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Afforess

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About Afforess

Living in the Motte, Dying in the Bailey.

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    Comment #46891602

    Power + Control >> Money. That’s it.

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    Comment #46635093

    Except this makes no sense. There isn’t enough power to run all these new chips, so the demand must be speculative, not growth.

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    Comment #46609802

    Sounds like you have zero empathy for the real costs AI is driving and feelings that this creates for website owners. How about you pony up and pay for your scraping?

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    Comment #46031675

    Thanks for doing the meme! https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-som... You are very intelligent!

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    Comment #45163537

    False. The US Auto market is subsidized and regulated in opaque and convoluted ways that distort prices and demand significantly.

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    Comment #44914833

    The knee jerk anti communism is your propaganda showing. Marxist historical materialism is a mainstream mode of analysis. Nothing inherently leftwing or revolutionary about it. htt…

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    Comment #44667052

    You are missing the point. I don’t dispute the sales data, I agree with it, it supports my point. It’s not out of preference, it’s enforced by regulations and encouraged by the tax…

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    Comment #44667003

    Wrong. American car choice has everything to do with government subsidies, car safety standards and fuel standards. Consumer choice doesn’t matter in the US Auto market.

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    Comment #44666891

    Yeah, I came to the same exact conclusion last year. Heck, even Ford’s CEO drives a BYD and thinks their a major threat. This administration seems set on demolishing American indus…

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    Comment #44233057

    Desire for children is above the replacement rate, though. There is a gap between the world we live in and the world desired. One solution would be to close the gap.

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    Comment #44005268

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal%E2%80%93agent_proble... CEOs are not the living embodiment of a company. They are an agent with their own values too.

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    Comment #43790690

    California should acquire some nuclear weapons then.

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    Comment #43530814

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    Comment #43529925

    How was my response uncivil? Your reply is bad faith because it provides no evidence.

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    Comment #43529896

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    Comment #43529858

    I’m an active DSA member. What about you?

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    Comment #43529838

    Voting is the minimum of civic duty, not the maximum.

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    Comment #42631434

    Setting aside the moral component, and focusing on the economic; the Trump deportation plan is red carpet invitation for consolidation. Agriculture today is a declining mix of many…

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    Comment #42615333

    Majesty I & II were implemented like your idea of this game…

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