returningfory2

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by returningfory2 9mo ago
Yes: E-2 visa. Though I suspect the investment amount has to be much higher than the Dutch requirement of ~$5k.
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by returningfory2 10mo ago
I hope your wife is also glad!
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by returningfory2 10mo ago
There's a whole subfield of economics that studies clustering in cities ("agglomeration"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_agglomeration There are lots of benefits. Also, my own take is that t
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by returningfory2 10mo ago
> If corporations are people, then how can they be bought or sold considering the 13th amendment? We simply pass a law saying that the act of incorporating a company is, among other things, punishment for crime whereof the party shall ha
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by returningfory2 11mo ago
> Didn't the Spanish show up briefly, then come back in force later? The end of the Incan empire is a really striking example of this dynamic. The Spanish landed on the South American mainland in ~1524, European diseases started spr
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by returningfory2 11mo ago
Nope, Biden pardoning his son was also widely condemned across the political spectrum as an abuse of the pardon power.
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by returningfory2 11mo ago
Thank you so much for this comment - you've put a name ("contrarian and counter-cyclical reporting") on a phenomenon that I've observed a lot and is one of the main reasons I don't consume the media anymore. The cra
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by returningfory2 11mo ago
I think it's already happening. In bougie parts of the US (fancy parts of NYC and LA at least), artisanal lower sugar sodas are becoming ubiquitous. E.g. https://drinkolipop.com/
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by returningfory2 11mo ago
What is ZA? Zambia?
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by returningfory2 11mo ago
I don't know! I do know that before ~2007 a passport wasn't needed to travel within North America, and that some of the growth since then is because of the relatively new passport requirement ("Western Hemisphere Travel Initi
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by returningfory2 11mo ago
Just a note that [1] is really out of date - in 2025, more than 50% of Americans have a passport. https://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/...
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by returningfory2 11mo ago
> As far as the "landscape" - the whole country is a giant meat factory swimming in cattle feces; the landscape was ruined centuries ago. Love this comment so much. And it's true! I grew up in Ireland and was immersed in t
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by returningfory2 11mo ago
Housing is more important than aesthetics.
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by returningfory2 1y ago
Using more energy is not itself "wasteful". For example, the US spends a bunch of extra energy on air conditioning, and as a result less older people die of heat deaths in the summer compared to Europe (and of course the populatio
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by returningfory2 1y ago
The ultimate reason the wealthy are earning so much in rent is housing supply shortages.
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by returningfory2 1y ago
To the downvoters: this comment is correct. E.g. [1] for an example of this being enforced. Apparently the problem is the law is not enforced that much? And that there are loopholes around it. [1] https://www.justice.gov/opa
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by returningfory2 1y ago
What happens on year 11?
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by returningfory2 1y ago
The Japanese embassy and consulates in the US only accept applications from residents of the US. E.g. the NYC consulate: https://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/visa00.html > You may apply for a visa at this Consu
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by returningfory2 1y ago
> That generation is leaving behind an enormous amount of paper and it is mostly going to waste. But what is really the problem with this? (Assuming the paper in the books is recycled, to be clear.) I disagree with the idea that books ar
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All the cool kids are doing it(scattered-thoughts.net)
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by returningfory2 1y ago
Good news is that it’s being rebuilt/replaced!
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by returningfory2 1y ago
The article says this company has one third of the market. This is not a monopoly.
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by returningfory2 1y ago
Crossing the Mexico US border illegally nowadays involves a multi-day hike through the desert and is extremely dangerous. I’m not sure if it’s as dangerous as crossing the Mediterranean on a smuggler boat, but many people do die making the
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by returningfory2 1y ago
I feel like tourist places are “weirdly concentrated” as you put it. When I was Florence the center was obviously super busy, but walking only 15 minutes in one direction there seemed to be almost no tourists around (of course, the area I w
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by returningfory2 1y ago
I struggle to believe this. How can the average Korean tell the difference between a white American and a white Brit?
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by returningfory2 1y ago
I think there’s a zero sum fallacy in play here. For example you say “Those fancy resorts take all the prime real estate” but many resort towns in Mexico like Cancun were literally invented out of thin air for international tourism. The alt
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by returningfory2 1y ago
Indeed, but in my experience many of these places have an unspoken sub-rule that the tattoo rule is not enforced for foreigners.
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by returningfory2 1y ago
Anyone can play but only ~70 million people can win :)
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by returningfory2 1y ago
Canada the country, being a democracy, is owned by the Canadian people, not the king (just like the United States is owned by the American people, not the president). If Trump encroaches on the sovereignty of Canada it is an affront to the
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by returningfory2 1y ago
The fact that they share a head of state is irrelevant? If it was relevant, you could equally make the claim that Britain is under the "stewardship" of the Canadians. I think the British would be surprised to hear that!

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