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This, and also: all the discoveries that don't immediately help solve our problems rarely make the news, or if they do we gloss over them and forget them immediately.

You're right on some, but I have to say that some of those are indeed common (instead reminding me that these things may not be common outside of Japan). Including: the calculator …

I'm not opposed to fasting, but many things are wrong with this. Just to point out a few: (1) A general "naturalistic fallacy" where the author believes that people of the past mus…

I think that's a pretty contrived "after-the-fact" explanation for why it's called "~punk", that reduces the whole of punk culture to just mean "rebellion". But the truth is, just …

Whether or not that's the case, they are not perceived as such. Europeans may be mistaken in believing Ukrainians just want temporary shelter and Syrians are coming to stay, but wh…

You'd think that there are even qualified people who would do it for (almost) free, just for the chance of building a resume...

I find it a bit strange that she's decrying that the laws makes people afraid to associate with her, but she's perfectly fine with the fact that her clients/customers are criminali…

That's what I thought as well. Possibly also correlated with the time of day. Temperature and other possible factors vary over the course of the day and cats tend to be active at c…

Why not? If you'd rate your happiness or peace of mind on a scale of 1 to 10 every day, and after a donation the rating goes up, that's an empirically measurable improvement to you…

While not technically a "purchase", I also must say that this year, no single product even came close to the donations I made to those who protect the environment and fight climate…

Thanks for sharing those links! This is so f*ed up that that's an industry. If all that money would have gone to preserving the wildlife we do still have left (but are losing rapid…

> Electric cars are expensive, too. No, they're actually cheaper overall[1]. And even if they were more expensive, is it too much to ask to take a temporary financial disadvantage …

It seems like you're already trying to change your consumption, which is all I'm hoping (and arguing) for. (Surely, there's always ways we could all do more like reduce the use of …

They produce them for the average Joe. They don't force anyone to buy their products. And if they would stop producing the products, what would happen? As long as people buy, someo…

> Most people in America who drive a car don't have a choice, because it's they're in a situation where they either have reliable transportation or starve. Yet, they would have the…

People who have money and a stake in green energy have the motivation and means to actively fight against the movie, while part-time volunteer activists don't. That doesn't make th…

I'd even go so far as to say that the me from 10 minutes ago isn't the same me as now. Consciousness isn't continuous, it arises and ceases. It's our memory that gives us the illus…

Thanks for sharing this! I just donated a week ago after receiving yet another email that made it sound like they're barely making ends meet. Now I feel cheated.

I can't speak for everyone, but among my foreigner friends almost nobody has a definitive plan to stay forever (though they may be open to the idea). Permanent residency is mostly …

I can understand that people are personally upset when they are affected by travel restrictions, but this whole outrage about "foreigners are second class citizens" (often even: "t…

The feed is grown with fertilizers, which are fossil fuel: https://www.darrinqualman.com/historic-nitrogen-fertilizer-c... > In 2015, farmers applied more than 110 million tonnes. …

> we’re doing ~nothing A lot of people are doing something. Some do a lot by actively working on solutions, many do a little by preserving energy and reducing their personal consum…

https://www.marui-plugin.com/blender-xr/ https://github.com/MARUI-PlugIn/BlenderXR

> They obviously showed a lot of meticulously mated actual 3D components but those were all prepared in a CAD program. Do you have any reference for that? If so, they wouldn't need…