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They obviously would. It gives them more control over the internet.

That is a rational fear. What you are describing is a normal fear. In my caseit would be more of a phobia where even when I am perfectly safe I would sweat, heartbeat would increase and I might get into a panic attack as suck.

> Climbing is an intimate relationship with our world’s most dramatic landscapes, not a self-boasting fight against them.

For the same reason why many would spent hours catching fish over a lazy weekend when much better fish is available for $5 in super-market.

For the same reason why someone would spend 5 hours trying to solve an interesting algorithms problem when one can easily find a solution on internet.

I am not a climber. I have fear of heights but I can understand it.

Check the list of people pardoned by George W Bush. Most of them should not have been in jail in first place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_pardoned_by_Geo...

> It really doesn't seem very many steps above slavery.

If I ever go through that system there is no way in hell I am coming out of the prison "reformed". Today when I look at a young kid I feel compassion and I will help the kid in need. After coming out of an US Prison I am likely to see everyone else as "these people were responsible for putting me through hell". That lack of compassion is way more worse.

I am not surprised that so many people turn out to be repeat offenders.

It surprises me that US government has not yet started harvesting organs of the prisoners. Why does someone who has been sentenced for 20 years in prison need his extra kidney for ?

> 30% of California forest firefighters are prisoners .. The state argued against parole credit for these prisoners as it would draw down the labor force and lead to depletion of the firefighter force.

I guess if some of them die fighting fire we as a society are told to think "good riddance".

Lack of compassion for those wronged by the state is a Achilles heel of US civilization. It is going to cause a damage down further as people's respect for law erodes over time.

> How about paying what it's worth for labor instead of expecting to get 'cheap' labor?

Sure! but will you rent a place that is $500 expensive while bringing no additional benefit other than it employed someone at higher wages ?

Government runs something inefficiently. That is a big news! Nah. It is known.

This is prison industrial complex at play fueled by insecurities of average American.

I am only explaining the facts. Forced paternity leave takes out some amount of labor from market increasing prices for everyone else for those services.

It is generally opposite.

For example USA does not have government mandated paternity leave and hence a lot of people value that 3 month salary over staying at home without pay. This means the McDonald on corner is able to have necessary staff and the Comcast technician is able to come to your house on a Saturday.

People leaving jerk boss is not always a good thing because Jerk is a value between 0 to 1. UBI simply tilts it in employees favor which is exactly same as against society's benefit.

The wouldn't know as I got the medicines and trashed them.

Also, if they are any smarter they should lower the premiums of people who did not such painkillers.

My wife was facing a burnout at the work. She was needlessly scared and suffered panic attacks. It is something I have gone through too and coped. But in her case because I love her more than I love myself I decided to take her to a doctor who then refereed her to a psychologist who then prescribed her drugs which on quick research appeared to be his plan to keep her on those forever. My expectation was that the doctor would suggest her some mild drugs and ask to take up Yoga or some other hobbies and assure her that everything is in fact alright with her.

He on other hand made a big deal out of whole thing.

We decided to trash all the medicines and lived happily without any issues.

My doctors have given me opioids so many times and I typically throw them out. Why take a substance like that if pain is bearable ?

I have politicians in my family in India and this is actually an end-game for the politicians. This was damn too common with "urban banks" which are like credit unions. Last Indian president Mrs. Pratibha Patil was charged with such frauds during her political career.

This is how it worked with "urban banks". A politician sets up a bank and gets it running smoothly. Such banks can operate only on small deposits and limited to local area only. They are subject to different banking rules and can give much higher returns and aggressive loans. The banks typically do well.

As the elections nearby the politician and his friends will borrow huge loans. New projects will be setup with these loans. After an year or so the project declares bankruptcy and the loan becomes and NPA. Politician's friend buys the stalled project at throw away costs and then if needed sells back to the politician. Wealth is thus transferred from poor folks to rich politicians.

This time however it has happened with major banks.

The MD of India's top private bank makes around $5M-$10M a year. The Public sector bank MD however makes around $50K max a year. that is 10x less salary. The banks themselves are a giant jobs program.