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by syzar 4y ago
Wouldn’t that point more to an issue with the implementation of the limit rather than the existence of the limit? Are all implementations equally bad?
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by syzar 4y ago
It seems to me most innovation comes from increased competition and upstart companies. Do large conglomerates provide the main driver of innovation?
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by syzar 4y ago
Spain is intertwined with Latin America and the distinction between being Spanish vs. being from Latin America is blurred in the general culture of the U.S. we don’t confuse German with Latinos. Cruz from Germany with a German accent woul
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by syzar 4y ago
At this point I think most Americans simply can’t conceive of a society that isn’t car centric. Some want a car centric society because they don’t know another way. Walkable communities are overall healthier and I think it would be best t
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by syzar 4y ago
I grew up in Panama. I’m white in the classical American sense. I don’t have a Spanish accent. English is the only language I speak. Both my parents are white from the United States.
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by syzar 4y ago
His name is Raphael and not Ted. I am talking about perceptions and not facts. Yes he is white but he may not come across that way if he went by Raphael and had a bit of an accent.
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by syzar 4y ago
It depends on skin color. Rabiblancos like Raphael Cruz (Ted Cruz) and Marco Rubio come across as white in both appearance and accent. In the U.S. those who speak Spanish who are darker skinned would be referred to as “Mexican” even thoug
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by syzar 4y ago
The percent of the total population is not the relevant percentage to look at. What was the labor force size in February, 2020 and what percent is 2 million of this number? Then look at what percent this is of the decline in the labor for
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by syzar 4y ago
My point is that before the refined physics theories we have today people had to poke around in the dark, so to speak. I don’t think it’s valid to critique the argument you responded to on the grounds you mentioned. What you require befor
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by syzar 4y ago
As fas as I know there is no known mechanism for why consciousness exists. Do you have a similar view towards arguments in favor of the existence of consciousness? What about the laws of physics? There’s no known mechanism for how they c
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by syzar 4y ago
I don’t care whether or not you are doing your part for the environment or any other cause. My response above was not intended to try to convince you to take some action. My purpose was to point out flawed reasoning. Your second to last s
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by syzar 4y ago
I think among the ultra rich are very, very few climate experts and someone can be a hypocrite regarding their lifestyle while being correct about the need for change. People are local optimization machines and one can know that there is a
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by syzar 4y ago
Desiring uncoolness in one area does not imply such a desire in other areas and hypocrisy is not the only reason why this might be the case.
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by syzar 4y ago
I don’t know all of the forces surrounding the causes of homelessness. I believe in a country as wealthy as the U.S. everyone deserves food, shelter, and medical care. I live in a city with a homeless problem and it is a problem. They ar
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by syzar 4y ago
That’s why I put “Earth survives” in quotes. I was using the parlance of the person I responded to.
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by syzar 4y ago
I don’t think electric planes means the “Earth can afford that”. It may not survive the mining, and processing of the resources for producing electric planes or the disposing of used up batteries. I think the only way the “Earth survives”
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by syzar 4y ago
Would they be able to do so given whatever the constraints are that caused the professional to make what they did?
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by syzar 4y ago
In the U.S. population shifts in major cities happened rapidly after the desegregation. As an example of this the population of Pittsburgh was around 600,000 in 1960 and is around 300,000 today. The people that left tended to have higher
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by syzar 4y ago
Volvo and Ford Edge use touchscreens to adjust AC and there is no steering wheel control for it.
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by syzar 4y ago
I recently got a Mazda CX-5. Previous car was a Ford Escape. I much prefer Mazda’s approach. The touchscreen on the Ford was a pain to use after several years. I think the screen’s touch sensitivity degrades over time. I don’t know. I
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by syzar 4y ago
There is no law that says walking is illegal. There are laws that prevent loitering which has a side effect of encouraging people to not hang out outside. Particularly if you don’t “belong” in the area. Knowing that you will be harassed
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by syzar 4y ago
Democrats have proposed cap and trade for carbon and indeed supported this when it came to acid rain. I think your view about both parties pushing absurd positions on this topic is incorrect.
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by syzar 4y ago
Sure. If the political center of the U.S. shifted leftward to what it was back in the 70s then maybe the left leaning party would push for more tangible policies.
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by syzar 4y ago
It’s not that we haven’t solved some major environmental problems; it’s that we haven’t solved all of them. In the U.S. we are also in a political environment where one party absolutely does not care. Republicans have gone from creating t
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by syzar 4y ago
There’s a link in the post you responded to. That’s the source you are looking for.
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by syzar 4y ago
A second order effect of criminalization of walking is a culture that does not value walkability. People are so accustomed to non walkability and so unaccustomed to groups of people strolling about that it does not even occur to them to th