radomysisky

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by radomysisky 6y ago
To the coffers of the CCP.
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by radomysisky 6y ago
Far-left ideology has claimed more lives than far-right ideology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_communist_...
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by radomysisky 6y ago
OP says: > This is not a conscious act. It's more like gravity. Gallivanting glaciers. Or weather. I'm saying it's naïve to believe this, along with the other incidents mentioned within the article, aren't intentional
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by radomysisky 6y ago
It would be naïve to believe the west is immune. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution
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by radomysisky 6y ago
NYT subscribers: to cancel your subscription online, change your address to California and a button will appear allowing you to cancel immediately. Unsubscribing won’t change much, as they can afford it. What will is freezing them out. By R
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by radomysisky 6y ago
NPR isn't explicitly biased, but it does lean left. A recent example: > Even In A Pandemic, WHO Believes That Public Protests Are Important > June 8, 2020 5:40 PM ET https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda&
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by radomysisky 6y ago
The NYT should be seen as a tech company. The New York Times Company is a multibillion dollar multinational. One can argue that its monetisation has improved even as its audience has narrowed. It’s not neutral. A direct competitor is not a
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by radomysisky 6y ago
If you haven't read it, I Can Tolerate Anything Except The Outgroup (archive link required now): https://web.archive.org/web/20200419232247/https://slatestar...
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by radomysisky 6y ago
Taleb isn't targeting well-educated laymen when he talks of IYIs. He's speaking of intellectuals who are divorced from reality. As he puts it, "No skin in the game", e.g. economists, journalists, forecasters, career ac
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by radomysisky 6y ago
GGS lays out well reasoned arguments for historical disparities, though in the 21st century geographical burdens all but disappear.
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by radomysisky 6y ago
That's the point. It prevents oligopolies forming (as we have now), short of them producing enough value per user to cut them a sizeable payment. All the problems of big tech disappear when they're held accountable for their actio
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by radomysisky 6y ago
They wouldn't need to. Read ActBlue's own fine print: https://secure.actblue.com/content/fineprint > In the event that a campaign or committee (a) fails for 60 days to cash a check from ActBlue which inclu
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by radomysisky 6y ago
But BLM through ActBlue (DNC) aren't skirting those same regulations?
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by radomysisky 6y ago
The larger looming issue is we're seeing big tech selectively enforce their rules and guidelines. They've become arbiters of truth and virtue.
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by radomysisky 6y ago
Private schooling in inherently exclusive. This is the prime motivator. It ensures their children will only have peers of a similar socioeconomic background.
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by radomysisky 6y ago
> suburbia sucks wealth away because the infrastructure costs too much to sustain While cost to sustain is relatively static, the price homeowners are willing to endure for the upsides of suburbia are dynamic. In a world plagued by pande