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It honestly doesn't make sense. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but sometimes the stupidity coming from both sides in government is so obvious I have to believe it is intentional.

It feels like our country is being prostituted economically -- foreign aid, welfare, corporate welfare, endless wars and foreign intervention, millions in earmarks to promote perverse ideologies, preventing municipalities from offering high-speed Internet as a utility despite ridiculously successful examples like Chattanooga, all to maintain Comcast's and AT&Ts monopoly on those services.

It's too much...

> If climate scientists made forecasts that were this ridiculously off base in the wrong direction, the whole field would be laughed out of the room. How is it that the neoclassical econometric modelers at the IMF aren't? It's more like astrology than science.

I have to say, this made me chuckle. Climate scientists have gone from warning us that we're entering an ice age, to warning us that the globe is warming too much. They've consistently gotten their forecasts wrong concerning rising sea levels, and their forecasts concerning when the world would end. It's pure alarmism, extremism, and is the cause for the increasing eco-terrorism we are seeing.

Anyone that would like a little more info can watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Yms_-vgbU

> Time will only tell.

Tim will only tell.

...I'll walk myself out now.

LOL - Your condescending tone tells me everything I need to know about the type of person that you are and your inability to control your own emotions when talking to someone you disagree with.

And, no -- I did not make a semantics argument. The point of defining capitalism was to emphasize the the fact that the US economy is not a truly capitalistic economy -- Uncle Sam is heavily involved; the article insinuates Capitalism is to blame. But you didn't read the article, did you? No, you didn't.

Also, I know the difference between public and private ownership -- I've worked in corporate law for a number of years. I've literally created the initial shares for newly incorporated public and private corporations. I currently work at a multi-national and we are about to go public, as well. While you Google these things, I do it for a living.

I'd also like to point out that I have no idea what you're talking about when you talk about Shareholders "counting" as private owners". Whether it's a private or public company, both fall under the umbrella of private ownership.

You're lost, bud; hope you have a better day and learn to have a conversation.

Isn't this kind of weird? Some try to blame capitalism, but AI is not capitalism. It is technological progress. Every president and dictator, no matter what type of economy or political system they have, are trying to develop AI right now. It's something that goes beyond any economic system and is a fact and force that can't be stopped and one must simply reckon with.

What we have in the US today is not capitalism. It's cronyism, soft socialism, and an increasingly government-led economy.

Capitalism defined: "an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit." When the government gets its paws out of the economy, then we can blame our ills on capitalism. Until then, don't call it capitalism.

I want to have an opinion on this, but I haven't delved deep into the matter so my comment will only be that I have no comment.

You make a great point. Personally, I'm Christian. And I've seen a surge in interest within Christianity (online, at least) concerning many of those topics. Maybe not with the end in mind; Christians aren't trying to learn witchcraft to practice it, but stronger attention is now paid to the sections in the Bible that mention astrology, other types of beings, the spiritual realm, and alternate dimensions.

Whatever your inclination, I recommend listening to Timothy Alberino and Michael Heiser.

I'm pretty sure our taxes have paid for those lanes many times over. It's time to take a critical thinking course.

Not to mention that metering and billing someone's driving would be a gargantuan incursion on a human being's freedom of movement -- something so incredibly inherent in who we are.

Let me guess: you think EVs will save the planet -- all the while ignoring most of the electricity that powers them is not cleanly generated.

My goodness...

No disrespect, but that's an extremely wrong mindset to have. There are so many things wrong with that way of thinking.

You fail to understand that in our modern reality, our data is our identity. Like computers, we too have vulnerabilities that can be exploited. Imagine how well a hacker could exploit software if he had access to the source code?

You fail to understand that Big Corporations DO care about our data. They harvest it precisely to manipulate our behavior for their benefit, at our expense. ("Digital Minimalism" by Cal Newport)

You fail to understand the many Big Corporations are essentially quasi-governmental organizations; they work in tandem with government to carry out agendas that are mutually beneficial to the government and the corporation, at our expense. Ask Edward Snowden.

You fail to understand that people are not paranoid. Many people simply understand that big corps may CURRENTLY take what is primarily a commercial interest, but as the political climate continues to shift, that primarily commercial purpose can pivot overnight to using your data to suppress dissent, influential voices, target members of whatever group they deem the "opposition".

You fail to understand how our lives are altered by Big corps Having access to our data. We are in an unfair fight; we are up against Big Corps that invest millions and millions into R&D to find the most effective ways to manipulate us to promote consumerism, for their profit.

> I think people are paranoid.

I think you're too trusting and need to think deeper about this topic.

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That's an awesome scenario to be in! Hopefully that scenario becomes more common throughout the world.

For those folks who think they're saving the planet by driving an electric car, they need to realize most of the power for their EV is generated by fossil fuels and natural gas -- not wind, solar, or hydro.

"Linus, the asshole, brought Linux to fruition." -- This made me literally laugh out loud.

There's no difference between Starlink providing this service and any other ISP. Why didn't you ask what the value is for T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, or Comcast?

Nearly every app, website, phone service, credit union, IoT device is harvesting our data and selling it to the highest bidder with no regard for ethics and privacy -- but you're concerned that Starlink will resell subscriber data.

Starlink is not only providing service where none was available. In many cases, it's providing service in rural areas for a fraction of the cost of other providers who were exploiting people with no other option.

Most importantly, in an age where governments and corporations (including the US) have been working together to censor views that don't align with the current agenda -- increasing services and products that could be censorship-resistant is something that should be applauded -- not shamed.

I have never been homeschooled or homeschooled my children, but as someone who personally knows a looooot of homeschoolers, this has got to be the most accurate assessment of homeschooling I've seen.

The various people I know who homeschool do it for different reasons; like you mentioned, some are entrepreneurs who need to stay mobile as a family, some have lost hope in the educational system and its ability to educate, and one particular friend who is in Mexico has his children in a co-op that consists of a large group of like-minded friends where they divide the curriculum based on area of expertise (e.g., the mechanical engineer teaches math, the fitness couple teaches physical education, the history buff teaches history, etc.).

I don't have the network for a co-op, but hands down, that would be my school of choice for my kids.

This isn't specific to "uninformed people born into the information age", or even supernatural-believing or religiously-inclined people. People assign meaning to seeing someone who looks just like somebody who lived 150 years ago and deem him a time traveler. They see a TikTok on how the Chick-fil-a spelling is not what they thought and conclude we're living in a simulation. The list goes on, but people like to pile on the religious because it's easy.

And those people may be uninformed when it comes to tech -- which is in part understandable because why should a plumber learn to read binary, but be more humble. You're equally just as "uninformed" as they are in when you enter their world.

One mistake newer generations make is thinking that we're the first to observe something. People's tendency to 'discover ghosts' is as old as the earth.

People accidentally burn their clothes when ironing and they think its a Virgin Mary apparition. A jet flying at a very high altitude? Aliens.

> nor does it make for a more fair tax system (one where having means to access professionals reduces your perceived tax liability)

It's not that deep, man. Not everything in life has to be an all-or-nothing scenario. This is a big win for a solid percentage of Americans who have a relatively straight forward tax situation.

Tax fairness, IRS tyranny, bought-out politicians, corporatism -- let's leave that for another day.

Let's learn to celebrate wins no matter how small.

Guys, please educate me: I want to use torrents, but the thought of downloading something inappropriate by clicking on a deceptive link terrifies me (e.g., a download with the title of an action movie, but it turns out to be something else).

How do you guys handle that risk?

"Why does everyone think we should dish out more money?"

         - DISH

This comment is kind of confusing; maybe others have had a different experience, but I live in the Midwest and what you're speaking of has been the norm for like the last decade. I've been driving for 13+ years and don't have any memories of being able to pump gas without first paying at the pump, or paying inside and my pump automatically stopping at the amount I paid for.

She said she was charging, but to her husband's surprise, someone was charging her.

I'll give em' a palm scan, alright - the two palms I'm sitting on right now.

Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less

This is one of those issues that are, fundamentally and at the very core -- non-partisan. There's no doubt in my mind that those in power -- both in government and big business -- want us divided so that we won't hold government and big business accountable for the atrocities they perpetrate and permit on the public.

But with all that lobbying money, why would they care? Like Murray Rothbard once said, "It's not the left vs. right. It's the government vs. you." Today, I would include big business in the category of government.

Maybe because they already get everything they perniciously want from the existing social media companies. I don't know; just thinking out loud.

Your comment is both hilarious and so true.

I actually perceived this as helping people who may want to remove inappropriate comments that they've made over time. In the current age where propagandists from all walks of life dig up old comments to cancel people, I think this may be very useful for Reddit users.

That's what I thought. Although there would be a learning curve, you could probably build a very similar model of this, that is completely finished, for $44k.

I got 99 problems but a tab ain't one.

Banks require us to give them large amounts of trust. We deposit our money. They lend that money out, while the general public is under the impression that you deposit money and it stays there. The bank's very business model relies on all of their depositors not needing/withdrawing their money at the same time; should everyone happen to need/withdraw their money at the same time, the bank would fail. Fractional reserve banking at its finest.