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Lionel Messi Is Impossible (2014)(fivethirtyeight.com)
22 points by SSJPython 2y ago|13 comments
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by SSJPython 2y ago
There's a very interesting book related to this called "Christ the Eternal Tao" by Hieromonk Damascene that looks at the Tao Te Ching from the perspective of Orthodox Christianity.
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by SSJPython 2y ago
> Linguicism is an idea invented by human-rights activist and linguist Tove Skutnabb-Kangas to describe discrimination based on language or dialect. The prejudice around “aks” is an example of linguicism. > Decades of research shows t
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by SSJPython 2y ago
Related note: car stealerships are a relic of the past. There is no reason why a middleman should exist when buying a car. Consumers should have the option to purchase directly from the manufacturer. I am personally not a fan of Tesla as a
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by SSJPython 2y ago
> It makes me also realize how truly deplorable Putin is for constantly threatening to recreate such a situation for his own personal gain. I don't think Putin is doing this for his own personal gain. I think the majority of Russian
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by SSJPython 2y ago
Japanese inflation is only a recent phenomenon. Prior to the pandemic, they were experiencing deflation and the BoJ was doing everything in its power to get some inflation. The falling birth rate, on the other hand, has been going on for fa
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Making housing more affordable means your home's value will have to come down(theglobeandmail.com)
40 points by SSJPython 2y ago|188 comments
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by SSJPython 2y ago
> You live in a country with the wrong type of political system for that. Valuing everyone's opinion equally is called democracy. Infrastructure should not be subject to peoples' opinions. Like utilities and defense, infrastruc
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Yes, I agree with that. But to play Devil's advocate, wouldn't that make social media more prone to government overreach and potential restrictions?
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by SSJPython 2y ago
It all comes down to the relationship between social media and freedom of expression. If we view social media as simply a private service, then these companies have the right to do whatever they want. Businesses have the right to refuse ser
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by SSJPython 2y ago
There are laws that deal with cars.
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by SSJPython 2y ago
The US needs to adopt the healthcare model of Singapore. Universal coverage for everyone along with a strong private insurance market as well. The problem is the current system is basically a giant jobs program. Healthcare spending is appro
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How is this allowed?
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> Socialism is an industrial co-op like this where workers are fairly paid for their labor. What is "fair pay" for labor in your eyes? Is it the entire surplus being generated? Why is that considered fair?
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> D in US is more right than other countries' left leaning parties I don't think this is accurate. Maybe on healthcare and welfare, sure. But on many social issues, the Democrats are much further to the left than the European l
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by SSJPython 2y ago
According to modern economics, labor is one of the factors of production, the others being land, capital, and entrepreneurship.
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Henry George's Single Tax Could Combat Inequality(theatlantic.com)
2 points by SSJPython 3y ago|2 comments
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Japanese Zoning(urbankchoze.blogspot.com)
2 points by SSJPython 3y ago|0 comments
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by SSJPython 3y ago
What's the most useful "dialect" of SQL one should learn? I've only learned SQLite but there are just so many that it's heard to know which one is most in demand.
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by SSJPython 3y ago
I'm undecided on this. On the one hand, the idea of living in a city where everything is within 15 minutes is great for many reasons. It incentivizes walking, which is healthy. It reduces the need for cars, which is good from a polluti
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by SSJPython 3y ago
I don't understand why there can't be compromise on this? If you want to go to the office, go. If you want to work from home, then work from home. Why is it that remote workers never insist on everyone working from home, but RTO p
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by SSJPython 4y ago
> While there is a wage gap, our result occurs primarily because most female physicians do not work enough hours to rationalize medical school whereas most men do. The important part is here. The wage gap isn't because of discrimina
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by SSJPython 4y ago
What do you mean by their own currency? They still issued USD, which was the only legal currency.
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working class == non-intelligentsia Meaning not part of the intellectual elite, the sector of society that provides ideological guidance and justification for the system and its rulers.
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by SSJPython 4y ago
Because it is not realistic. In every nation that has ever existed, the supplier of money has always been a monopolist. And this is precisely because the supplier has requested taxes to be paid in that currency that they supply. If you have
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by SSJPython 4y ago
Even if it's not a peasants' revolt by definition, the peasants' (rural population, working class, non-intelligentsia) support him. So it is a de facto peasants' revolt.
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by SSJPython 4y ago
There is no such thing as free market banking. Prior to 1913, the money supply was fixed to gold. Therefore, the supply was limited based on the amount of gold reserves held by the bank. This is an artificial constraint on supply, not a fre
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by SSJPython 4y ago
Inflation is a monetary phenomenon. Since the Central Bank controls the money supply, then by definition the Central Bank controls inflation.
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by SSJPython 4y ago
Pele is amazing. But he did not play in Europe where the competition was more fierce. And he was also a goal-scoring forward primarily. Messi is both one of the greatest goalscorers and one of the greatest playmakers.
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by SSJPython 4y ago
He would've been the GOAT had he stayed healthy. Consistency and longevity are very important in this debate.

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