sykick

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by sykick 6y ago
I can only speak for myself but what is there left to comment on? I have outrage fatigue. Trump goes from one incredible gaff/goof/statement to another. The list of his incompetence, arrogance, lies, and stupidity is quite larg
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by sykick 6y ago
You are correct. H.L. Mencken once defined puritanism as the haunting fear that someone somewhere is having fun. The essence of this definition does well to capture the psyche of America. We Americans tend to be very vindictive and have a
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by sykick 6y ago
Your goal is noble. I think it is believed by you because you don’t have extensive experience teaching in a classroom. Everyone talks about teaching concepts and whatnot. I used to think this way. But the reality of the classroom and th
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by sykick 6y ago
Your first sentence sounds plausible and could be true. Do you know that it is true? Do the demographics of the country support an increase in higher education capacity? Do the realities of what it means to become educated support a perc
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by sykick 7y ago
Enrollment in higher education is down over the last 10 years. There are already too many universities/colleges in the U.S. There are too many Ph.D.'s being granted in a quite a few areas. The funding per student today is much
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by sykick 7y ago
I think no sufficiently intelligent person thinks that hospitals deciding who lives/dies will be done capriciously or by cruel doctors. But on the other hand there were large numbers of fools in the U.S. who thought the ACA would crea
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by sykick 7y ago
A withdraw means they still have to pay for the course and given that student loan debt is largely not dischargeable in bankruptcy I won’t ask them to withdraw. My college has not gone with the option of pass/fail. I’m giving all of
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by sykick 7y ago
Millions of people have suddenly lost their jobs. Millions are ordered to shelter in place. Millions are going to go stir crazy. Child abuse and spousal abuse will increase. Mental health issues will be exacerbated. I have no desire to
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by sykick 7y ago
My college switched classes to an online format and we closed the college for two weeks to give faculty time to make the switch. So in addition to hastily converting classes to an online format we lost two weeks. I’m passing all of my stu
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by sykick 7y ago
Here is why the situation in the U.S. does not nearly perfectly mirror Zimbabwe. One word: confidence. People have far more confidence in the dollar than they do Zimbabwe's currency. As the global financial system is currently setu
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by sykick 7y ago
It may be a false choice now but it might not be a false one in the future. At any rate, it is worth exploring the idea and it’s an interesting question regarding the circumstances that must be present in order for it to longer be a false c
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by sykick 7y ago
I think your point could be stated better but the sentiment behind is worth exploring. If the economy collapses there will certainly be an increase in misery, spousal and child abuse, suicides, and murders. This may be a time where hard c
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by sykick 7y ago
I see. As you have phrased it just now; this seems sensible. Thank you for the clarification.
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by sykick 7y ago
Making guns illegal will do little if it is not accompanied by getting rid of the existing guns. People are poor judges of risk and it would not surprise me that cops are more fearful of guns than they are of cars even if it ought not be t
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by sykick 7y ago
I feel sure the vast majority of Police officers are doing upstanding work, so it's a matter of identifying and punishing the bad apples. I strongly disagree that the vast majority of police office are doing upstanding work. Officer
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by sykick 7y ago
I don’t see the lecturing and patronization that you referenced in your original comment with some of the examples you provided. That’s the part of your post that I disagree with. In your Iraq war example I don’t recall bureaucratic expert
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by sykick 7y ago
Do you have more than a single instance to point to in which expert bureaucrats are lecturing and patronizing while being wrong? From my perspective it seems clear that the American public has been in the grips of anti-intellectualism for q
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by sykick 7y ago
I may be jaded and cynical but it seems to me that when people just write, "Correlation does not always imply causation" they are trying to demonstrate how smart they are and how dumb the authors are. I notice this comment come u
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by sykick 7y ago
What you say is true. I like the way you phrased things. What you write about the authors potentially having a bias that blinds them is nicely put. If someone has reason to think this I’d welcome reading their commentary. I am tired with
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by sykick 7y ago
I don’t understand why this comment is made as frequently as it is. Do you think the authors of the paper aren’t aware of this fact? Do you think they didn’t think of this when they did their research?
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by sykick 7y ago
What you say seems plausible and I agree with it. I was responding only to the belief that not having enough money at checkout is 0.0001% of the cases.
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by sykick 7y ago
I was a cashier in college for several years. Your scenario happens far more than 0.0001% of the case. It's fairly common amongst poor people. Then there are items that aren't acceptable for use by food stamps and must be paid
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by sykick 7y ago
The Gell-Mann Amnesia effect resonates with me. Here is why. The few times I've read an article about something with which I have intimate knowledge there have been mistakes in the article. What should one do with this knowledge? Sh
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by sykick 7y ago
I disagree with your last paragraph but wholeheartedly agree with he first 2. One of the things that bothers me about the advice given there is a seemingly irrational aversion to bankruptcy or walking away from a debt. Sometimes that’s the
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by sykick 7y ago
My interpretation of your question is that underlying it is a belief that Katherine Johnson ought to have gotten a black bar given that Freeman Dyson got one. Can you elaborate on why you think they both ought to have gotten or neither of
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by sykick 7y ago
This just does not look appealing to me. It's ugly, too large, and it stands out in a way that contrasts badly with one's attire. It's nice that Amazon is trying alternatives to watches but this does not look like a winne
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by sykick 7y ago
I'm curious why the reasons you elucidated aren't enough to make you a universal healthcare idealist. Do you mean by this that you don't want universal care or that you don't care about the issue or something else? If
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by sykick 7y ago
I think you have misread what I’ve written. I keep mentioning that lending is a two party relationship and that both parties are responsible and should both suffer. I’ve agreed that the Greek government was corrupt and had shady accountin
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by sykick 7y ago
My reference to labor market regulation was aimed at adjunct labor. Such people should be paid better and I believe everyone should have affordable access to the healthcare system. He considers himself and others with a Ph.D. in non resear
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by sykick 7y ago
Yes, Greek lenders were so forced but not German and French lenders. German and French banks were knowledgeable about the deplorable state of Greek accounting and the stupidity/corruption of the Greek government. They had responsibil

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