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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
I mean they aren't political by definition. They exist at a lower layer and are apolitical by default. They can be used or corrupted by politics - and are.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Always someone with this shallow and dismissive explanation for someone's success. You don't luck your way from the couch to being able to create such content and do so repeatedly. Clearly he put in his 10,000 hours to get there.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
> At the end of the day, everything is political. It only is if you view everything through a political lens. Science and psychology, for example, are not political. Plus you can affect change without the political system. Starting with
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
...has resulted in the lowest rate of poverty the world has ever seen. Although certainly not a perfect system and could be improved, be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
SF can't even provide affordable housing for the working class. People with full time jobs. It's a city where you need to be making >$100k/yr to even get a 1 bd apt.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Blockchain sure, but why do you think self-driving is a bubble?
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Facing Deadlier Fires, California Tries Something New: More Logging(wsj.com)
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Hmm, I thought controlled burns were best practice and was being done. Is that not the case?
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
> The bottom line is I would like to see more women in leadership positions and I am sad to see us lose one. Absolutely. But let's be real, the odds are likely that Google tried to bend over backwards to make it work. They want more
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Humans are animals that have the greatest capacity for suffering.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. They acknowledge there are always trade offs and costs. Their goal is to find the option that does the least harm. Plus they're actively working on the microplastics problem: https:/&#
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Why do you think no one did? That just says that she didn't.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Mostly, but not always. Patagonia seems to genuinely follow their mission statement: "Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis." https:/&#
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
N'ah. To check for yourself, watch CNN and Fox News side by side to see the range of freedom that the press has.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
It's not that clearcut. Did you know Thiel is a libertarian and hates the police state? So why is he working with the government then? Well, a combination of something he wants to change and business opportunity. Sometimes to change so
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
I'm no fan of the right, but saying that Shapiro's arguments are facile is being intentionally blind to reality. There are not many who are better at debate and making strong arguments. He's one of the best and probably the
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Nonsense. If antisemitism played a significant role, Ben Shapiro wouldn't be the darling of the right. For example. Soros would be the boogyman regardless, it comes down to the fact that he's pouring tons of money into political c
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
That's not contrary to what they said, since it still stands that most people like pizza.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
That's an awfully dishonest way to describe and frame their donations. If you've ever donated to the Salvation Army, you too "fund LGBTQ oppression".
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Why is the government actively promoting that? As for the press, they only play along if it fits their narrative. During that hearing Fox News framed polygraphs as pseudoscience while CNN was promoting it as evidence. Both sides will just a
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Once upon a time newspapers were trying to sell you more newspapers by being a good source of news and journalism, generally. TV news used to be a loss leader until the past 20 years or so. You could see essentially the same news regardless
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Are they perceived that way? That's sad.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
I was surprised - and dismayed - that the polygraph was still being used and given credence with something as high profile as the Ford/Kavanaugh hearing. I've long been under the impression that it was commonly understood that the
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
If it makes you feel any better, it's also a nightmare when you can see blue-yellow.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
They're not lying, they believe it's happening. That doesn't mean it is, however. Chances are they're seeing things that can be explained in other ways. People who say they've seen bigfoot aren't lying when the
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Still no proof, just accusations. In fact the business owners say Yelp didn't actually say these things. "What I got without spoken direct words..." "The restaurateur says the representative didn’t blatantly tell Dloomy
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
> Either you pay for their premium services or a bunch of 1 star reviews start magically appearing on your business How do you square that claim given that both current and former Yelp employees say they do no such thing? How do you kno
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Most of your points are about safety and that's a concern many have. I'm curious though, do we know how big of a problem it actually is? What's the probability of an online date being unsafe vs a bar date? How much of it is r
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Not really, you can continue down that rabbit hole forever with groups and subgroups. What of the under represented people of [skin color][origin][gender] in [profession]? Maybe it has less to do with bias and more do to with preference and
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Precisely. That's what was embedded in the question. It doesn't matter what color people are. It's not meaningful diversity on its own. What they seem to be doing is judging people based on surface traits, not the content of

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