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> It is not infallible and it does not reveal truths that people are 'worried' about seeing, it's a reflection of current mindsets.

And who are you to say if the machine's output (ie, mindset) is to be trusted?

Machines are much less prone to bias than humans, that's for sure.

Climate change is happening and accelerated by humans.

We just don't give a shit.

Okay so then we'll just change the state birds?

Not that many people care about the environment.

Good for Prague. We need more European countries/cities standing up to China.

> Will it? Because nobody gives a fuck about Palestine, and Israel is not suffering much (or at all) because of what they did and do.

Unfortunately I agree with you. Very few people in the US even care about Israel/Palestine.

I don't know how the sentiment is in Europe, though.

> The kind of infrared you're thinking of is probably not the kind the sensor can detect. Only thermal imaging cameras

Parent is talking about far-infrared (ie, thermal) sensors. Many car models have high-resolution thermal sensors.

Censor: Highly targeted and specific, usually along the lines of communication. Like Xi and Winnie the Pooh. The US doesn't censor(?)

Blacklist: Broader, usually applied to products and companies. China blacklisted Facebook. The US blacklisted Huawei.

> See if it's possible to earn a profit without selling out.

Unfortunately it's not possible.

Nearly everyone on HN would rather invest in a total stock market index fund, simply because it gives better returns. How much different? Approximately 1% more.

So there you have it. People will sell out for 1% of their portfolio. Myself included.

> 1.4 billion of those people are Chinese, and they can get outaged over whatever ridiculous shit they want.

Only in your own thoughts and dreams (for now). You're not allowed to outrage on Weibo or WeChat. Is this correct?

> Iceland is a figment of my imagination?

> And Costa Rica?

> And most individual countries in Europe?

All of these countries, for practical purposes, do not exist.

They do not have influence on the world stage. They may as well be China, considering how easy these countries will bend to Chinese money.

So either you develop the surveillance tech, or you must look the other way when China develops it. If you disagree, your economy will be ruined.

> It's incredible to me that graduating college students, many presumably with student debt and little savings, can even consider taking the financial risk of starting a company (e.g. forgoing a salary).

When I visited the Stanford campus recently, it seemed like many students had the opposite of debt: massive savings indicated by personal electric scooters, Mercedes/Tesla/BMW/Audi in the student parking lots, combined with several FANG internships, it's fairly common for a CS undergrad to have $100K+ in savings when they graduate.

Whether it's family money or not, debt doesn't seem to be the big of a problem for these top students.

> You're saying the only people entitled to live on desirable land are wealthy assholes coming from afar?

Rich or poor, asshole or not asshole: No one is entitled to live anywhere.

There is only a market price. That's all.

> The parent comment was “if you want this policy, tough shit move to Europe”. If the policy is popular here, why doesn’t parent comment move?

If you want rent control, I'm saying you should go elsewhere.

If you are against rent control, my comment did not imply what you should or shouldn't do.