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Those at the top play games, those at the bottom die for it. It's all a way to strengthen the loyalty of voters.
This is the brave new world. The free-market of information is beginning to show its teeth for better or worse and those who shy away from it will lose market share.
Bus driving is an addictive Zen like experience
The movie "Paterson" addresses this exact situation. A poet who drives a bus. Very good movie I recommend anyone interested in this topic to watch it.Being realistic though, this would only serve highly functional computer users seeking simplicity and privacy.
A lot of internet users view "beautiful" webpages as a display of trustworthiness and importance. And that's a very important trait if you are a business.
the lack of education on the part of consumers
You realize if drugs were legal and regulated people wouldn't need to seek out desperate and risky online orders to satisfy their addiction?When weed was legalized in Oregon, I immediately knew exactly what strain/THC%/CBD% I was buying. This was not available on the black market.
Education and security come from acceptance and regulation.
The point of tolls is not to make roads exclusive for the wealthy
But that's exactly what it accomplishes. Further pushing the poor into poverty punishing the commute to a minimum wage job in a part of town they can't afford.So you're suggesting that instead of fixing the problem (public transit) they should start whipping people so that the rich can drive on their traffic-free roads?
Side note: Bitcoin's market cap is still vastly under gold's.
Also, this way you can add another middle man that makes money data-mining your browsing habits.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/12/obama-expands-the-nsas-a...