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Re: Ask HN: What has been bothering you lately?

#41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Comfort isn't a single number, nor is it the only variable.

Tell me more. What exactly would you like to redistribute that wealth to ? What specific measurement is your concern? Also, please don't use the voting buttons for things you disagree with. I'm trying to have a productive conversation here.

Equality in quality of Education

As better education/tution leads to over achievement relative to natural ability. So you end up with people in positions of power that are beyond them, and low educated voter too

Re: Ask HN: What has been bothering you lately?

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post #6

Wealth concentration beyond a point which would have resulted in widespread revolution 150 years ago, but that is now being tolerated because we've grown accustomed to a level of comfort we don't want to risk losing.

Someone else being rich doesn't make you poor.

It would be bearable if they would just be rich and shut the **** up.

Re: Ask HN: What has been bothering you lately?

#44

fascism

If you could improve one small, concrete thing about your government issues, what would it be?

Positions don't have to be filled. Blank votes should be counted and, if the majority , throw the election; or, even better, the majority of people on voter's rolls, should be the condition to be elected.

Re: Ask HN: What has been bothering you lately?

#45
post #40

- My country's descent into fascism. - The rights of my children being legislated away. - The people that could do something about it have chosen not to. - Any time I talk about the above, I feel like I'm shouting into the void and no one cares, either in-person or on the internet. - I still have to go to work tomorrow.

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Re: Ask HN: What has been bothering you lately?

#46
I'm tired of people not taking responsibility for things they do and not being held accountable for their actions - politicians mostly; for example - currently in Poland there's a controversy around Zondacrypto (read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/a-missing-investor-millions-...); I'm so disillusioned that I believe nothing will come out of it - it will again be a case of "nobody did it, it just a thing that happened". Or our politicians escaping to Hungary (and USA) to avoid prosecution (and still being paid out money even though they're not in Poland and cannot possibly attend parlamentary sessions) where they'll live to spew hatred and how they were wronged. Sure, you did nothing wrong and these are just repressions, nevermind the millions that you stole during political campaign.

And generally people thinking about themselves and not considering that we're living in society: "let me blast music so that walls shake and fuck neighbours", "let me just leave my mattress here on the curb blocking the path, somebody will pick it up", "let me not clean after my dog shitting on the sidewalk", "I'm seeing people queuing to get on a train, let me just not notice the queue", "let me just walk down the street with my eyes on the phone, surely other people will accomodate me and get out of my way". This is the variation of the above, but to the civic level; just don't make lives of others harder.

Re: Ask HN: What has been bothering you lately?

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post #6

Wealth concentration beyond a point which would have resulted in widespread revolution 150 years ago, but that is now being tolerated because we've grown accustomed to a level of comfort we don't want to risk losing.

If we've got a higher level of comfort, why does it matter?

I don't like how HN users downvote honest questions instead of engaging with it.

Left you an upvote because I'm interested in responses to this.

Re: Ask HN: What has been bothering you lately?

#50
Hello fellow French, I understood a decade ago our country had turned into a gerontocracy, it's just how it is and it's mechanical, nothing you can do. I left the country and never looked back, I go there on vacations to see friends and family, but there are just better options to work and make a life, I suggest you relax and do the same.
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