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"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 …

sure, I mean the paradigm of using military force, and more generally disregarding international law to achieve geopolitical goals

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 …

It's becoming increasingly apparent that the only thing that matters at all is power. Sadly, the USA is responsible for establishing this paradigm, although pointing this out is ta…

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 an…

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 …

It's hypocrisy nonetheless, regardless of the scale

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…

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…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

Call me what you wish, but it's not true. If you're done then log off and stop spamming your replies to every single comment in this thread, and leave some space for any other opin…

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

Again, something being ridiculous (to you) does not make it evil. And your straw man has nothing to do with my response

A perspective you don't share is ridiculous, so your explanation is "evil"? Maybe, it's more likely that you just don't understand it.

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 …

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 diff…

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 revie…

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 stan…

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 hi…

Amazon wants to be the place with the lowest prices, and to be known as such. If Steve wanted to sell through a traditional retailer, he would wholesale to them and they would set …

Some lively debate on this on Amazon's own Seller Forums: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/amazons-toll-road-...

So the massive list of uncontested gun victims is caused by a bunch of people with a vain fascination with deadly weapons? Either: a) this is the same type of fallacy you started o…

"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 plaus…

The last line is just your opinion, and clearly Rittenhouse disagreed. If it's not illegal for me to be somewhere, then I have the right to be there, and I can choose to exercise t…