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kaskakokos

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    Comment #42865151

    I tested it on a peak we have in Spain called 'Pico Tres Mares,' which translates to 'Three Seas Peak,' and it was nice to see that depending on which side you drop the raindrop, t…

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    Comment #42576744

    You want someone to teach you the difference, but what you desire is for no one to be able to point out a single difference to you. I had to try :/

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    Comment #42459798

    For me it is also something ideological but even from an economic point of view I never buy on Amazon, this is my reasoning: You buy it cheaper but you are generating a debt, it's …

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    Comment #40993261

    In my opinion, this research is very biased: Looking at the first 5 questions [1] I see a materialistic context that channels the answer towards a materialistic view of happiness, …

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    Comment #40602373

    Yep, good point. Let's avoid considering outliers to maintain a balanced discussion. While I don't believe anyone has the right to live in Castellana or the Royal Palace, it also w…

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    Comment #40599192

    Yes, It is in Spain: Article 47 of Spanish Constitution: All Spaniards are entitled to enjoy decent and adequate housing. The public authorities shall promote the necessary conditi…

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    Comment #40599111

    Living in Spain, I have friends from both ends of the spectrum: those speculating with houses and those who cannot afford to buy one. We can blame the okupas, calling them lazy if …

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    Comment #40452313

    In his book "Collapse," Jared Diamond speculates about the cutting down of the last tree on Easter Island and how this event might have contributed to the civilization's downfall. …

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    Comment #40181037

    >Anarchism is a theoretical mental exercise with no basis in anything in the real world You can expand your universe if you search this: Anthropology Egalitarianism

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    Comment #39127410

    Thanks for the info on tree kale, I didn't know about it but it looks amazing :)

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    Comment #39011481

    This time it is not the horses that will be eliminated, but the horsemen. Moravec's paradox [1] explains that AI can perform the "complex" processes and cannot execute the "simple"…

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    Comment #38932193

    I agree with you, they have a big impact on several levels: noise, landscape, soil, wildlife and even local economy (would you like to go on a rural escape to a beautiful mountain …

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    Comment #38847022

    Yes, but first you have to go through a period of 1 month, then the final change of metabolism occurs, your age is frozen and you will never increase it.

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    Comment #38840008

    >> To lose weight long term we need to fix whatever caused the regulating machinery to malfunction as we can't really eat less (over long term). Hi, why do you say this? I mean I w…

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    Comment #38647455

    In this sense, I liked the book: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Certainly, it explains that if we look at previous civilisations that have been annihilated, it …

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    Comment #38642095

    "let's hope technology won't save its ass" I think it's not even feasible, technology is sustained by overconsumption and depletion of resources, I mean even building a PC requires…

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    Comment #38444569

    Even if we don't view ourselves as humans in the most favorable light, even if consider the possibility that our tendencies might be more egotistical and destructive than we realiz…

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    Comment #38424360

    I look at it from this perspective, we have been hunting-gathering for 95% of our time on earth, it may be the case that from our bubble we think we are "more advanced", but if we …

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    Comment #38424267

    I think the word "exceptionally" arises when comparing with other animals, the amount of effort a human child needs from its parents and family until an advanced age is unprecedent…

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    Comment #38402999

    https://www.summarize.tech/www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMsbl22gQ... >> In this recent video titled "Salt & Blood Pressure: How Shady Science Sold America a Lie", the speaker touches on…

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    Comment #38300818

    I do damage control for the moment: I have reduced my working week to 20 hours.

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    Comment #35739097

    Yes, and even the Internet as a place of human interaction. I mean, are you still interested in reading news, blogs, forums or others if you have a slight suspicion that they might…

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    Comment #35300441

    >>If you want to know why wealth tends to concentrate over time, followed by a collapse, this is it. Hi, do you mind to elaborate this a bit? I do not understand why before we have…

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    Comment #34994987

    In my childhood I lived in a small town with old pipes that got clogged from time to time, we didn't call a worker to unblock them, we did it ourselves to save a few hundred euros,…

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    Comment #34794809

    Wilhelm von Humboldt who inspired Stuart Mill, both liberalist (tradition that prompted the labour or land transaction) explained it before: "Whatever does not spring from a man’s …