valval

15 ms·

151.
by valval 2y ago
The social platform doesn’t have a political opinion. Its owner does. Every owner of every company ever has had political opinions.
152.
by valval 2y ago
Since it’s the platform that takes freedom of speech the most seriously, it caters to people who are for freedom of speech.
153.
by valval 2y ago
I’m more interested in what it is you’re proposing with your questions. It seems like you’re implying that the way “Musk runs” X would disadvantage media sites like The Guardian operating on their platform.
154.
by valval 2y ago
X is pretty moderate to be honest. At least the popular opinions are the same moderates held in the 00s.
155.
by valval 2y ago
On one hand, Tesla could roll out a Waymo competitor in all the necessary cities in a matter of months if they wanted to. On the other hand, Waymo will cease to exist as soon as Tesla cracks their robotaxi problem.
156.
by valval 2y ago
You’re right that Tesla’s product is so far ahead that it can’t really be called competition.
157.
by valval 2y ago
Option 1: Increase punishments. Singapore handles this quite well. Option 2: Goes back to 1. What does “messing” things up even mean? Losing everything and committing crimes? Increased punishments for the crimes. After that we need to focus
158.
by valval 2y ago
Your writings pass the sniff test, but are based on many false premises that undermine your agenda. Poor countries are forced to commit more of their resources, be it monetary or human, to the war at hand. This is not because our moral syst
159.
by valval 2y ago
> Trump is also known for threatening his allies with not upholding the US obligations unless something extra is given to him. And of course by “paying what they contractually owe to the alliance” qualifies for “something extra to him” i
160.
by valval 2y ago
There are as many definitions as there are opinions, so I think people who rave on about “this guy thinks we’re closer to AGI than I think we are” don’t introduce anything interesting to the conversation. Then again, we as engineers are alw
161.
by valval 2y ago
> Could you articulate exactly how these are lies? Sure. The "every woman in his life" part is a stupid statement to make. It's a complete suicide for one's credibility. The comments about him not liking immigrants fr
162.
by valval 2y ago
I’m awake and older than 8 so it would make sense to me that good products need less advertising, but I’d still be only guessing.
163.
by valval 2y ago
Oh yeah, the exact same way roller coasters got banned as soon as one failed and killed some people.
164.
by valval 2y ago
I don’t disagree, but gamification of practice sessions isn’t a bad idea. I’ve always been very bad at focusing on some tasks and sucked at school. Nowadays I can force myself to learn topics that I don’t care too much about by dividing it
165.
by valval 2y ago
That’s funny — I have the opposite opinion, and think people like you might be poor engineers or problem solvers. These tools are amazing for productivity.
166.
by valval 2y ago
Am I tired or dumb? I know all the words but I have no idea what you’re saying. I can’t pick any two consecutive rows of text in your message that I understand.
167.
by valval 2y ago
The word “fair” would need to be defined first. Direct democracy is not used anywhere in the world because it’s problematic. Me and my friend can’t vote to beat you up and take your money even though it’s two votes against one. That would b
168.
by valval 2y ago
What I said is self-evident to anyone above the age of 8, but thank you for providing a supporting graphic. Oh and yeah it’s true 100% of the time, everywhere in the US. Let me state it again if you’re confused; rich people pay a higher inc
169.
by valval 2y ago
> He has treated every woman in his life like trash This is a lie. > he is pretty explicit about which kinds of immigrants he doesn't like; the ones from south of the border. This is a lie. We're tired of your lies. Do you n
170.
by valval 2y ago
What kind of stories do you think the refugees from Donbas are telling in Russia? Did you know that those stories are why this war is ongoing? I’m asking rhetorical questions because I know you have a biased view on the topic. You’ve long f
171.
by valval 2y ago
Why does this not lead you to believe that he dislikes immigrants who are criminal, dangerous, or eat house pets? Why do you think it represents his attitudes towards all immigrants? In reality, when Trump talks about immigrants he talks ab
172.
by valval 2y ago
We don't. We don't know anything, that's the essence of our being. We're just in an eternal pursuit of trying to find out.
173.
by valval 2y ago
Only God knows the “actual truth”.
174.
by valval 2y ago
Ah yes, the most successful and long lasting democracy in recorded history is doing things wrong. We should ask all those EU countries that collect 60% effective tax rates and try to scrape by.
175.
by valval 2y ago
> At what point does a fetus become a human? No one really has a great answer to that question. I have a simple and correct answer for that -- at conception. It's not a matter of if abortion kills a human being, it's a matter o
176.
by valval 2y ago
I don't understand this sentiment. Donald Trump has done nothing nor intends to do nothing that is either pro or anti abortion. His actions pushed abortion legislation back to the state level, which is how it should be. Forcing federal
177.
by valval 2y ago
I can guarantee you without any shadow of a doubt that rich people pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than poor people because of progressive taxation in the US.
178.
by valval 2y ago
You’ve invited the baby by having sex. It’s not an intruder in any capacity.
179.
by valval 2y ago
You have people looking out for your future regarding topics you don’t know to watch out for. This happens all the time everywhere around you, that people are fighting silent battles so you don’t have to.
180.
by valval 2y ago
Yes, your hypothesis of “my guy is less evil than your guy and you’re immoral and dumb for voting for your guy” is plausible and interesting.

More ›