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The same is occurring in Europe and even America. The establishment is threatened as a result of this mass immigration. Perhaps the difference is that the Saudis do not suffer from…

When you criminalize a certain pattern of thought, it seems that its inverse will eventually get taken to the most extreme position.

It is already socially unacceptable to promote ethnic cleansing of any sort. Sure, it's important to continually affirm this, but can you name anyone in the Trump administration wh…

The OP is just virtue-signaling. He presumably still buys products from third-world dictatorships. Let's ask him. OP, how can you justify boycotting America and not China or a myri…

There is no evidence, at least not for such a general claim. Each human has a wildly different experience. For many of us, we never left this era. For others, we have been out of i…

This comment is especially relevant, given yesterday's popularity of Scott Aaronson's blog post.

Perhaps one reason could be changing gender norms.

From the article, 40% reported stressors such as "being single, divorced or separated",

Have we really ever left the "Era of the Bully"? Do you think China or Russia care about "hurting" others through their actions? You will be competing with them. Can you punish the…

Semi-related: http://thenicestplaceontheinter.net/

Should be https://lobste.rs/

Chris Lattner, personally

Your body evolved skin to suit an environment other than a Thai beach. I would not consider that genetic inferiority.

A bit too long-winded for me.

Like the archival of climate data, the gesture changes nothing and the coverage sensationalist. I archived Holocaust evidence, the Doctor Seuss anthology, and my grandmother's spag…

But then you'd have to wait four more. And then four more? Four more after that?

This is a good opportunity for learning. Your perception of the world apparently did not match up with how the world actually is. We've all been there. Get back up, readjust your p…

I couldn't get past the second episode, or whenever the lead character met the idiosyncratic band of misfit hackers. These individuals seemed extremely cliche and unlike any hacker…

That would be easier to believe if the US market indices were not at all time highs.

When "fake news" is finished in the US you'll understand why people are panicking.

Peer review and corrections are indeed important, but many have lost respect for traditional news media due to the selective reporting that they feel pushes a certain narrative.