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ponzored

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    Comment #17506059

    Eventually we will reach the limits of what we can do in the West. How to we influence the actions of developing countries around the world? For example, 25% of ocean pollution com…

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    Comment #17500395

    Or buy a semi-autonomous truck that can be used in convoy mode - one driver in the lead, two trucks behind following. Once it gets to a city they all get drivers to navigate to the…

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    Comment #17497165

    Superior technology.

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    Comment #17496417

    Europeans have been responsible for the majority of scientific advances we all enjoy today. Native Americans died from diseases and conflicts with a superior group of people. Compe…

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    Comment #17496289

    Somalia population 1987: 6.1 million. 2017 population: 11.4 million. Just one country, but that might have something to do with it. 2100: 58 million. I can only imagine the environ…

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    Comment #17439039

    And this great book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Food_and_Cooking The science and history of food! Great illustrations too.

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    Comment #17400316

    Have you travelled to a city in India? Not exactly a pleasant experience, particularly if you are female.

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    Comment #17400309

    Because their big business mates bribe them into doing it. However, Australia is not a corrupt country, so the 'bribe' will mean a high-paid consulting or executive job after their…

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    Comment #17399035

    In New Zealand and Australia Indian and Chinese workers are essentially seen as replaceable due to the huge numbers of them migrating to both countries (those countries make up the…

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    Comment #17399003

    Just sign up for a degree at a degree mill and you'll get a student visa and an easy route to permanent residency. New Zealand (and Australia) don't care about quality migrants, ju…

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    Comment #17398129

    This just seems like a good idea independent of labour costs. We don't need a planet of 16 billion with so many workers performing simple tasks that could easily be removed with im…

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    Comment #17386761

    Ah yes, I have a solution for that. Link tax breaks to having children, and penalise the childless wealthy. Eventually society will be mostly comprised of the descendents of the su…

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    Comment #17385933

    Cut social security and payroll taxes, deliver money right back into the hands of the workers. If more people are employed the need for these services is lessened anyway. With adva…

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    Comment #17365467

    Bone marrow transplants disagree https://bethematch.org/transplant-basics/matching-patients-w... You can't look at the clusters of IQ around the world and ignore a genetic componen…

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    Comment #17364235

    Miner demand was about 50% of sales. Admittedly this is because a lot of gamers were turned off by high prices. That demand has evaporated since the price of Bitcoin alternatives (…

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    Comment #17364177

    Diamonds are forever, but Nvidia GPUs are for 24 months.

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    Comment #17344554

    I think its a general cultural disdain for the environment within some cultures. Most of the world's plastic pollution coming out of 10 Asian and African rivers for example. This i…

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    Comment #17340141

    A few factors: 1. There is no common language so hiring is typically restricted to one country. 2. Taxes are very high, particularly social security taxes that must be paid by the …

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    Comment #17253270

    This marks the death of any hope that Valve will ever manually curate the store. If they can't be bothered removing school shooter or hentai games, they will definitely never be bo…