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You can be pro-curation of content and against this particular list. I agree. This list is ridiculous. Schools should be able to hold these books in their collections (although I d…

Not all 'pornography' is equivalent. While I can see an argument for expression of certain viewpoints, a lot of pornography is just meant to appeal to baser instincts, and has a kn…

Perfect. Will mean the future generations are much more religious.

I bought the cheapest microwave i could possibly find on Amazon, and it's lasted way more than a year. I sometimes wonder what people do with their stuff that it lasts so little ti…

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I'm not sure about BC, but coastal cities (not the big ones... the little ones) on the Pacific coast of the states regularly get 'stranded'. Honestly, as usual, the media overplays…

> We are living a unique human experiment with Crypto. I really wish people would stop bashing the industry and instead join in the experiment. This is the sort of pseudo-religious…

The unsheltered homeless are not working in most cities...

My mortgage is less than the rent I was paying. Speak for yourself.

There is no such thing as a tyrannical dictator. Only tyranny. Ultimately, all tyrants enjoy broad support. The only way to be tyrannical is with broad popular support. Just look a…

> dread having yet another package manager that might interfere... Nix won't and can't interfere with your system

Monogamy isn't just for kids. By ensuring that most men get married, it quells social unrest. In polygamous society, one man gets more women, which causes jealousy, and ultimately …

> Maintaining a national culture, at that point, will likely be looked on very negatively. Only by those making a particular salary, which is ultimately the cause of the great righ…

Europe, the US, Canada, Japan, and S Korea are all incredibly nationalistic to varying different levels. How do you know someone's a European? They tell you all about how Europe is…

Don't worry... They'll still tax you for the privilege of wearing a mask and having administrators make the decision to keep your child home.

By all reasonable metrics, the covid vaccine makes the risk of covid negligible for all interested groups. If you're worried get the vaccine (I have) and carry on. Sticking your no…

You should read my comment as being a workaholic is a necessary condition to be wealthy. It's not a sufficient condition. It's a correction not a causation. That being said. If you…

Trade and commerce is something the government regulates and stopping the sale of human flesh is a worthwhile goal. Regulating business is wholly different from regulating bodily r…

Because the attributes that lead you to be rich also make you a workaholic? This isn't rocket science. Relative wealth is ultimately mainly due to your decisions. That's why most l…

This supposed fact ultimately relies on trusting the hacker news code and execution engine to behave correctly which is an inbuilt assumption to the stated fact. It's implausible t…

I think it's extremely telling that our culture equates love with sex so much, that you differentiate friendship (the most common form of relationship) with 'love without sex' rath…

This will be solved in the United States, the moment our cities have proper policing. Finland is a lot safer than the united states. Unfortunately, enough of my fellow Americans ar…

> It's just making their life worse. That's quite literally the point. If you talk to any ex-addict, you'll notice they all say that they quit once something that made their life w…

If seattle is anything like Portland, attaching the GOP to your name is toxic. So the idea that they elected him despite the (R) next to his name is something.

Key word is believe or have actual knowledge. If you bona fide thought it was legit it's okay. The commenter above mentioned pawn shops, a highly regulated activity. Had the tv alr…