When Haircuts Were Illegal
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When Haircuts Were Illegal
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#3Did we learn anything? When the next pandemic comes, will we screw ourselves over again?
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#4When I read the headline "When Haircuts Were Illegal," I thought:
"Wow, that seems like a pretty basic human right. What's up with that?"
Then I read the article and found out it was about France after the revolution.
At first, I was like: "Dang, France. You're supposed to be all about liberty and whatnot."
But then I started thinking about how hard it is to change people's mindsets, especially when you're trying to get rid of centuries of a monarchical class system. It turns out that changing people's laws is relatively easy compared to changing their hearts.
And then I realized that there are many other common practices and industries that are also illegal in France. Like Uber, Airbnb, and genetically modified foods—even though they're totally legal in most places around the world. That made me think: "Hmm… maybe France isn't so bad after all. They're just doing their own thing."
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#5Lessee, novel airborne virus of unknown risk although initial indications were more aggressive and risky than a bad flu. No known cure. No known treatment. The words "reefer" and "hospital overflow" in the same sentences. Was it so bloody hard to, maybe, take some thought as to how one's actions might affect others?
I get that HN is a libertarian paradise and that hindsight is 20-20, but geez, are the people you see day-to-day that unreal to you?
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#6It's wild to me that two years later someone actually spent the time to write this article. The pandemic opened my eyes to just how unwilling the average person is to experience even the slightest amount of inconvenience in the face of an unknown threat.
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#7Lessee, novel airborne virus of unknown risk although initial indications were more aggressive and risky than a bad flu. No known cure. No known treatment. The words "reefer" and "hospital overflow" in the same sentences. Was it so bloody hard to, maybe, take some thought as to how one's actions might affect others? I get that HN is a libertarian paradise and that hindsight is 20-20, but geez, are the people you see…
People have super limited perspectives but also like to think they're somehow special and aren't limited like everyone else.
People literally just can't understand the perspectives of others in most situations
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#8Lessee, novel airborne virus of unknown risk although initial indications were more aggressive and risky than a bad flu. No known cure. No known treatment. The words "reefer" and "hospital overflow" in the same sentences. Was it so bloody hard to, maybe, take some thought as to how one's actions might affect others? I get that HN is a libertarian paradise and that hindsight is 20-20, but geez, are the people you see…
I can’t discuss anything real with industry coworkers in a supposed blue job center. Anything slightly pro-person or pro-safety is received like radical leftism.
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#9Lessee, novel airborne virus of unknown risk although initial indications were more aggressive and risky than a bad flu. No known cure. No known treatment. The words "reefer" and "hospital overflow" in the same sentences. Was it so bloody hard to, maybe, take some thought as to how one's actions might affect others? I get that HN is a libertarian paradise and that hindsight is 20-20, but geez, are the people you see…
People have super limited perspectives but also like to think they're somehow special and aren't limited like everyone else. People literally just can't understand the perspectives of others in most situations
Certain people especially didn’t want to sacrifice when they became convinced the virus killed mostly POC, people with disabilities and older people.
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#10It's wild to me that two years later someone actually spent the time to write this article. The pandemic opened my eyes to just how unwilling the average person is to experience even the slightest amount of inconvenience in the face of an unknown threat.
It makes sense when you see the “brag” that he’s written thousands of articles. His think tank os literally called the Brownstone institute. Real Bannon vibes