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Comment · 7 years ago
Even if you take it "anonymously", they will be able to link you to your family/relatives/etc. It wouldn't be too hard to track you down. They may not know your legal name, but they would be able to know who your parents, siblings, cousins, etc are.
Comment · 7 years ago
Income inequality can also be a sign that an economy is functioning improperly.

North Korea, Soviet Union, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, etc all have income inequality. I don't think anyone would say their economies are/were functioning properly.

> Income inequality rewards the development of all of those qualities.

Not necessarily.

Your statement would be true if every generation started a 0, on equal footing and the system/environment was fair. Would you say that income inequality in Confederate South was a result of rewarding "talents, ambition, tolerance for risk, vision"?

Income inequality is a very complex subject. People who try to frame it in a simplistic black and white worldview really do it a disservice.

Comment · 7 years ago
Gab doesn't "embrace" bigots and extremists, they just embrace free speech.

You have to realize that most things can be viewed as bigotry and extremism. Look at how feminism and lgbt are viewed around the world - as extremism. Would you say twitter "embraces" bigotry and extremism because they allow feminism and lgbt on their platform?

It's a question about monopoly and fairness and the cultural values of america. Free speech is both a legal and a cultural concept.

Comment · 7 years ago
Why is it that every post about a company ( Disney today, Stripe yesterday, Microsoft, Gitlab, Bloomberg, , etc ), the top comment is always a PR-style praise of the company?

It's always "I used to work at and so and so is great" or "I know someone who worked at and so and so is great".

Comment · 7 years ago

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