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Not so sure about that. I suppose the original intent was to have a healthy debate around major policy decisions. It's a check against wanton liberalism or conservatism. Congress s…

Sure. Except it’s decentralized.

> I can't take them too seriously until I see an alternative that does the work of collective discovery. There is an alternative. It is you and I. The citizen journalist will becom…

Whoa, cool it with the Anti-Semitism there buddy! /s

Reading your comment and the original post really made me thankful for what I have. It goes to show that you have very little control of things in life. There are countless headwin…

VIX needs to hit 40+ before that happens.

It is precisely the opposite. The rejection of Western colonial ideas, like the Enlightenment and the Protestant work ethic led to the results you see today. That is why China will…

If you look at the history, China did much better under colonialism. Compare how much nicer Hong Kong looks to the average Chinese city, with waste and trash everywhere and heavy p…

Sort of. In many Asian countries, the rule of law is very weak or nonexistent. This means you will eventually come into contact with the police - usually for the purpose of extorti…

> Secondly it seems plausible that a person locked in a room with a radio to communicate with the outside world would eventually acquire intelligence without ever fully experiencin…

Randomness? Or entropy?

It is everyone’s land if it is not owned by a specific person or entity. That is what is referred to as the commons.

> Kanye West has made increasingly oppressive, malformed declarations over the past several years, and yet commands earth-stopping attention every time he opens his mouth/Twitter a…

In my view, the issue is not so much cancel culture. It’s that journalists can publish inaccurate information and libel people without any sort of punishment or way for the targete…

Ironically, the Gauls who would sack Rome multiple times were more “Roman” than the inhabitants of Rome proper. The Gauls had strong chieftains and military generals, whereas Rome …

This is a really strange ruling. It also means that all prior convictions must be overturned, as they happened on a reservation instead of the state of Oklahoma.

If my comment will make someone think and question narratives, it is worth it. Even if it is getting downvoted heavily or flagged. There is a reason why the Socratic method works.

There is a link between living a sedentary lifestyle and developing cardiovascular issues like stroke and heart attack. But that’s ok. Continue hiding in your room like the governm…

This is a much more sensationalist piece than it ought to be. When a patient has a stroke, they will obviously develop brain damage. That is the definition of a stroke - a cerebrov…

It makes sense if you think about it. Alcohol is a potent GABA receptor agonist, and will increase the amount of GABA in your brain. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. As soon…

I agree but in order to have a “better society” governed by the “better angels of our nature”, you essentially need a bully. You need an entity that does all of the morally “bad” t…

Fundamentally, civilization is about control. The control is codified and accepted only because there is a certain amount of inhumanity that is required for it. I would argue that …

All the Muslim majority nations are silent on this matter. It shows how hypocritical they are.

> For starters, being deplatformed from major online players today would have serious consequences. Although it's true that these platforms are "private property," the entire socie…

It does. If I worked at a Japanese company, I would learn Japanese. I would respect the culture of the country I emigrated to. Otherwise, why would I live there?