>I'm saying that not identifying as a member of the group allows you to make a conscious decision on whether to continue to cooperate with a group when the goals of the group no longer are compatible with your goals.…
>The sentence very clearly implies all, and nowhere in the post is an indication that you mean any restriction to part (vs all) of the med/pharm profession Huh? Not trusting someone is not the same as implying that…
Huh? https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolesc... > Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Pneumococcal conjugate, Meningococcal, Meningococcal B, Pneumococcal polysaccharide…
>That herd immunity prevents the regular epidemics & pandemics common before vaccines Like Scarlet fever?
I am quite surprised by the downvotes here. They almost make me think that people are being paid to create an appearance of a pro-Amazon/pro-Bezos consensus on this site.
Do you have some personal insight into the minds of WP employees? Do you have first-hand knowledge that the identity of the owner of the business has had no impact on any of their decisions, like who to hire or what to…
The reasons he gives for buying it don't tell us anything. His net worth is in the 12 figures. Everything he says publicly is crafted by a well paid and highly competent PR team. If he bought it to gain political…
>DoD couldn't care less about Bezos' mansion or HQ2's impact on the city's economy. How do you know that?
>And running a newspaper that continuously annoys a President doesn't really fit the apparently popular idea that Bezos is spending money to get favourable treatment from politicians. At least from outward appearances,…
Do you think he bought it because he really likes journalism?
Not to mention the newspaper.
>That might be true, but so what? Keep your identity small. That doesn't say you shouldn't cooperate with people who don't keep their identities small. You can cooperate with people who strongly identify as members of a…
I'm curious why you see it as "dangerously mistaken". What is the danger in making that mistake?
>Group identification is not a necessary component of cooperation. I didn't say or suggest it was. >if you identify as part of a group, then you will have the human impulse to take actions that achieve the goals of the…
I certainly agree that everyone's values are ultimately arbitrary, but that's pretty far outside of this discussion. Most people are self-interested, and the person I originally replied to was talking about normal…
I wonder if he is confusing the security of the nation with the security of the government.
>For one thing, being in the U.S. healthcare system, if I did have the markers, would that then count as a "pre-existing condition" I'd have to disclose? I'm sure the people who pay premiums for health insurance would…
He suggests keeping your identity small. There is only so much you can do on that front. Some potential government policies are beneficial for people with certain characteristics, including immutable ones or ones that…
Why do you believe that is not a rational way to act in this environment?
According to the article's sources, how many students or teachers were injured in a school shooting in, say, March 2006?
>I'm saying that not identifying as a member of the group allows you to make a conscious decision on whether to continue to cooperate with a group when the goals of the group no longer are compatible with your goals.…
>The sentence very clearly implies all, and nowhere in the post is an indication that you mean any restriction to part (vs all) of the med/pharm profession Huh? Not trusting someone is not the same as implying that…
Huh? https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolesc... > Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Pneumococcal conjugate, Meningococcal, Meningococcal B, Pneumococcal polysaccharide…
>That herd immunity prevents the regular epidemics & pandemics common before vaccines Like Scarlet fever?
I am quite surprised by the downvotes here. They almost make me think that people are being paid to create an appearance of a pro-Amazon/pro-Bezos consensus on this site.
Do you have some personal insight into the minds of WP employees? Do you have first-hand knowledge that the identity of the owner of the business has had no impact on any of their decisions, like who to hire or what to…
The reasons he gives for buying it don't tell us anything. His net worth is in the 12 figures. Everything he says publicly is crafted by a well paid and highly competent PR team. If he bought it to gain political…
>DoD couldn't care less about Bezos' mansion or HQ2's impact on the city's economy. How do you know that?
>And running a newspaper that continuously annoys a President doesn't really fit the apparently popular idea that Bezos is spending money to get favourable treatment from politicians. At least from outward appearances,…
Do you think he bought it because he really likes journalism?
Not to mention the newspaper.
>That might be true, but so what? Keep your identity small. That doesn't say you shouldn't cooperate with people who don't keep their identities small. You can cooperate with people who strongly identify as members of a…
I'm curious why you see it as "dangerously mistaken". What is the danger in making that mistake?
>Group identification is not a necessary component of cooperation. I didn't say or suggest it was. >if you identify as part of a group, then you will have the human impulse to take actions that achieve the goals of the…
I certainly agree that everyone's values are ultimately arbitrary, but that's pretty far outside of this discussion. Most people are self-interested, and the person I originally replied to was talking about normal…
I wonder if he is confusing the security of the nation with the security of the government.
>For one thing, being in the U.S. healthcare system, if I did have the markers, would that then count as a "pre-existing condition" I'd have to disclose? I'm sure the people who pay premiums for health insurance would…
He suggests keeping your identity small. There is only so much you can do on that front. Some potential government policies are beneficial for people with certain characteristics, including immutable ones or ones that…
Why do you believe that is not a rational way to act in this environment?
According to the article's sources, how many students or teachers were injured in a school shooting in, say, March 2006?