bigthymer

> There is zero chance we are going to all agree on climate change

I think if enough climate events happen to enough people around the country, a majority could develop that wants to take action. Unfortunately, I think getting people to make the necessary changes to have a meaningful impact is politically impossible.

Maybe people visit other sites when the ones they would have used go down? I don't know for sure but it is a plausible explanation for me.

Were they structurally different (no voting maybe?), or just had a lot fewer people?

I'd imagine transaction costs on real estate are high...maybe even approaching 10%.

I think it is starting to be one of those things that most people on this site have come around to realizing. I'm eager to see whether it permeates the rest of society and what actions we start taking in that direction.

> Giving people money is absolutely the last thing anyone should do.

Why?

Cash transfers to poor people is starting to look like an effective way to alleviate poverty. Despite the old stereotype of poor people blowing it all on booze and drugs, in reality, most people put it to good use. This is also another reason why UBI has started gaining more support.

> It is also slowly becoming illegal to criticise Islam

Really? Literally "Illegal" as in laws against it, or figuratively as in no longer socially acceptable?

Does it also provide commodities futures or spot prices?

I read somewhere (from an Atlantic article several years ago) that soon before death, AIDs patients would feel a stronger desire to copulate.

> it's infeasible for a person to construct their own house anymore, given building codes and such

What has changed that this is no longer possible any more?

> I think this is a very Americanized perspective, though, so I would be especially interested in hearing perspectives from other cultures.

From my understanding, in Islam, sex is a normal, expected part of marriage. If one partner doesn't want to have sex, it doesn't give the other partner the right to demand it. Rather, if there is a lack of desire for sex, it is grounds for divorce.

I found Bezos' last letter inspiring in this regard. Especially one of the last sections titled "Differentiation is Survival and the Universe Wants You to be Typical".

link here -> https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/15/jeff-bezos-releases-final-le...

Is that the area north of Kazakhstan? That's a lot of light if so.