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There is an international perspective on the borders that I think should be mentioned. I think it is also worth mentioning that most people who live now in West Bank and the broade…

What is the definition of violence?

Ah ok, misread your comment then

Sorry for the late reply. So assuming that you are saying that hiring a hit man isn't violent, but the hit man doing the deeds is: We are now looking at a definition of "violence" …

> The free market generally solves these questiins, but it's notoriously deficient when it comes to healthcare. Can you please elaborate on this part? I don't see how this could be…

I think the ultimate aim of modern society is to make 20% +x growth. And the background to that is that this one guy can say that they scored more points than his rich friend. It's…

I agree with your overall assessment. The narrative is that we decide on rational reasons (which doesn't excludes violence as such) mixed with a moral superiority (which excludes v…

Sure. I'm fairly certain you can find discussions going back millennia on this. Just still feel it hasn't landed. Somehow we still disguise certain types of violence...

I think you are sidestepping the argument here. Tell me, if I outsource the physical act of harm, say by paying someone to beat someone else up, would you say I am not violent?

Why do you think it is not violence?

> Do we? The term "violence" centers around the idea of using physical force. It absolutely doesn't. Historically we judged laws as violent. Germany stands as an example. > Please …

I really think we need to have a discussion around what we consider acts of violence. It is clear that violence was used in this instance. We don't like violence. Killing someone i…

It is clear that violence was used in this instance. We don't like violence. Killing someone is an act of violence. That is easy. But how about ruining someone financially? Is this…

Having only worked at large businesses, I'd be keen to see some data on this. I would think that the incentives in large organisations are similar?

Yes, that is right. Opinion building is a thing in a democracy. The problem with op is that he attaches a strong value statement ("isn't good value") to an incomplete assessment. N…

If you recognise that there are other positive impacts that you haven't allowed for, then why stating that your incomplete assessment shows that it isn't good value? Does that show…

I'm a little stunned that these problems can be framed as technical... How cheap would energy need to be for those problems to be solved? Can you provide a ballpark dollar figure f…

Don't you think they will be sued now too?

Why is she not a reliable source? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Beard_(classicist) "Dame Winifred Mary Beard, DBE, FSA, FBA, FRSL (born 1 January 1955)[1] is an English classi…

Profits across many companies in construction have significantly increased post covid. Not only for construction companies, but also various supplier (e.g. building technology, con…

I have heard similar things anecdotally, though my own work experience wouldn't confirm this. Could you point to any sources for this?

> Regulators work hard to ensure there is no broadband competition. Regulators can be the tool to stifle competition. The driver though is inherent in business needs. Competition i…

> Microsoft lays off 1,500 workers This is a heading of interest since we all are concerned about being laid off. > That's less than 1% of their workforce Focuses on how the lay of…

No problem for those people to suffer then