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Ignoring the many other reasons why that would be problematic, what happens when the US government suddenly owns notable (or even controlling) stakes in companies?
> what happens when the US government suddenly owns notable (or even controlling) stakes in companies? This is effectively similar to nationalization, along with the pros and cons that come with it.
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I find "I believe in science" as delivered on social platforms and the mainstream media hysterical in the past few years. I mean, how do we even know if "science" is right without questioning? I can understand that people believe that they are on the right side of the history during the Covid era, for lockdowns, for the efficacy of the vaccines (For those who get angry, I took vaccines by the way, so it's not about m…
Questioning science is and should be encouraged when it comes from other scientists seeking in specialized publications and conferences. The public at large however is not informed enough to have a legitimate opinion.
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The Uncensored Free Speech Original™ can remain decent for surprisingly long—or at least it could in the old days. Community norms can shout down or ignore the bad actors, so long as they remain uncoordinated. However, uncensored alternates are magnets for those who shit up the moderated original.
One thing to remember is that the old days had much narrower demographics: computers cost a lot more as a function of income, and connectivity was even more expensive in the dialup era so it skewed well-educated, professional, etc. You had cranks, of course, but they were less likely to find a critical mass audience and nobody was trying to use them to reach a large audience. Also, community norms massively included…
Not to mention the cranks that did exist were more likely to be amusingly erudite windbags than moronic spammers pasting unfunny conspiracy "jokes".
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95% of campaign contributions in favor of a campaign are not directly to a campaign. What was the outcome of the $450 million?
> 95% of campaign contributions in favor of a campaign are not directly to a campaign. Yes, they tend to go to super PACs, not government election offices. > What was the outcome of the $450 million? Election offices having more funding to do their jobs.
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> I think this is a great idea It is a completely ridiculous idea. You can't value "unrealized gains" without using a third-party agency to come up with a number (typically through 409a valuation). And even if the third-party agency comes up with such a number, there is no way to have liquid cash available to pay the tax. To give you an example, say you are a Founder with a Startup that received investments from inve…
I mean, the Dutch already do it. So far nothing terrible has happened.
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You could just allow discussion without worrying too much which version.
What about things like not having algorithmic boosting for the tin-foil hat versions? Some people insist that’s censorship but it seems like a useful way to avoid promoting it to people who aren’t already seeking it out.
this is not me saying there's zero benefit to moderated dialogues, but what's better for overall intellectual pursuits? a dialogue that's inviting, or one that always coldly and dismissively rejects all opposing beliefs or understandings?
i have recently learned, that dialogues seem to benefit from communication and spaces that are supportive and empathetic in their approach to first understanding differences in reality and experiences, before entering discussions on truth and objective realities, and therefore confronting and challenging, and at times overcoming what are limiting beliefs -- from the irrational to the rational.
there's empiricism around this as well (SET: a framework for communicating with people who have vastly different experiences than you, including those labeled "delusional") -- it frames Support and Empathy as the necessary foundations in any dialogue, before one can discuss the difference in each party's Truth.
i'm not so sure the whole categorically "you have less right to sit at this table because i've judged your experience as non-real, and therefore less relevant) is compassionate communication, nor productive when systematically, algorithmically applied.
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> I think this is a great idea It is a completely ridiculous idea. You can't value "unrealized gains" without using a third-party agency to come up with a number (typically through 409a valuation). And even if the third-party agency comes up with such a number, there is no way to have liquid cash available to pay the tax. To give you an example, say you are a Founder with a Startup that received investments from inve…
I mean, the Dutch already do it. So far nothing terrible has happened.
"On 6 June, the court ruled that the country’s wealth tax went against the European Convention on Human Rights because it forced savers and investors to pay tax on income they had not earned.
The decision has opened the door to legal redress for hundreds of thousands of people who were overcharged by the tax authority.
Outgoing state secretary for finance Marnix van Rij estimated that the upfront cost would be €4bn – or £3.37bn.
But the true cost could rise by billions of euros per year while the government works out a new system to replace the controversial levy – a system not expected until 2027."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/how-netherlands-wealth...
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>some totally random person on my friend list who I’d never interacted with. While the Algorithm(tm) is complete garbage, you could also probably add less Totally Random Persons(tm) to your "friends" list. If Totally Random Persons(tm) are getting added automagically, we have bigger problems.
But that would be the wrong solution to the problem. I should be able to add whomever I want, and then be able to mute them permanently.
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A few years back it started showing me obvious political ragebait. I ignored it and then it started showing me pictures of women whose nipples were obviously showing through their clothing, which was an improvement, but still not the reason I signed up for Facebook. I've always understood it as the algorithm is looking for engagement and will try some lowest common denominator tactics to engage in it. As someone who…
Infrastructure is so cheap now. How is there not an ad-free social network? If you eliminate ads and the "intelligent" feed, that must save 95% of the administrative costs.
Lemmy.world is fine social media site. One could just host their own private instance for friends and family.