unFou

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by unFou 1y ago
back in the day, TVs were a bit less portable...
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by unFou 1y ago
I wonder if your example is a different kind of trade. When we trade time in a leisure situation, we're trading something more immediate and tangible. Whereas the transactional nature of the grandparent comment is more describing somet
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by unFou 3y ago
Not sure that there aren't alternate pathways from "I'll take what I want" and "I'll trade you specifically this for that". I remember reading on acoup that in agrarian societies, often they relied on favo
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by unFou 5y ago
This touched a chord. For me it's a combination of both music and dance. It's amazing to feel emotions I'd normally not want to express in everyday life and just let them flow out. Rage, jealousy, lust. The music is such a gr
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by unFou 5y ago
Or a very long tail...
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by unFou 6y ago
Interestingly enough, a quick google search shows US farms contribute 136 billion, or about 0.6% of GDP. So, more like 1 farmer to 19 investors?
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by unFou 6y ago
I've only read one of Jordan Peterson's books - 12 Rules of Life. Haven't reread recently, but it was interesting at the time, and sort of helpful for keeping me motivated to get myself out of a bit of a rut. What parts of hi
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by unFou 6y ago
Not sure what you mean by sexism. But there are differences in the sexes with regards to the process of conceiving and rearing a child. And it seems to me that a big part of our social constructs that were developed to deal with those diffe
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by unFou 6y ago
I'm curious how to be intolerant of an idea while being tolerant of people? Because practically, aren't ideas tied to people? I don't think you can have an idea survive without people keeping it alive. So how do you express i
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by unFou 6y ago
That might be the point. Few people are going to bother spending resources to fix a problem that doesn't exist. And by the time such a problem arises on Earth (inhospitable living conditions due to e.g. supervolcano), we might not have
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by unFou 6y ago
Sure, so that partly explains why electricity costs so much more in Germany than France. But for a lay person (ie me), I can't help but compare the carbon emissions and air quality between the two countries, and attribute the differenc
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by unFou 6y ago
I'm not sure whether nuclear is better, and renewables definitely is a good thing to have in the mix. But comparing the carbon emissions of Germany and France, and the cost of electricity in both countries would suggest that at least c
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by unFou 6y ago
How it was explained to me is that the markets don't always reflect the economy because the negative outcomes have already been priced in. So, if the markets were expecting a downturn in the economy of -20%, but the economy actually we
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by unFou 7y ago
What do you mean by producing twice as much in Summer to meet demand in Winter? Because much of our energy consumption is immediate, and can't be easily stored (e.g. heating, cooking, browsing the internet etc).
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by unFou 7y ago
Have you made simulations or calculations to this effect? (or alternately, point me to the analysis of those who have). I'm not sure hand-waving it away as it'll wash out on average should be a valid response to something as criti
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by unFou 7y ago
Why is this comment being downvoted? These are all valid concerns, and even though the tone is a bit negative, they need to be addressed. We can't just ignore the viewpoints that challenge our views. I'd be much more interested in
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by unFou 8y ago
It could be argued that it does. The commenter states the parts of their experience that are relevant and extrapolates from that. As mortals, our experiences are limited. Having a good imagination and intuition allows us to extrapolate from
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by unFou 8y ago
I'm not sure this is a bad thing. Often times, traffic jams are caused by not enough spacing, or unobservant drivers resulting in sudden breaking, and a knock-on effect. Would need to simulate to confirm, but I suspect that more vehicl
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by unFou 9y ago
Only in so far as the moment a monarch decides to exert any unwelcome authority will be the moment they get deposed. Our monarch performs a ceremonial role as figure-head only. You might call the independent board "Parliament".
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by unFou 9y ago
Don't know why you're being downvoted. I try not to think about the topic too much because I like the occasional spot of cheese, but the number of calves that get slaughtered each year to enable milk production is mildly disturbin
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by unFou 9y ago
"By the point he was clearing the last of the Pompeans in Africa at the end of the Civil War, he didn't even leave his tent to give commands" Was this an indication of the experience and initiative of his commanders and non-c
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by unFou 9y ago
You shouldn't always accept Wikipedia entries on face value. The word "probat" in the latin phrase has been translated in Wiki to "confirm", but could alternately be interpreted as "test" or "inspect&
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by unFou 9y ago
Longbows were pretty ineffective against late period armour like that. And not even plate - mail with gambesons (lots of layers of cloth) was pretty effective at stopping arrows, and full plate harness (2mm thick on average) was for the mos
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by unFou 9y ago
I thought Gaius Marius was pre-Caesar, so Republican Rome? And Septimius Severus / Vegetius were post-Augustus Imperial Rome. Not sure about minimum heights, but the timeline seems a bit off here...
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by unFou 9y ago
Can there even be non-localised drought on a small island the size of New Zealand? The only significant geographical feature in the North Island (where most people live) is 3 mountains right in the middle.
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by unFou 10y ago
Dunno, I'm pretty sure people are still having sex and babies after 30...
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by unFou 10y ago
The secretary of defense has no veto power though, right? He can resign, but the President can still go right on ahead.
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by unFou 10y ago
Good point. It was meant to point out the deficiencies on both sides, but it is pretty awfully racist. What might be a better way of rephrasing? Btw: I'm not a Trump supporter. It was phrased to be more sympathetic to that side of the
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by unFou 10y ago
Just curious about your reasoning behind the last statement, that with "public discourse [you'd] take fake expressions of gratitude over genuine expressions of contempt any day of the week". If they were to openly express the
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by unFou 10y ago
That "shoulders of giants" problem sounds awfully like the thinking behind the Unibomber, no? On why we don't have more Shakespeares alive today- what if we do? Would we revere Shakespeare as much as we do now if there were 9

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