely conspiratorial. You seem to be very adamant about involving
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> come see me after 5 hi. Been completely remote for 5+ years. My mental is better than ever. > You'll realize by the end of it just how important water cooler conversation is for your BRAIN I would much rather use all the saved
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most actions the majority of corps take when it comes to "diversity" are purely performative. Diversity is important and more people should care about it, but what constitutes as "diverse" in the corporate environment is
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by shlant 5y ago
aside from the autism reasons (although I definitely empathize as my wife is on the spectrum) you took the words right out of my mouth. I don't care about anything other than funding my lifestyle. Been remote for 5+ years and will neve
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by shlant 5y ago
neither mRNA (Pfizer + Moderna) nor viral vector (AZ + J&J) vaccines "inject" spike proteins. They use different delivery mechanisms (lipid nanoparticles or adenoviruses) for the genetic code that is used to create the spike p
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by shlant 5y ago
for anyone interested in more information about this commonly parroted "smoking gun" (Furin cleavage site): https://twitter.com/K_G_Andersen/status/1391507230848032772

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