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by tappio 4y ago
I think your last sentence hits the nail. We have to remember that "we" have selected the best of bad options. This system is not good and will get worse by time. People have to remember that we must not let power accumulate to sp
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by tappio 4y ago
This may be true in theory, but we are seeing rather different development in the West. 1) power seems to have a tendency to concentrate, which ultimately leads to corporate oligarchy. 2) most markets have high barrier to entry which break
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by tappio 4y ago
Try Facebook, I've spent some time trying to make it work but figured out I can do what I need by using Bing API instead and get structured data...
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by tappio 4y ago
You are right, but I feel you misunderstood op. I understood that op meant increase number of samples, not variables.
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by tappio 4y ago
This is quite funny. We have a group of friends really obsessed with making great food. We cook together menus with top notch ingredients retrieved from local sources, spending days studying recipes and planning menus and practicing each st
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by tappio 4y ago
I agree. I actually pointed out in another comment that the term social media does not make any sense. Everyone has a different definition of social media. We can't really generalize findings on all platforms. The studies focusing on s
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by tappio 4y ago
The studies focusing on social media are a bit dummy. I'm doing a PhD on the topic and I too feel like a dummy. Everyone has a different definition of social media, but we can't really generalize findings on all platforms. The stu
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by tappio 4y ago
Sorry, it's only available for 0.0001% of population and unfortunately you are not one of the lucky ones. Fortunately, empathy and epistemological pluralism can make your life bearable.
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by tappio 4y ago
I feel content with my life and I'm genuinely happy when my friends accomplish something. I can't remember when I was seriously envious last time. Sometimes, there may be a moment when I feel slight envy, but then I realize that t
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by tappio 4y ago
Screwdriver (cryptos) and drill driver (fiat schema) both can be used to screw. The proponents of screwdrivers are constantly complaining how drill drivers are clumsy, how you can't safely run around with them, etc. But do you really w
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by tappio 4y ago
You completely forget why money exists in the first place. Those problems you state are outcomes of resolving problems that de-centralized and finite money supply can't resolve. You can't have the cake and and eat it too.
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by tappio 4y ago
You don't seem to understand what ultimately causes inflation. Not a surprise, as you don't understand money either. Inflation happens because central banks have been trying to fix structural problems by printing more money, and t
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by tappio 4y ago
Your comment arrogant so I expect you will get badly down voted. It is also fundamentally wrong, so I will comment nevertheless. Maybe I can save some poor soul from this naive ideology. The question is not really about what are the downsid
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by tappio 4y ago
By society I meant civilizations, such as ancient Greece. I think I articulated it poorly. I believe that good faith communication dominates in ingroup discussion. Trust matters when you discuss with peers whose approval matters to you. Bad
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by tappio 4y ago
Can someone point me to an example of a society where good faith communication has dominated? This article paints a picture that the issue is something new, but I don't know any human society where bad faith communication was not a nor
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by tappio 5y ago
It is also that the public is rather happy with the status quo. Working against public opinion is not something that happens easily in democracy. It takes generations to change opinions.
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by tappio 5y ago
Alright, I have limited experience and I don't know the scene. I believe my colleague does primarily indoor bouldering, and rarely outdoor bouldering. So take this tip then with a very much salt! Maybe the ultimate point is that there
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by tappio 5y ago
If you don't like 'solo' sports and you having hard time finding joy in things like lifting, running, hiking, cycling and swimming, I would suggest some different style of physical activities. Brazilian jiu-jitsu, climbing, o
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by tappio 5y ago
It is one of the hypotheses. It seems very likely that there were multiple factors at play in the late pleistoscene extinction. A quick search with that topic will provide you with materials. Hunting is a common hypothesis, but it is imposs
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by tappio 5y ago
These books are fun, but should be taken with some skepticism. This particular story with large mammals is a good example. The assumed causality does not hold closer scrutiny. Climate was also changing into something that works better for h
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by tappio 5y ago
Why do cryptocurrencies invoke strong emotional response? Why would one care if someone calls bitcoin ponzi? Or why would someone put so much effort into proving that it is one? Does not seem too rational. Maybe someone can explain? My obse
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by tappio 5y ago
I like your optimism. I just don't see how we can produce and transport food, electronics, and specifically windturbines, solar panels and batteries on a global scale without using massive amounts of fossil fuels. Actually, I would lov
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by tappio 5y ago
We are so dependent on fossil fuels that I'm slightly more sceptical. Over 90% of global energy is created with fossil fuels. We often get fooled about the electricity sector which is something like 1/3 renewables. But electricity
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by tappio 5y ago
To me your response reads like the perfect high school text book answer. But I'll take your response as if it came from someone who really knows his work, and assume that what you said is true. Let's not question this meme any fur
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by tappio 5y ago
I didn't judge Einstein, and my question was not about Einstein. I'm not in the position to judge his works in physics. I really know nothing about him, all I know is what they teach in school and what you occasionally read online
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by tappio 5y ago
Have you read his work? There are many things which are memes without real background, such as people believing in the past that earth was flat. No. They didn't. Medieval people didn't believe earth was flat. This is something inv
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by tappio 5y ago
Was Einstein really that smart? What if Einstein is just a meme, and there were dozens of other people who made similar findings but we're not published? What is with this obsession on trying to explain in hindsight why someone was suc
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by tappio 5y ago
Willing to look stupid == not caring what other people think of you. Most humans spend terrible amount of time thinking what others think of you. It's normal, but and good to some extent.
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by tappio 5y ago
Nordics have really poor laws around this. We have these payday loan companies that work under the same principle. Klarna just found a way to conveniently do the same. It is easier to capture buyers at the counter rather than before the cou
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by tappio 5y ago
It is called open banking. Banks are 'anti-competitive' so some people managed to lobby in a directive that forces banks to provide apis for companies like Klarna to access their bank accounts. All you have to do is accept tos.

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