Balbazac

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   by Balbazac 9y ago

   > If you didn't know it already, think tanks are a euphemism for propaganda machine. Surely the proper response would be to pay less attention to think tanks / propaganda machines. Google's action here may even be morally
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   by Balbazac 9y ago

   May I suggest a thought experiment? Imagine you cannot use a smartphone for a period of 12 months; certainly, you would expend a not insignificant effort in finding a very capable flip-phone, or other mobile option, combined with perhaps tw
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   by Balbazac 9y ago

   > Economic eugenics in the service of higher GDP is no better. I have no sense of a difference between economic eugenics and capitalism; I'm too ignorant of econ theory to tell if this is a feature or a bug.
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   by Balbazac 9y ago

   Peter Singer would like to have a word with you. Disclosure: I strongly disagree with his (Singer's) thoughts on this matter.
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   by Balbazac 9y ago

   The idea that "[a]t its root, this is a design problem" is frankly laughable.