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by vinay427 6y ago
Just move to one of several cities where the combination of parking and environmental restrictions has had a noticeable impact. It has been done and it should and probably will be done to a greater extent over time. The city where I used to
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> Do you honestly think that if the IRS successfully collected more taxes that politicians would reduce taxes? These numbers on budget shortfalls, deficits, and CBO estimates that are thrown around every time a tax credit or additional t
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> And I'm saying that if they end up collecting more tax money, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a net positive for society as a whole. Most of those tax benefits are reaped by big business, so in other words those benefit
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> big national public service broadcasting stations (BBC, DR, NRK, SVT, etc) Found the Scandinavian, I think! Because it's Google, NPR/PBS or even just Netflix would probably work even more efficiently.
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by vinay427 6y ago
Isabel Wilkerson, author of "Caste" which is mentioned elsewhere in this thread, draws a fairly clear distinction between caste and class. It's succinctly summarized in her interview with Trevor Noah linked below, around 2:35
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by vinay427 6y ago
If I understand your point correctly that monkey labor in Thailand is fine because bulls are used for labor in India, I don't follow. Why are using bulls in India justified for you, and why does that justify monkeys in Thailand? As the
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Meta: I had to read this title three times to guess what it might have intended to say. I suppose it would help if I had heard of this website before. I think "Wait but Why" could benefit from this capitalization, which is also us
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by vinay427 6y ago
It's not enough to just point out or dismiss different risk factors as if they're all the same, and both sides of this debate on restaurants seem to be guilty of this in some circles. Evaluating risk, done appropriately, is more c
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by vinay427 6y ago
Normally I would agree, but you answered a question asking what the problem would be with this approach, and I think it's reasonable to then read "many people" as referring to "those that oppose monkey labor." Maybe
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It seems like you're answering on behalf of a large group of people with differing views that your comment doesn't at all reflect. I, for one, oppose this monkey labor and I would argue I don't have more empathy for "ani
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by vinay427 6y ago
Thanks for pointing this out. I wasn't actually aware of the consistency of this shift over time. I didn't love this graph, however, so I went looking and found far better displays (IMO) of this trend here: https://www.
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by vinay427 6y ago
I did very much like "The Righteous Mind" by Jonathan Haidt, which mentions this WEIRDness on several occasions to make a distinction so he is able to speak about a certain cluster of political and social environments today. The b
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There's a bit of difference between what you're outlining and "coordinated" as the GP mentions. One seems far less nefarious and just in line with the realities of certain democracies and re-election.
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Do you have a source for such a direct claim?
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This has nothing to do with conservatism, right-wing politics, or Republican party politics. It has to do with the relationship between political players in a healthy political atmosphere.
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They're not required to apply for a work visa if they're already in the UK. The process is infinitely easier to receive pre-settled/settled status. https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/eu-londoners-hub&#x
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Is it that surprising that Europeans have higher standards for European foods, or at least the ones local to them? Foreign imports will always be seen as specialty items that tend to be overpriced and usually few and far between. You might
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Can't EU/EEA/CH citizens living in the UK before the end of the transition period apply for settled or pre-settled status depending on how long they've been there? There's no reason they would be forced to leave, if
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by vinay427 6y ago
Where is this travel advice coming from? It sounds like typical cultural ignorance to me. I'm American and (when I lived there) would have no qualms talking about politics with seemingly everyone regardless of meal time. There are cert
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> I'm not American, but the Americanophobia present here and the schadenfreude towards bad things happening in the US is quite the subject for a study. As an American in a European country, this rather nicely sums up my experience w
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Did you reply to the right comment? What do US political designations have to do with European and EU politics? In any case, "a lot of political labels" implies several, and I'm not sure there are more than one or two that fi
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by vinay427 6y ago
I like Tutanota much more (except for the last week) for a few reasons. The ones that come to mind include email search, more affordable pricing, and more flexible domain allowances. Also, they tend to roll out new features on a faster time
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Part of the reason is included in the statement: "Advise them that these types of PPE are safety concerns, especially tents / pods which can slow access to critical safety procedures, including emergency evacuations and use of oxy
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I agree, and I suspect Starbucks had other problems even in cities without much of a specialty or creative coffee culture (so, excluding London, Berlin, Melbourne, and I would add SF and a few others here). For instance, many cities in sout
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by vinay427 6y ago
Yes, I live in Switzerland and am well aware. I was replying to the parent comment.
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EDIT: Maybe this wasn't clear, but I was replying specifically to this part in the parent comment: "violates GDPR, so it's illegal in the EU in general (plus UK & Switzerland)" as GDPR never specifically applied in S
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Are you implying that you think SCOTUS would consequently feel forced to overturn the ruling? If so, I don't follow. Wouldn't these subsequent legal proceedings have their own minutiae that lead courts to make varying decisions?
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The overall incarceration rate wouldn't be misleading with this information, although the correlation they draw with privatization of prisons in some states very well could be. Is there a specific pair of states you would refer to here
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First of all, it's not at all clear that this implies fear as I understand the emotion. More tangentially, as I usually fly outside the US, it's fair to say that this is far from just an American reality. For example, the Dublin A
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This is still better than tires, where the diameter seems to be listed in inches around the world even though other measurements such as the width are usually in millimeters everywhere.

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