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by x220 8y ago
While I do think that this might be abusive behavior, I disagree with you. >You must conform to an externally defined standard of virtue, or face consequences What you just described is culture.
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by x220 8y ago
I think you have two problems here that are in your control. >When she caught my CouchSurfing guests not using soap to wash the oil out of a tin of tuna, she wouldn't talk to me for 3 days and refused to let me have guests again You
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by x220 8y ago
Thanks for the info!
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by x220 8y ago
And because society hasn't collapsed yet, things are fine? Adaptation doesn't take effect that quickly, but it still takes effect. Maybe we will only see brain size decrease in a few thousand years (that is, if you believe in the
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by x220 8y ago
>everybody felt the horrors of war and knowing personal loss This is common to nearly every generation in world history. Yes, many Americans died. Yes, it was terrible. Yes, many people genuinely suffered grief. But if we look at the dat
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by x220 8y ago
Statistics show that in real terms Baby Boomers had it better than any other generation I know of. It's not just an impression. They made huge money in real terms, which is especially amazing given that most of them were not highly edu
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by x220 8y ago
>the government learn that you're also drug dealer, they can still prosecute you Yes, but that's not punishment for communicating or publishing ideas. You can admit things that can be used against you in a prosecution for a dif
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by x220 8y ago
They should not edit out the end of the video. People should know how harsh the world can get.
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by x220 8y ago
Thanks for correcting me.
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by x220 8y ago
Anything and everything could give you problems in an American airport. Whether it would work really depends on what recognition algorithms Delta or their affiliates use.
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by x220 8y ago
>Genetic inheritance via epigenetic pathways is extremely rare and basically irrelevant. It explains essentially 0% of the evolved traits that you see in humans and other complex organisms. I would like a source to read more about this.
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by x220 8y ago
I think selection for intelligence was a feedback loop. I think you're interpreting my idea as circular, and I disagree. Here's what I think was part of what lead to the development of large brains (and general intelligence). Keep
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by x220 8y ago
It's not undemocratic merely because they are scared that two or three companies arguably control the majority of political discussion in America. It certainly doesn't follow the norms of American laws relating to public spaces an
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by x220 8y ago
And that's what we are talking about. We're talking about lawmakers and regulations. If you want to attack liberal values from that direction, please do it when it is actually relevant.
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by x220 8y ago
Google is less likely to be allowed to operate in China if they let on that they are operating on American liberal values.
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by x220 8y ago
> freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences And that's where you're wrong. The federal government at least in principle guarantees no consequences from itself for merely communicating or publishing ideas.
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by x220 8y ago
>the recession that stretched between ww2 and Korea I really don't buy that baby boomers had a tough time. I believe that white men in that time in America had perhaps the most prosperous economy and job opportunities in world hist
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by x220 8y ago
3% isn't much, but over, say, 20 years of constant 3% inflation, that's 80% inflation total. Now this is just a quick math example and it's not the real situation, but it goes to demonstrate that over time inflation has a lar
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by x220 8y ago
That comic is fake news. I can't find the source, but the Economist made a pretty good graph with good data demonstrating that when you control for certain factors, poor people and people with measured below average IQ definitely are m
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by x220 8y ago
We aren't just a product of that, we are also a product of human sexual selection and epigenetic inheritance of individually acquired traits. Many of your important traits (such as general intelligence) were acquired in part by conscio
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by x220 8y ago
Time to start wearing facial recognition resistant makeup and hairstyles
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by x220 8y ago
It would make the artists (and venues) more money, meaning that they could make more concerts and seats.
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by x220 8y ago
Why even comment if you don't like going places?
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by x220 8y ago
It is less efficient if all you care about is money and people working for your company. It is far less efficient if you have a partner, children, pets, and like having peace and quiet. You know, things that make you happy.
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by x220 8y ago
I disagree. It is possible to make decent, good, and perhaps great security that is easy to teach and not too inconvenient that users will rebel. I think it is unreasonable to keep someone from using GnuPG in a legal fashion because average
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by x220 8y ago
Chalk it up to the fact that almost literally every European city developed while people still traveled on horses, and nearly every American city saw 90% of its development when cars existed. If Americans already need cars because cities ar
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by x220 8y ago
>If it isn't cross-platform and user friendly,it shouldn't be used by the average citizen You will never have cross-platform and user friendly signing software that also has bulletproof security. Let the people who are skilled
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by x220 8y ago
>Should elementary schooldays be shortened by 25%? I don't recall a source, but I'm fairly sure that American school classes last longer than what data shows is effectual, i.e. teaching a class longer than X minutes (I think it
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by x220 8y ago
Beans and rice, bought dry in bulk. It won't be fun, but you'll live, for roughly $10 a week or even less.
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by x220 8y ago
If you care about traffic safety and take steps to be a safer driver (minimize distractions, pay attention, don't drive while under the influence of drugs, including alcohol) then you are almost certainly not a significant part of the

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