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justinalanbass

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    Comment #19472726

    This paper might argue that the risk/reward ratio is lower than other similarly risky investments, which would substantiate the article's argument that landlords are greedy and gen…

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    Comment #19470502

    Actually... According to the research source landlords do charge more due to increased risk: "Because landlords operating in poor communities face more risks, they hedge their posi…

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    Comment #16533146

    I have attempted to duplicate this index fund manually by purchasing the top 25 cryptocurrencies (market-cap weighted) over the past year or so. I'll say that it was hardly worth t…

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    Comment #16389071

    Every day we live for those things and face a small chance that some powerful government or entity will capture and torture us or our loved ones indefinitely, for scientific reason…

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    Comment #16351062

    Diversity of thought, novelty. In the same way it never gets old to watch a child experience "I am your father!" for the first time, I'm sure humans of the future will enjoy entert…

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    Comment #16351055

    I'm curious what other arguments you have, personally. I'm not sure you've expressed it fully yet.

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    Comment #16351047

    You could do both: organ donation is compatible with brain preservation. Perhaps some are motivated by narcissism, but I'd like to think my fellow cryonicists are motivated by hope…

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    Comment #16351033

    I can't speak for everyone, but my interest in Cryonics stems from a love of life, not a fear of death. Preservation will not solve grief, death, or displacement in time. Nor does …

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    Comment #16345287

    Being an avid cryonicist, I have attempted to express these myths to a wide variety of people. The very few and open-minded folks that will move past utter dismissal usually have a…

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    Comment #16307216

    In theory, RandoCoin will necessarily develop a black market based on traits other than the random generation in the long-run. If random generation were used, anyone could theoreti…

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    Comment #11584425

    The Green 500 is more than a concern for global warming. It is also a measure of scalability due to heat dissipation and power supply concerns. The difficulty of achieving a human-…