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iaHN

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About iaHN

Data scientist located in the bay area

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    Comment #27814660

    I don't know about that. I received some negative comments recently for asking for evidence that wearing a mask, while outdoors, while socially distanced was ever effective. People…

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    Comment #27483973

    Born in a diamond mine It's all around you, but you can't touch it Sayin', "God, make me famous" "If you can't, just make it painless"

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    Comment #27280524

    I know the phrase gets overused but that would be a prime example of virtue signaling.

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    Comment #27205564

    I had people on here saying some pretty nasty things to me for suggesting that while social distancing is good, having a mask on when outside and more than 6 ft apart is unnecessar…

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    Comment #25990090

    Fear is incredibly profitable.

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    Comment #25952919

    The Google play store managers and/or their bosses probably have their hands deep in it. It'd be interesting to see what a real investigation into this produces.

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    Comment #25930450

    Do you really think that is a rare sentiment?

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    Comment #25928895

    A large portion of our society thinks so: https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/letters/letter-blm-is-a-r... https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blackburn-rips-blms-trained... https://ww…

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    Comment #25928842

    An unfortunately popular sentiment nonetheless.

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    Comment #25928361

    Many people see BLM as a conduit for the redistribution of power and wealth towards minorities and thus communist.

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    Comment #25750110

    Regulatory capture prevents competition. Money influencing politics prevents regulation.

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    Comment #25739148

    As stated elsewhere, by asking the question you’re assuming the point is to have a rational argument on consistent beliefs - but it isn’t. It’s to gaslight and misdirect for politi…

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    Comment #25722248

    There is a difference between having unpopular opinions and advocating for violently overthrowing our government.

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    Comment #25706998

    > "When do we beat Mexico at the border? They're laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me." - Donald Trump, d…

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    Comment #25678390

    > I always wonder why executives earn so much money when there is no responsibility on them when things go wrong. The word you are looking for is "oligarchy".

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    Comment #25576081

    If you believe that supremacy is a good thing, this is absolutely wonderful news.

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    Comment #25478875

    The underlying counterargument was that it was never completely "your stuff" to begin with.

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    Comment #25478764

    The underlying counterargument is that tax dodging is a form of violence against the poor.

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    Comment #25469298

    Is the act of doing some drugs enough to ruin your life? The wealthy do drugs all the time. I'm willing to bet the majority of our politicians have done "illegal drugs" during thei…

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    Comment #25425893

    What year is the correct cutoff year where the effects of slavery should be ignored?

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    Comment #25425187

    There is a pervasive fear that admitting that the US owes the descendants of slaves something could potentially validate the complaints black people have about other issues in Amer…

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    Comment #25422411

    Would that logic apply to people who joke about topics like death? A lot of comedians would be demonized under such logic.