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by theplague42 6y ago
Yeah I love how he starts the essay with "assume you start a successful startup in your 20s, so successful you never have to work another day in your life." It's just appealing to 20-somethings with a bad faith argument about
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by theplague42 6y ago
Dividends? Rental income? People own these things for a reason and it's not necessarily just raw capital appreciation.
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by theplague42 6y ago
I don't think he forgot; he's being intentionally misleading. What about dividends? Starting another company? Working as a CEO or board member? The article has a terrible foundation because he's intentionally misleading the r
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by theplague42 6y ago
HN should not allow linking to Quilette.
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by theplague42 6y ago
How much tax money goes to the USPS?
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by theplague42 6y ago
Have you ever tried to mail a letter with UPS or FedEx? These are not comparable entities.
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by theplague42 6y ago
The Republicans can fix this anytime they want. They control the Senate.
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by theplague42 6y ago
So when Facebook has a monopoly on social media and allows misinformation to spread about _those exact three topics_, what would you suggest we do about it?
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by theplague42 6y ago
But that's not what happened! When the print-only option was removed, people switched to the cheap online-only option. I recommend you re-read the description of the study.
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by theplague42 6y ago
Would you say that "Illegitimate Tyrant Lincoln Executed by Sympathizer of Revolutionary Government" is a fair description? Surely you understand the political connotations of the words deposed, king, executed, revolutionary, and
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by theplague42 6y ago
For example, creating a scrapbook of somebody's life from scanned photographs that lack any metadata.
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by theplague42 6y ago
How are they shaping public opinion to benefit Democrats?
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by theplague42 6y ago
Are fetuses human? That's a political issue. Who is allowed to be American? That's a political issue. Hell, half of conservative political rhetoric is distinguishing between real and fake Americans.
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by theplague42 6y ago
I sincerely don't know what you think politics would be except for morals put into law.
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by theplague42 6y ago
Why, exactly? What do you think the consequence for sharing those opinions would be?
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by theplague42 6y ago
Do you think that both "halves" of the country are responding to the pandemic with equal stupidity?
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by theplague42 6y ago
It's literally not; how do you know I don't support the status quo? I'm just pointing out that being "apolitical" is a political stance, whether or not you agree with that stance.
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by theplague42 6y ago
I don't really understand your comment; do you agree or disagree with the quote?
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by theplague42 6y ago
Everything is political; being apolitical just means you support the status quo.
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by theplague42 6y ago
Why publish something you wouldn't want your patients to read?
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by theplague42 6y ago
Crimes committed by civilians are not the same as crimes committed by agents of the state. Also plenty of crime databases already exist so I can only assume you aren't actually asking a question but instead making a snide comment.
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by theplague42 6y ago
Cotton and wool are totally in style, not sure why they wouldn't be? I'm slowly eliminating polyesters from my wardrobe. If you like the feel, you can do rayon or other processed natural fibers.
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by theplague42 6y ago
I assume mainly because it's written in Rust and not Go?
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Plenty of small things get mailed in small packages or envelopes; ever ordered a cable off eBay? Amazon prioritizes shipping speed and low labor cost more than packaging waste.
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Sure, but the president is a Republican who is relishing the opportunity to violently put down protests.
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That's because their support was always fake. It's about non-existent "censorship" of conservatives, nothing more.
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by theplague42 6y ago
I think he meant "invest" in the last sentence.
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You asked for a timestamp; I posted the specific segment. "Various options" includes injecting disinfectants.
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by theplague42 6y ago
Why do you think this link got posted?
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by theplague42 6y ago
This thread might make me quit visiting this site.

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