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I like mine because sometimes I want to know what time it is without being reminded I have 72093 unread messages....

Why not abolish all taxes and have the Treasury/Fed print the difference every year?

Look, I understand what you're getting at regarding epistemological foundations. Yes, we all operate on some basic assumptions about reality, consciousness, and the reliability of …

You're parsing semantics rather than engaging with the core point. When I say something "can be dismissed," I mean that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The bur…

You are backing into a very common fallacy, Pascal's Wager. "If not the christian god, why not the flying spaghetti monster" is what this usually boils down to. Anything that is pr…

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He was also the author of https://marshallbrain.com/manna , a sci-fi story that has stuck with me for years.

ACE score of 7. I am ridiculously happy. I have a wife who loves me, and two (little) kids who want to be around me. A successful and fulfilling career that lets me provide for (an…

You (and the rest of the scolds in this thread) are allowed to do whatever you want with your money. A $3000/mo mortgage spread between ten (or more!) like-minded friends makes for…

What do you tell the families who scrimped, saved, and generally busted ass to be able to afford their homes?

You and I are in violent agreement on this, but... the younger generation seems more interested in 'smashing' these days than 'partner-seeking'. Can't say I was MUCH different, but…

I've been married for ages (so I can't speak to this first-hand), but my single friends in their late-20s to mid-30s say that NOT having an iPhone gets them rejected fairly often.

I do think sustainability (and the global warming concern in general) is a bogus smokescreen. I am of the opinion it is propaganda put forth by America's (and "The West's") economi…

It is published World Economic Forum propaganda to move the global population away from eating meat, to eating bugs, for 'sustainability' reasons. Similar to 'you will own nothing,…

Hard pass. Happy to leave edible bugs to the globalists, I'll keep my steak, thanks.

I said: Gosh I really wish this WASN'T of general interest these days, but in the immortal punchline of Dave Chappelle - "I understand"

Gosh I really wish this WASN'T of general interest these days, but in the immortal punchline of Dave Chappelle - "I understand "

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If you're comfortable answering, I'd be SUPER interested to know how the income compares to tech!

The internet interprets censorship as damage, and routes around it.

Sounds like you, sir or madam, need to get plugged into your local, not-online, crypto exchange community. Some googling should sort you out on that, at least. Inconvenient, cash-b…

You forgot to add 'for the children'. There is no reason any government needs to be THIS far up a private citizen's colon without a warrant.

You should. Surveillance is crazy these days. Can you realistically move your business over to in-person cash transactions, or alternate forms of money - precious metals, BTC or si…