socrates1998

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by socrates1998 8y ago
I specifically said to give them a variety of activities. Letting them play fortnite everyday doesn't qualify as a variety of activities. And I never said to not push a kid. If that's what you think will help him, then do it. If a
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by socrates1998 8y ago
It is an issue no doubt because parents just honestly don't have the confidence to let their kids go. They are paranoid not just about kidnappers or child molesters, but they are worried about not preparing their kids for school and &q
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by socrates1998 8y ago
Makes sense. I didn't really think about it before, so I imagine that a few of them were surprised at my language. I have tendency to type if I pissed off then either delete it or amend it before sending/posting.
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by socrates1998 8y ago
Just because someone is talented and lucky, it doesn't justify them making $100 billion while others die from lack of basic health care. Parental income is the highest predictor of a person's income. Nothing you have said counters
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by socrates1998 8y ago
>There are many groups who are seriously disadvantaged who succeed Yes. Cultural advantages exist. It's a part of the issue of income inequality. >That is how Pareto distributions work. I know. That's my point. Redistributi
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by socrates1998 8y ago
Rich parents generally have rich children. Let's take a look at Bill Gates' luck. He was at a private high school which was only of a few in the world that had access to super-ish computer. Not only that, he was given control acce
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by socrates1998 8y ago
Income inequality is forced power relations. And we don't want an end to capitalism, we want a cap on it and limits. The problem is how much power the elites have vs. a person with median income. If a billionaire sues me, he will win.
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by socrates1998 8y ago
Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and all the other brilliant entrepreneurs that propel our society into the future are most often not motivated by money. Elon clearly doesn't give a shit about his money. He only wants to own and control his comp
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by socrates1998 8y ago
Jesus this was shit post. He doesn't make any sense or have ANY decent argument in favor of billionaires. He just rambles on about how "I know a few and they don't seem like bad people" Whatever. Billionaires exist becau
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by socrates1998 8y ago
Yes it does. They are selling it as DNA = Ancestry. For me, that is blatantly misleading at best and fraudulent at worst.
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by socrates1998 8y ago
These tests aren't a measure of ancestors, it's a measure of a person's DNA and where that DNA possibly comes from. Theoretically, they are similar, but since you inherit a random 50% of DNA from both parents, on an individua
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by socrates1998 8y ago
In my opinion, yes. It's a relatively cheap entertainment genetic game. For me, it's akin to playing the lottery or getting an astrologer to read your aura.
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by socrates1998 8y ago
This is a great reason why I won't get this test done. The math is bad and (genetically identical) twins getting different results shows how bad the science is right now. This reminds me of when economics try to predict what the GDP wi
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by socrates1998 8y ago
Yup, basically, Monsanto does the study, writes the report, then give the Professor thousands of dollars to put his name on it. He doesn't have to lift a finger and gets credit for a study plus thousands of dollars. Corruption at it&#x
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by socrates1998 8y ago
>Unless Wikipedia editors and European regulatory agencies are Monsanto shills. If you saw how far Monsanto's reach was, you would know that Wikipedia is child's play. And they infiltrated other governments, so the European reg
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by socrates1998 8y ago
I am very skeptical of any study about "how only dumb people don't trust GMO's" Monsanto very infamously sponsored studies all over the world and with prestigious universities and professors that "found solid proof&
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by socrates1998 8y ago
The deeper you get into the research industry, the crazier things get. We are taught growing up that scientists value truth above everything and scientists are sort of seen as these demigods of the universe. Yet, sadly, we know that they ar
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by socrates1998 8y ago
Impressive, no doubt. This type of memory happens more often than people realize to athletes and coaches. Pattern recognition in competitive sports is extremely valuable. Lebron is one of the all time greats because he combines such unique
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by socrates1998 8y ago
It sounds weird, but I think a big part of Bitcoin's, and other crypto's value, isn't in the day to day ability to use it to buy and sell things, it's the inability of the government to devalue it. This isn't as big
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by socrates1998 8y ago
Some interesting points in here that I had not considered in a while. Definitely one of the big advantages of the western economies is the cutthroat nature in which they think about ROI. If something won't return a profit to a high pr
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by socrates1998 8y ago
>Is any culture not this though. Yes, there are a lot of cultures that don't have nearly the same expectations that middle and uppermiddle class Americans do. Even a lot of western Europeans feel much differently about their work an
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by socrates1998 8y ago
I think relationships can he harder for rich people. Since you get to pick and choose all elements of your life, picking the people you spend time around is much more available to rich people. And people are often after your money, which ca
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by socrates1998 8y ago
This would definitely drive me crazy. I have a couple of American friends who are like this and it's really hard for me to not get angry when they are 45 minutes late to something. I honestly do not give a shit what time someone shows
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by socrates1998 8y ago
I think the illusion we have is that we suffer more than others, or that other people do not suffer as much as we do. Sure, we have all had advantages in life, but we have all had problems as well. Rich people have problems just as much as
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by socrates1998 8y ago
So, you think our textbooks are chosen because they are good quality at a reasonable price?
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by socrates1998 8y ago
I don't think you could be more wrong.
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by socrates1998 8y ago
He isn't highly recommended because he is any good. He is recommended because of his position within the school and program. He has a special (and corrupt) relationship with the guidance counselors where they only give out his number w
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by socrates1998 8y ago
He is the schools #1 recommended tutor. His number is given out by all the guidance counselors when the student is struggling in a math or physics class. Honestly, I don't even think other private tutors/companies are even on the
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by socrates1998 8y ago
He is the number one recommended tutor that they all go to when they are struggling in the program. There is supposed to a list of people/companies that the guidance counselors recommend, but that's not the case with this school.
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by socrates1998 8y ago
He is not a private tutor, he is their teacher and an administrator of the program which they are in. It's 100% a conflict of interest and a way to take advantage of his position in the program. Many parents do find other tutors for ch

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