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by zkelvin 1y ago
Exactly! This video goes into this phenomenon more in-depth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_GLfxaYTYI&t=2s This has actually been a known issue for over a century with Winston Churchill even commenting on it.
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by zkelvin 2y ago
How long have you been taking them? I've heard that an almost universal side effect is terrifying night paralysis on occasion. Have you experienced that yet?
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by zkelvin 2y ago
Every day, something like 100 cells in your body become cancerous, but your immune system shoots them down before they can cause any harm. This is effectively a general prophylactic for cancer, so it's not unreasonable to think that we
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by zkelvin 2y ago
Do you consider municipal property taxes (which, when the property value has risen since purchase, effectively taxes unrealized capital gains) also to be "obviously toxic"?
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by zkelvin 2y ago
Taxing unrealized capital gains already isn't all that radical -- property tax is effectively a tax on unrealized gains of property value, and essentially every municipality has that tax.
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by zkelvin 3y ago
Mr. Gatti's Pizza?
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by zkelvin 3y ago
I have achieved effectively permanent relief from tinnitus. And not just habituation, adaptation, or acceptance; I no longer hear the ringing (except very quietly if I really plug my ears and really listen for it, but this probably matches
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by zkelvin 3y ago
This was beautifully written. Thank you.
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by zkelvin 3y ago
It's a perfectly coherent question! I'd kindly ask that you try to comply with Hacker News's guidelines about engaging in kind dialogue, and specifically the line "please don't post shallow dismissals". Here&#x
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by zkelvin 3y ago
It's a legitimate question! Many people wish they had never been born. What right do you have to force such a person into existence without their consent?
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by zkelvin 3y ago
Inability to obtain consent does not imply consent. Do you consider the continuation of our society to be more important than respecting consent?
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by zkelvin 3y ago
Is childbirth an innate human right? Why don't you think you need your unborn child's consent before birthing them?
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by zkelvin 4y ago
You can't pick your battles when you're trying to win the war
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by zkelvin 5y ago
What wealth does a yacht crew member create? A private guard? Or a private chef? These are all luxuries wholly consumed by the individual rich person, and whatever "wealth" may have been created vanishes the next day under the spi
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by zkelvin 5y ago
No, it wouldn't. Health benefits from dry sauna start at a minimum of around 170ºF, but more typically at 180ºF, and often up to 195ºF. A "slightly too hot bath" would be around maybe 110ºF. Water at 170ºF would scald you wit