too_much_churn

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   by too_much_churn 4y ago

   I always wondered why there is is much resistance to the idea of lab leak and why the origin of a virus is this political. My conclusion is that this topic happens to go to the root some very important disagreements we are having as a cultu
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   by too_much_churn 4y ago

   What scientific problem would actually be solved by panspermia? Obviously, the product of two unlikely events is not more likely than one unlikely event by itself. Not to mention, we have zero evidence that comets can really seed life and w
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   by too_much_churn 4y ago

   The main thrust of the comments here seems to be defending against the idea that Yeltsin was genuinely surprised. It's sad to me because this indicates that the main lessons from this very dark period of "real existing socialism&q
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   by too_much_churn 4y ago

   Too much churn is killing me. JavaScript is really just the tip of the iceberg or maybe the perfect embodiment of modernity. Looking at it narcissisticly, it's like some kind of divine punishment for younger me who couldn't wait f