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What makes you believe that you won’t be presented with drug therapy as well as dietary advice?

Many great ideas fail at first, and for a long time, because they’re massively ahead of their time. The helicopter, airplane, submarine, gun, and many more are fine examples. The s…

People seem to easily forget the American government reaction to the civil rights movement, anti-Vietnam War movement, and so much more. Violence, coercion, intimidation and breaki…

I think they wear it to protect their skin from the sun first and foremost, and the choice of fabric is then designed to alllow for good air circulation and evaporation. At least, …

To be totally fair, FTL implies time travel, and even sub-light (but hefty fractions of light) lead to staggering time dilation effects. None of this is ever touched in most sci-fi…

But... why? If this isn’t peak “because we fucking can, that’s why,” then what is?

I think you haven’t kept track of the discussion or are intentionally arguing in a very narrow manner to nitpick. I’m not interested.

Were having this discussion on an international forum, online. People are making blanket statements about language without a scrap of distinction as to background or locale, just “…

D.A.R.V.O. Deny Accuse Reverse Victim and Offender It’s a playbook that’s as old as people, and sadly it works, especially when there’s a significant power asymmetry at play. That …

Americans really do think they own not only the world, but the language too, don’t they? I’m not arguing for the wisdom of insulting people, it’s just that it’s so arrogant to assu…

The problem is that like “Black people” the phrase “White people” is meaningless. Plenty of people who Americans would lump together as “blacks” were never enslaved ( or had ancest…

This may come as a shock, but neither group is really cohesive and homogenous, and therefore each present a multitude of opinions on the topic ranging from permissive to prohibitiv…

To be fair, Snow Crash has megacorps, oligarchs like L. Bob Rife and David, racism galore (New South Africa franchlettes anyone?) and the plot is literally all about using tech to …

Why would a company care about people who only play Fortnite? They’re not going to be buying anything other than those games, and when the fad dies away, they will too. It’s one th…

It’s distressing how much life is starting to resemble a Harry Harrison novel. All were missing are porcuswine served at these establishments and well hit the high notes.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAfee#Legal_issues

Thanks for the info, and I hear you about the lack of research.

What’s the proportion of people who are trans vs intersex?

Is he seen as eccentric? I see him as a stimulant-addled psychopathic killer with the conscience of a starving shark. Otherwise I’m in agreement with the rest of your post.

Financial services? The vampire squid does a brisk business. Fossil fuels, and some pharmaceuticals.

Nukes have their own issues. See Chernobyl and Fukushima...unless you build them 1000 miles away in a desert (not feasible--water and transmission issues.) This is like saying that…

I demand there be a similar 7% cap for Africa and Europe too. Africa is a continent, India is a country. The cap isn’t based on diversity, but a country. The reason being the same …