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by hector126 2y ago
I believe a big part of this phenomenon is the rise in public awareness of the efficacy of ADHD stimulants, specifically Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin, etc. Eventually the genie left the bottle and people realized these medications make most (
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by hector126 2y ago
Would love an answer for this as well.
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by hector126 2y ago
There have been many books written on the subject, as in my previous comment, I suggested The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. It's not antisemitic or even remotely conspiratorial to acknowledge that Israel and Israeli-Americans h
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by hector126 2y ago
That's very likely the case, though I don't think either of us have the details to make that assertion confidently. My comment was only in regards to lobby groups which operate freely on US soil staffed mostly by Americans. Were t
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by hector126 2y ago
Correct. My understanding is that there's no individual lobby group in America with more influence on foreign policy than AIPAC. The book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy is a great read which fairly and methodically outlines h
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by hector126 2y ago
> Mohta wrote, “My family also runs several manufacturing plants in various industries, which has given me unrestricted access to assembly lines since I was 15.” Color me not remotely surprised.
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by hector126 2y ago
Can you imagine yourself or your women friends buying one if it was affordable?
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by hector126 2y ago
If you're being honest about your position that 2028 won't be a fair election, I'm effectively offering you free money, right? There are loads of bet/escrow systems out there - I'd be happy to do all the facilitatio
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by hector126 2y ago
They literally said "provably true". Trump absolutely lies a lot. He doesn't lie _all the time_. I don't think that's an inappropriate level of nuance for someone to acknowledge.
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by hector126 2y ago
I would argue that this is not the end of your country's democracy and that in 2028 a new president will be elected. You'll have a new president in 2028, be it Vance, Shapiro, or Oprah Winfrey. Either way, it won't be DJT.
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by hector126 2y ago
I do remember, obviously. Those kind of tired jabs are better suited for /r/politics, I'm sure you'll be right at home there :) That said, I also remember when Trump said he'd build a wall and that Mexico would pay
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by hector126 2y ago
> Of the DOGE list's initial claim of $16 billion in savings, half came from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) listing that was entered into the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) in 2022 with a whopping $8 billion ma
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by hector126 2y ago
This was an online survey with 1134 respondents. Comparable to a medium-engagement Twitter poll. It's surprising to me that you think this is representative of the perspective of the of your country as a whole. https://carse
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by hector126 2y ago
I would argue that this is not the end of your country's democracy and that in 2028 a new president will be elected. You'd disagree, I trust?
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by hector126 2y ago
The first sentence begins with "Trump lies through his teeth with every word" Love him or hate him, I would argue that there are indeed words Trump has spoken which are not lies made through his teeth. I would put that level of hy
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by hector126 2y ago
I would put the odds at 99.9% that the US will hold an election in 2028 and that it will be the international consensus that regardless of the outcome, the election will be decided fairly by the voters and will not be "hacked" or
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by hector126 2y ago
I'm Canadian and don't technically have a dog in this race, but I do enjoy calling people out on convictions they present but deep down don't earnestly hold. Would you be open to a $10,000 bet that the 2028 election is, as de
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by hector126 2y ago
IIRC it was cash, but I'm sure others can confirm.
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by hector126 2y ago
Should have been more clear, this was 500k for an E4 level role, you're correct that senior/staff at Meta and G are definitely making more.
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by hector126 2y ago
Anecdotal, but I've gotten three recruiting emails from them now for joining their iOS team. I got on a call and confirmed they were offering FAANG++ comp but with the expectation of in-office 50h+ (realistically more). I don't ha
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by hector126 2y ago
In my experience, having watched friends enter that position, it's drugs which cause drug addiction. Mental health might play a factor, but if I gave the average HN user meth or crack every day for three weeks, their brain chemistry wo
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by hector126 2y ago
Truthfully, for all intents and purposes, I'm the one speaking out of my ass on this topic. These are some really good points. You describe a real-life experience which I clearly lack; I definitely concede my previous point. My apologi
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by hector126 2y ago
I think it's hard to imagine someone who prefers homelessness to living somewhere cheap. I understand there's a lot of nuance and for the majority of homeless folks, $750 rent isn't necessarily more realistic than the $3000 r
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by hector126 2y ago
My understanding is that countries who have "solved" homelessness either - • Societally and culturally produce so few individuals who would behave the way America's most problematic homeless do that direct 1on1 intervention i
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by hector126 2y ago
Have we ever observed revolutionary change in tech which ran contrary to evolutionary change? This seems like such an odd thing to expect will just "happen". Any other world-changing or impressive tech I'm familiar with has e
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by hector126 2y ago
https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-robotaxis-by-june-m... Looks like it's still in the works. Sometimes when technologists promise something their timelines end up being overly optimistic. I'm sure this
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by hector126 2y ago
> China's economy remains on track to surpass that of the United States within just five years, and yet they did sign that agreement. I'd be very happy to take a high stakes, longterm bet with you if that's your earnest po
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by hector126 2y ago
What did Musk's promised driverless taxis provide that existing driverless taxis don't? The tech has arrived; it's a car that drives itself while the passenger sits in the back. Is the "gotcha" that the car isn&#x27
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by hector126 2y ago
(Throwaway as this topic can be inflammatory for those unfamiliar with the literature) Behavioral patterns and personality traits have been pretty conclusively proven to be genetically inheritable. "Behavioral Genetics and Child Temper
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by hector126 3y ago
Cubefox is being downvoted but for those unaware, there's still a lot of disagreement amongst experts in the role of genetics vs environment in determining G. There is undoubtably though, a huge amount of political and social stigma su

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