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The country has been ruined by increasing immigration numbers to double of what it was previously while failing to even build the necessary homes needed for the growing young adulthood demographic. It’s sad that some of my peers are even starting to utter racist remarks in resentment of common knowledge that migrants are keeping wage stagnation constant and rent increase is obviously related. I fear that the liberals won’t be able to ever recover from the mistrust they’ve created by allowing things to get so out of hand. I love my immigrant friends but it’s bad to know born Canadians aren’t having a good time because of all this nonsense.

I'm surprised you're being downvoted when almost all the lack of infrastructure for the future of Canadian youth doesn't just hint at what you're expressing, but instead screams it. Almost all politicians in Canada are landlords, multiple property holders, and have decided that what's best for Canada is increasing immigration, where young-born Canadians are having their wages suppressed because of it. Additionally, they are locked into living with their parents because rent has skyrocketed to absurd levels for just a small studio apartment. All for the benefit of the existing established boomer generation.

The tech industry needs an association similar to how doctors join the American Medical Association, where they can collectively agree on ethics and guidelines that must be followed. Any person in tech is behaving unethically if they assist in implementing software to restrict children in Florida from accessing information on the internet that their peers in other states can access. Florida shows little concern for the potential harm to children resulting from information restrictions. Kids in abusive environments greatly benefit from the social connections online communities provide, as well as the diverse information and perspectives from other people. Florida has created this bill as a means to censor content it deems immoral, whether it be abortion information for girls, understanding sexuality, the existence of trans kids, or any other topic arbitrarily designated as immoral by the ruling political party. It is disconcerting to target the rights of children, who have the lowest chance of having the resources needed to challenge something like this bill in court, which should happen under the first amendment.

I rarely comment on the illusion of free will because doing so often results in individuals spouting the same anti-intellectual drivel and canned responses that fail to highlight the main point. They would likely need to pause and read my comment multiple times to realize they are behaving like uneducated individuals over a belief unsupported by evidence. Additionally, they seldom exhibit such behavior when reflecting on how they decide upon something or consider factors influencing their decisions on a particular subject. Nevertheless, I still believe it is worthwhile to engage in discussions claiming free will when it is brought up in debates concerning societal issues. This pattern has persisted throughout history, where humans have previously held misconceptions about various topics.

Yawn, I'm sure you advocate in favour of the nonsense that comes out of religious people that believe in their nonsense that has no evidence as well.

The impact that corporate shills have on public perception is quite powerful. It's peculiar how the general public acknowledges it in other fields such as entertainment, such as with Hollywood movie stars or prominent musicians. However, people often become frustrated when someone points it out within their own field. Kudos to you for noticing it.

> What is your motivation for this, beyond that it would be interesting, helpful to mods against abuse, and more transparency as to why the vote? That all may be enough, of course, especially the latter two reasons. More transparency and accountability might make discussions even less prone to devolving into emotional reactions?

Exactly, all of that is beneficial. I was reading something the other day, and you highlighted it very well: transparency is of the utmost importance for credibility, curbing corrupt behaviour, and sharing knowledge.