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He didn't dismiss the article out of hand. He debunked its points and then pointed out that the author seems to have an unstated agenda.

>> I think it's important to understand "racist" as an effect, not as an opinion.

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around. If as a white person you punch a black person because you don't like the car the person is driving, that's not racism, that's just some weird aggression. It's not based on the concept of race. But if you punch them because they're black, that's obviously racism.

Same thing here. If you're taking an action that indirectly causes harm to mostly non-whites (more specifically to poor people, some of whom are white) without the intent of causing harm, that's not racist. It's only racist if you feel that the group that's being harmed is racially/ethnically inferior to your group and that that justifies your actions.

That isn't to say that knowingly causing harm to people, even without any racism involved, is OK. It's not. But it's the intent that defines racism.

"Is it still OK _for the planet_ to have kids..."

That's a strange question. The planet doesn't have feelings, so it doesn't really care whether or not we have kids.

Other living organisms on the planet may care. But the rock we're on surely doesn't.

Why is this about survival? My commute to work is 20 miles. I drive because it's convenient, quick, and practical. I would survive without a car. I could walk for 6+ hours, work for 8 hours (snacking while I work), and then walk another 6+ hours back home. Or I could pitch a tent in my office parking lot and just live out of it during the week. It would be shitty survival, but doable, right?

It's absolutely possible traveling without a smartphone. I've done it plenty of times before smartphones became a thing. But smartphones make it so much easier.

Bouncers are fooled by fake IDs all the time

12MP from what I've read

I'm a parent and I would love a camera like this. I'm actually upset that it doesn't have a microphone. I'd have it on all the time at home to capture all of the moments with my kids, my parents, etc.

It's also probably very good for going out with your friends. It's always a pain in the arse to take out your camera/phone, interrupt whatever people are doing and have them pose for pictures. If this captures good pictures, it would be so much better.

Re privacy, I don't know if you check every line of source code in every app you've got installed on your PC/devices. If you don't, they could be capturing all the data they can and sending it over to big brother.

Most people care deeply about their family members and close friends. Caring about doing a good job is normal, but caring deeply about your clients is weird... Either way, what kind of research have you done to know about most realtors?