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There's a very interesting book related to this called "Christ the Eternal Tao" by Hieromonk Damascene that looks at the Tao Te Ching from the perspective of Orthodox Christianity.

> Linguicism is an idea invented by human-rights activist and linguist Tove Skutnabb-Kangas to describe discrimination based on language or dialect. The prejudice around “aks” is an example of linguicism.

> Decades of research shows that the idea that any variation from standard English is incorrect (or, worse, unprofessional or uneducated) is a smokescreen for prejudice. Linguicism can have serious consequences by worsening existing socio-economic and racial inequalities.

No, this is utter rubbish. While languages do change over time, most modern languages have their own standard form. You can't just say that it's prejudicial just because someone gets called out or judged for mispronouncing a word. In fact, they should be. Proficiency in the standard form of a nation-state's language is crucial to being an informed citizen.

Not everybody's whim should be accommodated. At some point, people need to take personal responsibility. Leave this ideological post-modern woke BS out of linguistics.

Related note: car stealerships are a relic of the past. There is no reason why a middleman should exist when buying a car. Consumers should have the option to purchase directly from the manufacturer.

I am personally not a fan of Tesla as a vehicle, but I admire the business model of buying directly from Tesla. Stealerships are a drain on the consumer. All that land they own can be used for productive economic activity or housing.

> It makes me also realize how truly deplorable Putin is for constantly threatening to recreate such a situation for his own personal gain.

I don't think Putin is doing this for his own personal gain. I think the majority of Russian leaders in Putin's place would probably have taken a similar course of action. Maybe not threatening nuclear war, but definitely having a similar Ukraine policy.

Japanese inflation is only a recent phenomenon. Prior to the pandemic, they were experiencing deflation and the BoJ was doing everything in its power to get some inflation. The falling birth rate, on the other hand, has been going on for far longer than monetary inflation.

Falling birth rates are often correlated with discretionary income levels and women's education.

> You live in a country with the wrong type of political system for that. Valuing everyone's opinion equally is called democracy.

Infrastructure should not be subject to peoples' opinions. Like utilities and defense, infrastructure is crucial for security and commerce. People simply don't know better.

Yes, I agree with that. But to play Devil's advocate, wouldn't that make social media more prone to government overreach and potential restrictions?

It all comes down to the relationship between social media and freedom of expression.

If we view social media as simply a private service, then these companies have the right to do whatever they want. Businesses have the right to refuse service for any reason.

But if we view social media as a utility similar to telephones, then free expression should be protected. People can say whatever they want over phone and text.

I lean towards the latter. Social media has become the new public square/agora/forum. Yes, its still owned by private enterprise, but it's basically the new town hall at this point.

There are laws that deal with cars.

The US needs to adopt the healthcare model of Singapore. Universal coverage for everyone along with a strong private insurance market as well.

The problem is the current system is basically a giant jobs program. Healthcare spending is approximately 17% of US GDP. Politicians are terrified of rocking the boat on this, so the system will always remain broken.

How is this allowed?

> Socialism is an industrial co-op like this where workers are fairly paid for their labor.

What is "fair pay" for labor in your eyes? Is it the entire surplus being generated? Why is that considered fair?

> D in US is more right than other countries' left leaning parties

I don't think this is accurate. Maybe on healthcare and welfare, sure. But on many social issues, the Democrats are much further to the left than the European left. On issues such as abortion, gender/sexuality, migration, and race, the Democrats are more extreme compared to Labour in the UK, SPD in Germany, and the PSOE in Spain. Even the left in France isn't as socially extremist as the Democrats.

According to modern economics, labor is one of the factors of production, the others being land, capital, and entrepreneurship.

What's the most useful "dialect" of SQL one should learn? I've only learned SQLite but there are just so many that it's heard to know which one is most in demand.

I'm undecided on this. On the one hand, the idea of living in a city where everything is within 15 minutes is great for many reasons. It incentivizes walking, which is healthy. It reduces the need for cars, which is good from a pollution standpoint, infrastructure standpoint, and personal finance standpoint. 15-minute cities also make much better use of land and space. They can do more things with less land. And land is inherently valuable due to its limited supply as well as growing population (assuming a society doesn't conquer more land).

But on the other hand, having a car also has its benefits. Many anti-car people really underestimate the value of having your own means of transportation, going to and fro on your own time, and the inherent privacy being in your own car provides. I love driving because I can listen to a podcast/music or making a call without someone breathing down my neck or hitting me with their bag as often happens on the train/bus.

I'm sure there's probably some middle ground to be found here.

I don't understand why there can't be compromise on this? If you want to go to the office, go. If you want to work from home, then work from home.

Why is it that remote workers never insist on everyone working from home, but RTO people want every single person to RTO? Just leave it up to the individual worker.

> While there is a wage gap, our result occurs primarily because most female physicians do not work enough hours to rationalize medical school whereas most men do.

The important part is here. The wage gap isn't because of discrimination or sexism like certain parties or factions claim. The wage gap is mostly a working gap. But that doesn't grab the headlines. Mass media would rather misinform and outright lie to the public. That's sadly the result of turning news into a profit-making private enterprise rather than a public good.

What do you mean by their own currency? They still issued USD, which was the only legal currency.

working class == non-intelligentsia

Meaning not part of the intellectual elite, the sector of society that provides ideological guidance and justification for the system and its rulers.

Because it is not realistic. In every nation that has ever existed, the supplier of money has always been a monopolist. And this is precisely because the supplier has requested taxes to be paid in that currency that they supply. If you have multiple suppliers of money, then you literally destroy the entire basis of the state. The whole thing comes crashing down.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartalism

Even if it's not a peasants' revolt by definition, the peasants' (rural population, working class, non-intelligentsia) support him. So it is a de facto peasants' revolt.

There is no such thing as free market banking. Prior to 1913, the money supply was fixed to gold. Therefore, the supply was limited based on the amount of gold reserves held by the bank. This is an artificial constraint on supply, not a free market system.

Inflation is a monetary phenomenon. Since the Central Bank controls the money supply, then by definition the Central Bank controls inflation.

Pele is amazing. But he did not play in Europe where the competition was more fierce. And he was also a goal-scoring forward primarily. Messi is both one of the greatest goalscorers and one of the greatest playmakers.

He would've been the GOAT had he stayed healthy. Consistency and longevity are very important in this debate.

It's hard to have a second when Maradona himself is second. Statistically, Messi is better. Trophy-wise, Messi is better. The only area where they come close is style of play since they are both dribbling playmaking forwards.

You must've been watching from a different universe in the multiverse then. Messi was class in the tournament and only responded "nastily" to the Netherlands since they were playing dirty and running their mouths disrespectfully. If you come at the King, you best not miss.

Mbappe is like a combination of Ronaldo Nazario and Thierry Henry. He needs to stay injury-free, however. And at some point he will need to adapt his game to account for the eventual loss of pace that comes with age.

The debate should be settled now. In terms of trophies, Messi is the GOAT. In terms of statistics (goals, assists, dribbles), Messi is the GOAT. In terms of style of play, Messi is the GOAT. Pele, Maradona, and Cristiano are not on his level.