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Even for a friend who is severely depressed, which medication will work? How long does each one need to be tried for? What is meant by ‘work’ exactly? Meanwhile, the serious side effects aren’t even fully understood, and you’ll be buying them from companies that actively denied and hid such information from legislators and the public.
That people in a group would unite to leave that group once they feel it has been corrupted or no longer serves their interest isn’t hard to predict or understand.
Many of them may be in favor of a common currency and free trade, while disliking the swift ramp up of military spending, austerity policies, etc. enough to leave and build something else.
I mean, it’s likely you were just making a joke, but... There are currently protests heating up to riot point across Europe over these issues, and I’m not laughing.
With a very charitable interpretation it could be said that it’s a warning, a harbinger of the callousnness with which this tech will be used - but the reaction of this crowd to your comment is bizarre, and concerning.
Wtf HN. Any of ye silent downvoters want to outline where you’re coming from?
We are losing 150-200 species of plant, insect, bird and mammal every 24 hours.
That’s an estimated 1,000 times the natural rate.
We fucked up real bad, and the fact that there’s 7 billion of us now and we’ve got iPhones doesn’t change that a shred.
we Will pay for this destruction, in unforeseen, invisible, and difficult to imagine ways.
We could have done better, and ignoring that blocks our path to a better way.
He’s very articulate, and not only does he make a lot of sense, I’ve never seen him caught in a lie.
And I have no idea what makes you think it’s pub talk, I’m from the land of pubs (Ireland) and I’ve never heard anyone talk like he does in one.
Here is an interview that explains his position a bit better than my paraphrasing: https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/07/yanis-varoufak...
Christ.. I don’t think this level of obfuscation should be left unchallenged. What are you trying to do here exactly?
You live in a society. Your actions have consequences, and if you can ignore that to get your fat paycheck then I can certainly judge the shit out of you, without a very high chair.
The fact that you claim rational discourse has ended when people invoke the lessons of Nuremberg - “because Godwin’s law” - is a stain on, and reflection of your own character.
Godwin compares people to Nazis sometime himself you know, when there’s a call for it. When this many people are calling you on it, maybe you should be listening a little better..
Are my rights as beneath your family as my ideals? And how does the fact that you’re not self employed absolve you of this, exactly?
> Corporation: an ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility - Bierce
If you want people to have reasonable awareness of the potential issues, that’s nice and all - but there will be a pendulum swing from the decades of bullshit from its demonization. If you want to lessen the effects of that, try to be more specific on potential harm without denying the positives.
And yes for many, many people it absolutely improves their quality of life dramatically.
So, I have no idea why you’re taking issue with this statement (unless you work for a pharma co / drug gang, in which case I totally get why you would).