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You are a liar, at the very least, you are lying to yourself. You ban me for criticising socialism, not because of ideological battles. If you would care about ideology, you would …

If there is a wealth tax, as is being discussed in many places, it could be taken from you.

But you need to be a SJW to reject due process and the principle of charity, and opt for maximum moral outrage to exert control and power. Your claim that he defended somebody in a…

Strange, the flu disappears every year without any specific counter measures at all. I think citations are needed to prove Covid-19 would only go away with vaccinations and lockdow…

Huh, that's nonsense. Every vaccination also carries risks, so there can be no moral obligation if the risks outweigh the benefits. That said, I also disagree with the moral obliga…

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I thought as much. I suppose some things are riskier than others, but at the moment I really don't know which ones.

Could you point me to an alternative investment that can not lose its value, please?

I used to feel like you, but I have come back to Java. Other languages have other pains, for example I have physical revulsion against the version management hacks for python or ru…

What do you mean - FSF are bad people?

It's true that in theory it should be possible to elect another government that chooses not to delegate to the "Ethics Experts". I am not claiming we live in a totalitarian regime …

The renter does not lose a lot of money. The landlord may end up with enormous debt.

But how much capital? You also have to consider opportunity costs of putting down that capital. Maybe if I put down one million and borrow another 300k, I can get a low mortgage. B…

So why don't you buy? I am in the opposite position. I would like to buy something, but I can not find anything that would be worthwhile (mortgages lower than the rent I pay at the…

In my opinion companies create such departments to stave off government regulation, by pretending to already do all they can about "Ethics in AI" without government intervention. I…

As if high level AI researchers would not be aware of the issue of bias. The whole field is about studying bias, really.

A market working does not imply the creation of unlimited supply. Governments that restrict building are an external factor. Markets can only operate within those bounds. Since lan…

It doesn't say 60% own a home in a major city.

The basic need for a house is something different than owning a house, though. If owning a place to live is too expensive, it follows by logic that renting is cheaper than buying. …

From your description, it seems to me that renting is cheaper than buying. So it seems renters get the better deal. It's a pity if a flat is empty for a year, but that in itself al…

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The rich outbidding poor people is not what is causing a housing shortage. There are only so many houses a rich person can occupy. Even if you assume that every rich person keeps a…

Huh, how do you know what the rich people of old were thinking? Your argument seems to be based on complete fantasy - both your assumptions about the mindset of rich people of the …

Why exactly is the wealth gap a problem? Shouldn't it be more relevant how well of people are in general? There are so many nice number games to play, like the stagnant wages. Thos…