dennis_jeeves2

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by dennis_jeeves2 4d ago
Very astute observations.
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by dennis_jeeves2 4d ago
>> I really wish we could leave these types of decisions up to parents and parents only. >And if your parents suck? (Mine did.) What you proposal then? (for the records: Mine did too, in addition to half of the people I know.)
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by dennis_jeeves2 4d ago
>But, also, children with shitty parents deserve as much safety and support as they can get too. Why do you think they deserve, and at who's expense?
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by dennis_jeeves2 11d ago
>There are probably isolated incidents, and many unproven theories, Depending on how/what you calculate, cumulative taxation is between 50% to 70% of an average person's income. This is all that you need to know.
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by dennis_jeeves2 14d ago
>Why are individuals better that individuals acting together as an organisation better? Most organizations are made of of very mediocre (or political) individuals, and when it comes to wrong (or political) decisions individuals cannot be
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by dennis_jeeves2 15d ago
Seems to rival incarceration or probably is better.
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by dennis_jeeves2 15d ago
In the true spirit of science this needs to be pursued however outlandish it may seem.
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by dennis_jeeves2 15d ago
>My proposal is: let science be done by those who need its results to be correct. A tangential proposal - individuals (not orgs) should offer to upfront fund ( in lump sum) promising researchers for life. That way a researcher is not wo
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by dennis_jeeves2 15d ago
>My take on the self correction is, that later research usually cannot be build on wrong results. AFIK, it does not seem to happen much with mainstream medicinal research. Many layers of fraud/incompetence/assumptions for centu
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by dennis_jeeves2 16d ago
Fully concur with you here. Ultimately it boils down to integrity and objectivity of the individuals involved, which IMO is in short supply. Also my way of phrasing what you said: science = verb, Science™ = noun. George Orwell had a point a
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by dennis_jeeves2 19d ago
>It's a self fulfilling prophecy... while us commoners, or so called "activists" or ethicists ponder and debate on culture, morality, law and ethics... The powerful are just living an alternate life devoid of all these mor
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by dennis_jeeves2 20d ago
>In a generation these drugs are likely going to be seen as a big mistake and a medical scandal. Of course the next generation will deal with a bunch of other drugs where the side effects are underplayed. The playbook of the mainstream m
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by dennis_jeeves2 25d ago
> I'd rather be sovereign and poorer than whatever kind of second-class "American" status the USA would grant us forcibly annexed Canadians The biggest 'enemy' of Canada is not America(s). It's the Canadian
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by dennis_jeeves2 25d ago
>TRY to get citizenship elsewhere and leave this shithole. Most of the wisest ones who had the means have already left. My heartfelt sympathies with the one who are still stuck there.
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by dennis_jeeves2 25d ago
>The craziest thing is, that in spite of the obvious, balatant corruption and supreme incompetence of the US govt, Trump still has around 35% approval rating. Not to diminish you statement, but you are right. Something similar can be sai
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by dennis_jeeves2 25d ago
You understand the word 'average'?
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by dennis_jeeves2 25d ago
Agreed self-sufficiency isn't the best term. But if I were to rephrase it, let say that self-sufficiency in terms of the quality of life - US would be in much better shape than Canada. Canada has _significantly_ much more to lose than
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by dennis_jeeves2 26d ago
>Canada is that it’s broadly in a weak negotiating position here. That's an understatement. Hypothetically if Canada were isolated from the world, it would regress in the quality of life in 10 years. The most capable Canadians have
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by dennis_jeeves2 27d ago
>It's incredible this is even in debate. Show you how people are out of touch with reality. Even something commonsensical like what you mentioned is often countered with - "Show me the data"
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by dennis_jeeves2 28d ago
You are my hero for the day.
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by dennis_jeeves2 28d ago
This is the most correct response.
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by dennis_jeeves2 28d ago
>Also, if you pick the right partner, For many (75%+ ?) even that is not an option. If they tried, they would be single forever(which is not a bad option in itself)
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by dennis_jeeves2 1mo ago
There are some thinkers (IMHO) who do think it's real possibility. These thinkers are well aware of hallucinations and have accounted for it.
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by dennis_jeeves2 1mo ago
> "My kid's in school, I did what I needed to do, now it's someone else's problem." You got it right. This is exactly the attitude of most parents.
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by dennis_jeeves2 1mo ago
I do.
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by dennis_jeeves2 1mo ago
> If they are forced, it tends to breed rebellion behind their parents back (there's a reason that the stereotype of the naughty "preachers kid" exists). That's part of parenting - i.e not being agreeable, correct?
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by dennis_jeeves2 1mo ago
>Does AI make real opinion easier to hear, or fake opinion easier to spread? The latter. (caveat: we are talking about the vast majority of people, since you are on this forum your personal situation will be the opposite) >Even if you
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by dennis_jeeves2 1mo ago
I guess I wasn't clear enough, _generally_ democracy = manufactured consent by manipulation of people by 'power'
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by dennis_jeeves2 1mo ago
Oh Canada!
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by dennis_jeeves2 1mo ago
>let people express their own values in democracies, or will we just get much better at manipulation? Both are the same thing. Two sides of the same coin.

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