"Can" is the key word in that quote. It's possible, but not necessarily likely. There's no contradiction. Efficiency of markets is like the Law of Large Numbers. But it's possible to get n consecutive coin flips that…
that's... exactly the point, but with the reverse conclusion. You can always paint a narrative about how this situation is different than others. You can justify anything you want by just working backwards in this way.…
I just don't think human psychology works this way. Your attitude is akin to a parent's with a child, "your actions have consequences, so do better". But Russia's parent in this analogy is Putin, and he will use such…
Maybe that's how you feel, but not me. I try to live in a principled way, and I think many other people do as well. So I support calling out hypocrisy because I think it makes the world a better place (I would like my…
You and others use "whataboutism" like it's some sort of checkmate. The point is, many Americans are very eager to police everyone based on their "principles", everyone else except themselves and their allies that is.…
That's not the case. But anyway, after a night to clear my head I realize this is an emotional time for everyone, and I'm sorry for stirring you up. I was reacting to my own things. I definitely don't support this war,…
that's your opinion, and you're welcome to it. But it's not fact, and none of us are in Putin's head and know what he thinks. This is simply one perspective
I'm not "enlightened", and you can draw your own conclusions. But they don't have to annex Ukraine, they can just mess it up and cripple its military. At the least, Putin's stated aim is "demilitarization" of Ukraine.…
No, this isn't a trial. It's OK to raise ideas up for others' consideration. The absence of obvious evidence doesn't mean the thing itself isn't happening. There is also a big difference between one person's voice on a…
If we're talking about products with a large number of reviews: - The fake reviews are commonly very low-effort: "best I've found, gift for grandma". - A seller looking to do review spam doesn't want to keep pumping…
One thing to note is: I can't find any mention of returns/refunds on the wurkkos website, while Amazon has their standard (very liberal) return policy. From the manufacturer's standpoint, they pay 15% referal fee to…
competing is not anti-competitive. > Even though some competing platforms charge much lower fees, if Steve lowers his prices on another shopping site, Amazon’s algorithms punish him I think in most cases, this…
Some lively debate on this on Amazon's own Seller Forums: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/amazons-toll-road-...
"a true self-defense situation", according to who? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
There doesn't need to be a clear "bad guy" in every situation. Situations can escalate and get out of hand without any individual actors with bad intentions. So it's entirely plausible that the people charging…
politically motivated interference with airliners in flight, to force a landing and arrest people in transit who are currently not within your jurisdiction
I don't disagree with you. Yes, one is worse than the other. The point that I'm making is that the distinction is dwarfed by the baseness of the paradigm itself: politically motivated interference with airliners in…
I think you're choosing an arbitrary standard to defend your narrative. "Protasevich broke laws, but these are not laws that we consider bad." I could also say that "being a whistleblower about a government agency…
"In the same way you can legally remove people from your home that you don't want in there" -> I agree with you in principle, but this is the type of thing where the principle doesn't generalize at every level of scale,…
I think it could require government action: I could argue that it was government inaction in allowing a monopoly/oligopoly over the conduits of free speech that is now depriving me of my rights.
No one is defending calls for violent overthrow, but typically we hold the people that have actually committed the acts responsible. Here, we're shifting the responsibility a level above with the sentiment that "this…
Another idea for a hand could be a straight made from 4 cards, but the suits are all distinct.
I really think you nailed it with this analogy, and I think I can better understand your position and the disagreement. Let me extend this analogy to clarify what I mean then. If we agree that "alive" simply arises from…
I didn't downvote you, but interestingly when I first read your comment I had that negative reaction, then after seeing this response and rereading the comment I could see it as just neutral/analytical. For me at least,…
I disagree, I think we can strip out a lot of stuff that goes into conscious behavior like how all the various sensory systems work, how learning works, etc. If that's what you're looking for there isn't anything weird…
"Can" is the key word in that quote. It's possible, but not necessarily likely. There's no contradiction. Efficiency of markets is like the Law of Large Numbers. But it's possible to get n consecutive coin flips that…
that's... exactly the point, but with the reverse conclusion. You can always paint a narrative about how this situation is different than others. You can justify anything you want by just working backwards in this way.…
I just don't think human psychology works this way. Your attitude is akin to a parent's with a child, "your actions have consequences, so do better". But Russia's parent in this analogy is Putin, and he will use such…
Maybe that's how you feel, but not me. I try to live in a principled way, and I think many other people do as well. So I support calling out hypocrisy because I think it makes the world a better place (I would like my…
You and others use "whataboutism" like it's some sort of checkmate. The point is, many Americans are very eager to police everyone based on their "principles", everyone else except themselves and their allies that is.…
That's not the case. But anyway, after a night to clear my head I realize this is an emotional time for everyone, and I'm sorry for stirring you up. I was reacting to my own things. I definitely don't support this war,…
that's your opinion, and you're welcome to it. But it's not fact, and none of us are in Putin's head and know what he thinks. This is simply one perspective
I'm not "enlightened", and you can draw your own conclusions. But they don't have to annex Ukraine, they can just mess it up and cripple its military. At the least, Putin's stated aim is "demilitarization" of Ukraine.…
No, this isn't a trial. It's OK to raise ideas up for others' consideration. The absence of obvious evidence doesn't mean the thing itself isn't happening. There is also a big difference between one person's voice on a…
If we're talking about products with a large number of reviews: - The fake reviews are commonly very low-effort: "best I've found, gift for grandma". - A seller looking to do review spam doesn't want to keep pumping…
One thing to note is: I can't find any mention of returns/refunds on the wurkkos website, while Amazon has their standard (very liberal) return policy. From the manufacturer's standpoint, they pay 15% referal fee to…
competing is not anti-competitive. > Even though some competing platforms charge much lower fees, if Steve lowers his prices on another shopping site, Amazon’s algorithms punish him I think in most cases, this…
Some lively debate on this on Amazon's own Seller Forums: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/amazons-toll-road-...
"a true self-defense situation", according to who? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
There doesn't need to be a clear "bad guy" in every situation. Situations can escalate and get out of hand without any individual actors with bad intentions. So it's entirely plausible that the people charging…
politically motivated interference with airliners in flight, to force a landing and arrest people in transit who are currently not within your jurisdiction
I don't disagree with you. Yes, one is worse than the other. The point that I'm making is that the distinction is dwarfed by the baseness of the paradigm itself: politically motivated interference with airliners in…
I think you're choosing an arbitrary standard to defend your narrative. "Protasevich broke laws, but these are not laws that we consider bad." I could also say that "being a whistleblower about a government agency…
"In the same way you can legally remove people from your home that you don't want in there" -> I agree with you in principle, but this is the type of thing where the principle doesn't generalize at every level of scale,…
I think it could require government action: I could argue that it was government inaction in allowing a monopoly/oligopoly over the conduits of free speech that is now depriving me of my rights.
No one is defending calls for violent overthrow, but typically we hold the people that have actually committed the acts responsible. Here, we're shifting the responsibility a level above with the sentiment that "this…
Another idea for a hand could be a straight made from 4 cards, but the suits are all distinct.
I really think you nailed it with this analogy, and I think I can better understand your position and the disagreement. Let me extend this analogy to clarify what I mean then. If we agree that "alive" simply arises from…
I didn't downvote you, but interestingly when I first read your comment I had that negative reaction, then after seeing this response and rereading the comment I could see it as just neutral/analytical. For me at least,…
I disagree, I think we can strip out a lot of stuff that goes into conscious behavior like how all the various sensory systems work, how learning works, etc. If that's what you're looking for there isn't anything weird…