Why would the authors say otherwise? Additionally, why is it framed in a way that makes it seem like white people having more of an impact is a bad thing? 10 years ago if you'd told me articles like this were coming I'd…
> the Republicans were staunchly isolationist They were except for their nominee running against FDR in 1940. His interventionist stance (and otherwise complete lack of political experience) made FDRs victory all but…
Weren't they in the process of committing some as these trials were ongoing? I don't think there's a reliable number, but certainly 6 figure and likely 7 figure death tolls for ethnic Germans due to postwar…
School shootings are still insanely rare. When you account for high crime areas the likelihood of an average kid experiencing a school shooting is so low it should make you question anyone trying to make it seem…
The descent from "The vaccine is 99% effective and prevents transmission" to where we're at now was pretty eye opening. It sounded too good to be true and was. Nobody has been held accountable for coercing (and worse)…
> feudal power structures are no way to organize 21st century business The efficiency gains and - more importantly - resiliency gained by having a single leader with a strong vision are enormous and the reason a single…
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Did the study control for race then if genetics are a cause? ie other studies have shown those of ashkenazi descent are more likely to be schizophrenic. I hope this isn’t taken the wrong way - id very much like to know…
Aren’t they? Banks are out to make a profit not better the lives of their customers. Certain industries are nationalized for good reason.
Diversity should only matter in that it furthers the level of basketball being played. Diversity because it opens up additional markets is an awful incentive. That they only care about diversity because it makes them…
This whole thread is full of takes like this - “how awful they have the wrong morals and erase things I agree with or don’t erase things I disagree with”. It’s all power games. Trying to pretend your morals are correct…
Ironically enough, one of the strengths of a monarchy is a good king could absolutely prevent this and set the empire on a path to enriching the British populace. And if not they run a high risk of losing their head.…
No system can fix a corrupt elite. Even Adam Smith acknowledged that capitalism is an abusive system when you have elites that do not have their people’s best interest in mind. A high trust, cohesive populace is the…
Ideally your culture has evolved a common set of norms that enable it to be high trust. Another word for this is “religion”. Additionally, having a more similar than not genetic makeup may be necessary (the diverse…
Ideally! It’s a great time for those with high amounts of wealth to buy up assets from those suffering from inflation. Cheaper stocks, people losing their homes due to unemployment, business going under, etc.
> Human societies never destabilized the entire global ecosystem before No, but Mother Nature has ample evidence of doing so. If we want to continue as a species we need a way to persist after the next apocalyptic…
It is a fallacy, but you’re right ultimately one we have to live with. There’s no way to function doing all the research yourself. This is why trust is so critical. The crux of your post was “I trust the intent of the…
> Because of this Poles formed this connection between Jews and money and greed while completely forgetting that it was the governments at the time that caused this. I don’t think they’ve forgotten. In much of Europe…
The parent made a point about trust and how all historians are subject to biases. You responded with an appeal to authority, one of the many ways “history is written by the victors”.
> was that they don't allow enough immigrants Why is this the default solution? Shouldn’t we be asking why - after all these years of technical progress - it is not cheaper and easier to raise a family? Where are all…
Is that full quote supposed to be better? I’m not sure what’s being addressed here, but that you feel comfortable reiterating that an entire race is cancerous is concerning to say the least. What is the end goal of this…
Sorry, I meant that it'd be ideal for violence to have no place but it does.
> Even if no one is around, if you are assaulted, you can file a report And if you are killed? There is a strong appeal to reducing the likelihood you will die.
I agree, but they do, thus height is important. Why try to pretend otherwise? I’m still stuck on how one can defend “height has no importance”.
Because laws don’t do you much good when there is nobody around to enforce them. Relying on others to ensure your own life is fine, but being able to defend oneself has obvious advantages.
Why would the authors say otherwise? Additionally, why is it framed in a way that makes it seem like white people having more of an impact is a bad thing? 10 years ago if you'd told me articles like this were coming I'd…
> the Republicans were staunchly isolationist They were except for their nominee running against FDR in 1940. His interventionist stance (and otherwise complete lack of political experience) made FDRs victory all but…
Weren't they in the process of committing some as these trials were ongoing? I don't think there's a reliable number, but certainly 6 figure and likely 7 figure death tolls for ethnic Germans due to postwar…
School shootings are still insanely rare. When you account for high crime areas the likelihood of an average kid experiencing a school shooting is so low it should make you question anyone trying to make it seem…
The descent from "The vaccine is 99% effective and prevents transmission" to where we're at now was pretty eye opening. It sounded too good to be true and was. Nobody has been held accountable for coercing (and worse)…
> feudal power structures are no way to organize 21st century business The efficiency gains and - more importantly - resiliency gained by having a single leader with a strong vision are enormous and the reason a single…
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Did the study control for race then if genetics are a cause? ie other studies have shown those of ashkenazi descent are more likely to be schizophrenic. I hope this isn’t taken the wrong way - id very much like to know…
Aren’t they? Banks are out to make a profit not better the lives of their customers. Certain industries are nationalized for good reason.
Diversity should only matter in that it furthers the level of basketball being played. Diversity because it opens up additional markets is an awful incentive. That they only care about diversity because it makes them…
This whole thread is full of takes like this - “how awful they have the wrong morals and erase things I agree with or don’t erase things I disagree with”. It’s all power games. Trying to pretend your morals are correct…
Ironically enough, one of the strengths of a monarchy is a good king could absolutely prevent this and set the empire on a path to enriching the British populace. And if not they run a high risk of losing their head.…
No system can fix a corrupt elite. Even Adam Smith acknowledged that capitalism is an abusive system when you have elites that do not have their people’s best interest in mind. A high trust, cohesive populace is the…
Ideally your culture has evolved a common set of norms that enable it to be high trust. Another word for this is “religion”. Additionally, having a more similar than not genetic makeup may be necessary (the diverse…
Ideally! It’s a great time for those with high amounts of wealth to buy up assets from those suffering from inflation. Cheaper stocks, people losing their homes due to unemployment, business going under, etc.
> Human societies never destabilized the entire global ecosystem before No, but Mother Nature has ample evidence of doing so. If we want to continue as a species we need a way to persist after the next apocalyptic…
It is a fallacy, but you’re right ultimately one we have to live with. There’s no way to function doing all the research yourself. This is why trust is so critical. The crux of your post was “I trust the intent of the…
> Because of this Poles formed this connection between Jews and money and greed while completely forgetting that it was the governments at the time that caused this. I don’t think they’ve forgotten. In much of Europe…
The parent made a point about trust and how all historians are subject to biases. You responded with an appeal to authority, one of the many ways “history is written by the victors”.
> was that they don't allow enough immigrants Why is this the default solution? Shouldn’t we be asking why - after all these years of technical progress - it is not cheaper and easier to raise a family? Where are all…
Is that full quote supposed to be better? I’m not sure what’s being addressed here, but that you feel comfortable reiterating that an entire race is cancerous is concerning to say the least. What is the end goal of this…
Sorry, I meant that it'd be ideal for violence to have no place but it does.
> Even if no one is around, if you are assaulted, you can file a report And if you are killed? There is a strong appeal to reducing the likelihood you will die.
I agree, but they do, thus height is important. Why try to pretend otherwise? I’m still stuck on how one can defend “height has no importance”.
Because laws don’t do you much good when there is nobody around to enforce them. Relying on others to ensure your own life is fine, but being able to defend oneself has obvious advantages.