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Comment · 2 years ago
With all do respect the numbers do not back this up. There were less than 200 of these types of deaths in 2021 according NHTSA and thats with a massive increase in cards from the 80s. Almost all danger for children has reduced since that time across all economics groups.

The pressure from parents on other parents has made it so we dont trust children to handle risks that are pretty manageable.

Comment · 4 years ago
No its not, the larger media is the original "for pay algorithm" that shows you what ever makes you engage with their platform more (subscription & ad supported). There is no conspiracy or man behind the curtain.

Simply put, complex stories resonate deeply with a small group and not at all with the majority. What you get from that is the current media landscape. Surveillance is a very complicated technical and moral story that only the smallest group cares about.

Comment · 4 years ago
There is no chance Apple would be allowed to buy or run a mobile network. The monopoly dogs would be at the door before the email went out.
Comment · 4 years ago
They used to be commiserate. For whatever reason media based rent seekers lobbied better than ones with technical products.
Comment · 5 years ago
Dont worry. Unless they acquire it, they aint building it.
Comment · 5 years ago
Sure, we arent always violent, but there always be people wanting what others have and imbalance otherwise there would be no relative value established.

Great example. I dont think its a bug that crypto is almost fully adopted by people who come from means. People are living in very different systems even in the US currently

Comment · 5 years ago
Hah, its all protected by the proof of violence state. When someone is physically trying to take your assets, your going to convert that currency as fast as possible into physical force or protection.

The problem is a deep misunderstanding of currency. The structure of currency is a tool humans use to exert and identify power within groups. The idea that a decentralized currency will change human nature or goals to control miss the forrest for the trees.

We are animals the violence, control and waning and waxing dominance is the only predictable outcome.

Comment · 5 years ago
Hijacking: Can someone ELI5 me why two pockets of differing air temperature create such violent weather patterns? It feels like dark magic.
Comment · 5 years ago
The fact that Reddit let Discord grow to what it is today always amazes me.
Comment · 5 years ago
Worse yet, this culture of shaming people for changing their minds/position is embarrassingly unintellectual and socially dangerous. Its one the most toxic attributes leftover from old timey gender role ideas.
Comment · 5 years ago
Its tough. Parenthood also have a pretty varied time horizon for reward depending on what someone finds rewarding. imo, this whole study is kind of misframed and isnt much different than "25% of people find work to be bad."
Comment · 5 years ago
My solution is 10 more Shohei Ohtanis
Comment · 5 years ago
I think theres probably an interesting full book here examining exactly how and why "cause based" orgs become all end up looking the same once they cross a certain threshold. Power, influence and money seem to be a magnet for more of itself, so it fundamentally shifts the guiding principal of each org as it grows bigger.

Like why do no-profits and charities seem to corrupt their aim at a greater speed than for profit businesses?

Comment · 5 years ago
Minneapolis is not getting rid of the police department as a quick Google would happily show you.

Its a fallacy to assume it is a failure of a public option when it just as easily can be that we've been marketed that we are vulnerable and unsafe. Almost all stats have TODAY being just about the safest moment for violent crime in the history of humanity.

Dont confuse a change in peoples purchasing habits as a logical response to something intrinsic. Its barely ever correlated.

edit: I actually reread and saw you said "perceived value," I agree with you, I just think its a tragedy people are so scared. Although SF seems to be really having a problem.

Comment · 5 years ago
Your moralizing a non moral argument. Its simply harder to get access to someone else's capital than someone else's time. So people can charge a premium for the capital.

I do believe that premium is probably a bit higher than it should be because it used to be EVEN HARDER to get that capital so people are pointing out the slightly outdated examples of cost in order to gain negotiating leverage.

In the end our time and money have no intrinsic value, but try asking a friend to help you move and then try asking your friend to loan you money to hire movers and see which they are more likely to do.

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