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Do they have a good reason not to get high? Alcohol is different because it’s much less healthy, more expensive, and causes hangovers. I can’t think of any side effects of non-smoked cannabis that last beyond the evening except for the stuff that matters in 30 years

> gender dysphoria is essentially a mental illness to be cured

I thought this was the progressive opinion? Gender dysphoria is a mental illness and transitioning is the treatment. What’s the accepted view now?

The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in “advanced” countries, but they have destabilized society, have made life unfulfilling, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen the situation. It will certainly subject human beings to greater indignities and inflict greater damage on the natural world, it will probably lead to greater social disruption and psychological suffering, and it may lead to increased physical suffering even in “advanced” countries.

The meaning of life is to entertain Mr. God.

The problem with this theory is that almost nobody who lives in these cities is paying current prices for a home. A person in Vancouver or Toronto needs a top 1% income to buy a detached house. Almost everyone with a home can only afford it because they bought a long time ago. Almost every city is like this so “just move” isn’t a realistic option. People will continue living here because they either don’t have to care about the price (bought long ago, inheritance, love with family, etc) or because they’re a poor immigrant that’s happy to share a 1 bedroom apartment with 5 strangers for $600 a month

The average Vancouver house dweller makes 44k which is way lower than people in any other home type. People are buying houses with wealth, not income. It doesn’t matter what jobs pay.

You should never sign into personal accounts on a work device. Use your phone for this

> market themselves as being the height of meritocracy

This is how they market themselves to the general public, but everyone knows that Harvard and its admission policies were designed by and for the ruling class to educate their children and build connections. A Harvard degree would have no value if it selected based on merit alone.

A meritocracy would turn a school like Harvard into a factory for upper middle class people like doctors and lawyers and defeat its purpose. Harvard wants to educate presidents and CEOs.

I mean people who settle for somebody they don’t have romantic feelings for because it’s a pragmatic decision

When the measure of success is how much money you get to make for other people I don’t think “mediocrity” is the right word. Maybe 5% of people will ever be successful by an objective metric, and the rest are just trying to be a good little wagie for their boss

Successful in pseudo arranged marriages, or just in general?

I haven’t been in a relationship yet so I have no idea if this will even work

Also because being single as a man means you weren’t good enough (bad) but being single as a woman means you have high standards (good)