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pgsimp

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    Comment #27615467

    Since the explosion of kids identifying as trans is a rather recent phenomenon, it seems likely that there is no good research on the outcomes yet. The people identifying as trans …

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    Comment #27615440

    Gender ideology affects almost everybody. It does not just affect members of the LGBT community. That is why there is a backlash against it, because people don't want to be pestere…

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    Comment #27565168

    It is not necessarily legal to get such a test, and in some countries (like Germany), the men are still liable to pay child support even if the child isn't theirs.

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    Comment #27565158

    How silly to frame that issue in terms of jealousy, when there are actual underlying economic concerns.

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    Comment #27548150

    People use a lot of things in everyday life that they don't understand. I don't have to understand how a car works to use it, for example.

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    Comment #27512308

    I think it is misguided to think all that is needed is to understand each other. Maybe that was the case for a while when everybody was well off, and all that was left to discuss w…

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    Comment #27505185

    All media does that, not just Fox news. They all try to get you enraged all of the time, no matter what political side you are on.

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    Comment #27505160

    Isn't fictional media rather enforcing the stereotypes? And by saying there is a certain way in which media could portray, say, Muslims, are you not implying that there are certain…

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    Comment #27500599

    What approach would you propose to pay for the development?

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    Comment #27500251

    I started my degree in 1997 using a PC with a 66MHz CPU and a dial up modem. Why should a Chromebook not be sufficient?

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    Comment #27312840

    I also know many people who have seriously hurt themselves while helping friends moving - shot backs, destroyed knees. I guess it is fine while you are still young and poor, and ha…

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    Comment #27312775

    How are the small businesses supposed to update their websites, if there is no backend? You can't expect them to write HTML. Not sure if suitable WYIWYG editors are still around, o…

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    Comment #26881293

    OP didn't actually mention compensation as a pain point.

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    Comment #26811847

    It's a pity as it ranks #1 in this site about economic freedom: https://www.heritage.org/index/ I wonder if there are better lists that sort countries by actual freedom?

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    Comment #26731490

    People invest massive amounts of time to build a following and create content on those platforms. It seems reasonable to ask that it can't be taken away from them at a whim. Howeve…

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    Comment #26731440

    Translation: SJWs are in full control and can cancel you at any time.

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    Comment #26731413

    The producers sign the contracts with the people they meet in person to make the videos, so they can verify those same people signed the contracts. A web site has no way to check i…

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    Comment #26731371

    That assumes all thumbnails or pictures hash to the same value. Why would that be? There can be different algorithms, resolutions, crops... And there can be millions of thumbnails …

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    Comment #26731354

    You bring forth one expert to support your claim. I am merely pointing out that there are other experts with differing opinions.

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    Comment #26706284

    Lots of people also write books. And the Stanford Prison experiment has received a huge amount of criticism by now, afaik. Also being famous does not automatically make you an expe…

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    Comment #26706074

    You can always find people believing all sorts of things.

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    Comment #26706057

    How will the sites in question learn of that court order? YouTube is one centralized site, that's different to the internet as a whole.

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    Comment #26706047

    Maybe it is OK to ask money for such a service? I think in general that kind of service does exist. You can pay people or companies to try to remove as much as possible of your con…

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    Comment #26705811

    I am not convinced that is is bad for consumers. Occasionally I see people talking about their porn addiction. But it can also boost people's mood. I don't know why some people see…

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    Comment #26705754

    Does it actually host so many illegal videos? It is difficult to verify those claims (as certainly one can't simply go there to search for some child porn, and usually the videos w…