iaHN | 4 years ago | on: South Korea to ban music over 120bpm in gyms, in response to Covid spike
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iaHN | 4 years ago | on: Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living at home
Born in a diamond mine
It's all around you, but you can't touch it
Sayin', "God, make me famous"
"If you can't, just make it painless"iaHN | 4 years ago | on: Peloton to invest $400M to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Ohio
I know the phrase gets overused but that would be a prime example of virtue signaling.
iaHN | 4 years ago | on: Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses than of Covid-19
I had people on here saying some pretty nasty things to me for suggesting that while social distancing is good, having a mask on when outside and more than 6 ft apart is unnecessary.
I wonder if they realize how they're proving all the "virtue signaling" critics right.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Amazon’s Ring now reportedly partners with 2k US police and fire departments
Fear is incredibly profitable.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours
The Google play store managers and/or their bosses probably have their hands deep in it. It'd be interesting to see what a real investigation into this produces.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Made in the USA: Socialism for the Rich. Capitalism for the Rest
Do you really think that is a rare sentiment?
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Made in the USA: Socialism for the Rich. Capitalism for the Rest
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Made in the USA: Socialism for the Rich. Capitalism for the Rest
An unfortunately popular sentiment nonetheless.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Made in the USA: Socialism for the Rich. Capitalism for the Rest
Many people see BLM as a conduit for the redistribution of power and wealth towards minorities and thus communist.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler
Regulatory capture prevents competition. Money influencing politics prevents regulation.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Citing 'Censorship' Concerns, North Idaho ISP Blocks Facebook, Twitter
As stated elsewhere, by asking the question you’re assuming the point is to have a rational argument on consistent beliefs - but it isn’t. It’s to gaslight and misdirect for political gain.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Stripe bans Trump campaign
There is a difference between having unpopular opinions and advocating for violently overthrowing our government.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Mexico president slams social media censorship
> "When do we beat Mexico at the border? They're laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me."
- Donald Trump, during his presidential bid [1]
[1] - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/06...
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Boeing charged with 737 Max fraud conspiracy and agrees to pay over $2.5B
> I always wonder why executives earn so much money when there is no responsibility on them when things go wrong.
The word you are looking for is "oligarchy".
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Top% of U.S. Households Hold 15 Times More Wealth Than Bottom 50% Combined
If you believe that supremacy is a good thing, this is absolutely wonderful news.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 days a year in the state
The underlying counterargument was that it was never completely "your stuff" to begin with.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 days a year in the state
The underlying counterargument is that tax dodging is a form of violence against the poor.
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Justin Amash Introduces Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture Nationwide
Is the act of doing some drugs enough to ruin your life? The wealthy do drugs all the time. I'm willing to bet the majority of our politicians have done "illegal drugs" during their adult lives.
Why the double standard?
iaHN | 5 years ago | on: Who Were America’s Enslaved? New Database Humanizes the Names Behind the Numbers
What year is the correct cutoff year where the effects of slavery should be ignored?
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People still have their egos and identities attached to this, seeing disagreement as a personal or political attack.