up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Russian Agents Are Not Behind Every Piece of Fake News You See
It seems dangerous to view "fake news" as a binary value. All news is just approximation of the truth.
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up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Fidel Castro has died
As far as I know, Trump paid all the taxes that he was legally required to pay.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Robots and industrialization in developing countries [pdf]
Absolutely, and let's hope we find ourselves in a democratic state at such a time.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Robots and industrialization in developing countries [pdf]
I think you are missing another potential implication: as less wealth is generated by productive citizens, and more from automation, there is less incentive for the ruler to maintain or improve quality of life.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
This discussion has veered away from the thread topic, but, regardless, thank you for presenting data. My major reservation here is that it seems a bit disingenuous to highlight suicide, while at the same time not including injury, rape, or loss of property that result from home invasions.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
Sure, that is a fair interpretation.
Given such an interpretation, I find it is more sensible to label such a person "misinformed", not suffering from "utter insanity". The latter phrase immediately shuts down, at least for me, any productive discourse.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
Absolutely. Some people could legitimately view it as not worth the time investment.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
I agree that it is wise to avoid a single point of failure, and that multiple layers of security could prove quite useful. All that I am advocating is that a gun is just another viable layer of security.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
Can you clarify as to why owning a gun, as both a casual hobby and means of defense for unlikely scenarios, is "utter insanity"? And why do you believe gun owners view themselves as "prepping [...] for some Mad Max bullshit scenario"? Otherwise, using such language strongly discredits your already weak argument.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
It is really a simple matter.
I want to help maintain or improve the welfare of those I care about, regardless of scenario.
In order to achieve this outcome, it is usually sufficient to go to work, invest, and partake in mutually fulfilling rituals.
For the edge cases, a gun might be useful. And, in this thread, it is the edge cases that we are discussing.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
Your solution is to add multiple layers of complexity, which you then must rely upon?
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
A scenario where prepping efforts come to fruition is far from "usual"; one's preconceptions about how others act should be reevaluated in the face of it. Again, this comes down to what you are prepping for.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
Prepping for any scenario, prioritizing those that are most likely.
Who is to say the people in this hypothetical situation just want our "baked beans"?
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
Professional, what?
What makes you think that you'll be up against these "professionals"?
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)
One important thing that everyone seems to be missing is a firearm. What good is prepping if all of your goods can easily be seized? This is in addition to a firearm's utility as a hunting instrument, which could prove useful if your supplies began to dwindle. Regardless, owning a firearm is prudent whether or not your prepping efforts come to fruition.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Grubhub CEO tells pro-Trump employees to resign
It is used there to avoid imgur censorship.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Live Presidential Forecast
I went to a Trump rally recently and found it truly unbelievable. Thousands of people, all demographics seemingly represented, lined up for hours despite the cold, dark night and horrible parking conditions. Trump was over two hours late, and the rally did not end until past 1am, but the energy and general goodwill towards each other persisted the entire time.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Live Presidential Forecast
It makes much more sense when you consider that the average frame of reference is on the order of tens of years, not tens of thousands.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Live Presidential Forecast
You are not alone; many Americans have the same question.
up_so_floating | 9 years ago | on: Live Presidential Forecast
This sort of rhetoric is precisely what inspires people to vote for Trump.
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