Torok

I mean it's obviously all about funding the right projects isn't it? Going to an obviously hyperbolic extreme for the sake of the argument, say that the EU invested billions in determining if the moon is really made of cheese then that's obviously a waste of money even if it is a scientific investment.

There's a non negligible amount of people, even those who have worked at CERN previously, saying that it just doesn't make sense to put more investment into a new supercollider which might just show that there's an energy desert of particles in the regime it's testing.

You're also falling prey to the fallacy that HN acts as a single entity, in reality everyone here has different opinions and can't just be all lumped in one bucket saying HN thinks this or that. It's obviously going to seem contradictory if you view it as if it's a single person

Is the BBC being paid for by taxpayers really a problem that people have? Seems like American "capitalism good, socialism bad" rubbish that non ideologues know to ignore. Why would the business structure of a website impact the quality of articles?

Your first point makes sense but your second just isn't comparable in any way at all seeing as Baghdad is literally one of the most inhospitable places to live at the moment

Surely richer people can more effectively self isolate? Less likely to be a key worker, can easily get items delivered to house, more likely to be able to exercise at home etc

She's a 16 year old who's chosen to make this her life cause I'd hardly say she's being used

As others have said this "outbreak" is likely due to dodgy thc capsules so doesn't impact anyone but a very niche group

Award for worst hot take of the day goes to....

(For the BBC at least) Even with the political coverage there seems to be bias that creeps into their reporting