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by starkd 4y ago
There is also the phenomenon of regulatory capture, when the bureaucracy responsible for implementing regulations gets captured by the corporations and entities involved. Very relevant to what's happening today.
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by starkd 4y ago
It's about status. It motivates a good portion of the population. When they gaze into that painting, they appear more intelligent, more discerning, more uniquely human. Not casting judgment on them, because we all do it in different
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by starkd 4y ago
It's where the concept of equity for all leads. When no one is inherently worse or better than anyone else, it becomes mere bigotry to pass any kind of judgment.
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by starkd 4y ago
Not what I said. I'm saying why else harp on the fact that white abolitionists could not understand their lived experience other than to disparage their contribution. I have no dispute with the idea that someone is unable to understa
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by starkd 4y ago
Not so clear cut. The forensic expert Michael Baden said there was drugs involved. https://apnews.com/article/trials-us-news-death-of-george-fl...
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by starkd 4y ago
It was a debate in the trial, but the presence of drugs can not be ruled out. "An autopsy found methamphetamine and fentanyl in Floyd’s system at the time of his death. Investigators also found pills contained methamphetamine and fenta
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by starkd 4y ago
Their existence can not be negated by inner thoughts or insults. My only point is much of racism is reflexive and most of the time not acted on in any measurable way. I've heard many other instances of people using racial epithets or
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by starkd 4y ago
So, what's your point? Do they need to actually suffer in the same way in order for justice to be achieved? Because that's the implication he is essetnially driving at. The important thing is those abolitionist recognized a mor
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by starkd 4y ago
First, Derek Chauvin was prosecuted, and not just because there was video evidence. Every time a black person gets shot by the police (even when it is justified) we still know about it. There have been other such situations that were inve
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by starkd 4y ago
When is the last time a racial lynching happened that was not prosecuted or was utterly ignored by the local authorities? I don't deny such attitudes. But I would be suprised if such attitudes extended to a complete abnegation of local
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My main concern is that people are not held back because of it. At some point, everyone needs to develop an innate resiliance (a thick skin) in how they deal with negativity. I think that, in the U.S. at least, there is a greater danger
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by starkd 4y ago
That seems like mind-reading on your part. Even if you are partially right, any individual's thoughts on this are generally more complex and likely to be expressed in different ways on any given day, and in the long term, tend to shif
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Not true. Any body can understand it. It's a basic human empathy characteristic. Telling people they are not in a position to know anything about it, is merely an attempt at thought control by disregarding their opinions. It's
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by starkd 4y ago
The "exceptions" is where racist attitudes get broken down. It creates the cognitive dissonance. It doesn't happen right away, but its a significant step in the right direction. Yes. This includes most "old people&quot
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by starkd 4y ago
I don't deny they exist, but they have been marginalized in society. They don't hold any significant power in terms of holding people back.
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by starkd 4y ago
Meaningless stat if taken by itself. You need a more in depth study as to why those people are in prison. There are sadly many black men in prison who deserve to be there. The mere fact they are incacercerated at a larger proportion of t
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by starkd 4y ago
I think we have a biological tendency to be somewhat racist, but among every person that I've met who could be classed as being marginally racist, usually they do not really mean the things they say. Nearly every one of them will crea
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by starkd 4y ago
But, I suppose, an important question to ask is: which is worse? The overt in-your-face racism or the subtle more nuanced racism that avoid stating it directly? In a lot of ways, the candor is better, since at least you know what you ar
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by starkd 4y ago
Is not this the essence of fractional reserve lending?
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The post was perfectly fine. Don't be too hard on yourself. It was a minor criticism. I only proffered it because I thought it offered a useful insight. I've noticed many people tend to use this higher abstract language rather
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by starkd 4y ago
the idea of a spectrum is still relatively new. Medicine goes through these fads all the time. There's also a natural tendency to define syndromes broader than they actually are. It still seems a very loose definition of the term,
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by starkd 4y ago
But I think a lot of the Fed's strategy was jawboning the rate increases - aka offering "forward guidance". Notice how the rate hikes were fairly measured and tepid. They didn't even start the actual QT until a few mont
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by starkd 4y ago
But they've lost a lot of credibility in being able to make those projections. The inflation-is-transitory call was a major blunder.
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by starkd 4y ago
Fair point. He did not explicitly quote his conversations with his colleagues. Still, you have to admit "allistic communication patterns" is an awkward phrase to use for a blog post talking about his personal struggles. It mig
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by starkd 4y ago
That's kind of my point. The traits that characterize the disorder are so varied, it's hard to believe its just one disorder. I think most people can identify with many of the symptons. I know I can, even though I'm not au
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by starkd 4y ago
I think you might be confusing autistism with high intelligence. The two are very different. I'm not sure it's even remotely comparable. Most autistic truly autistic people have a severe deficit to the point they have a proble
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by starkd 4y ago
He openly admits his default way of dealing with the miscommunication was to quietly walk out of the room. Looks like he could consider some of his own advice. Also, referring to "allistic communication patterns" might also be a
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by starkd 4y ago
There is such a thing as "soft tyranny". It can be just as insidious and demoralizing to individual rights as a hard tyranny.
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by starkd 4y ago
Sure, it's convenient for now. You never know what turn society is going to take somewhere down the line. The government is in a much better position to dictate rules for all of your commerce. Whether that happens in a few years or
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by starkd 4y ago
Indeed. This is why a digital currency is only viable if you have the ability to make anonymous third party transactions. Until then, I remain a hard no. But even bitcoin doesn't truly offer that.

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