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thr_w
8y ago
I don't mind spitballing a bit here. I'm definitely left-leaning economically. I also am very much in favor of giving developing nations a chance at competing with our economy. However, I would go more or less the opposite direct
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thr_w
8y ago
Agreed. This avoids the common argument against socialism removing incentives to success, while still providing social safety nets. Allow people to succeed, but when they do, tax them and regulate them to benefit the less fortunate member
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thr_w
8y ago
Yes, a very strange argument. The GP seemed to be calling for making US AI research less efficient because it's the sporting thing to do? I'm not just throwing stones here. I'd welcome some clarification from GP.
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thr_w
8y ago
Not a huge disagreement here, but I think Facebook is completely trivial to avoid, while Amazon is much less so. I couldn't care less about Facebook. Yet, while I certainly could live without Amazon (or Whole Foods), their service is
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thr_w
8y ago
Is breaking them up really a priority? What benefit would that have that we couldn't achieve via properly taxing and regulating them in the first place?