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almost nobody who understands the science gives more credence to the lab leak theory over a zoonotic source. There are huge leaps of faith required by the lab leak theory that don't hold up against slight scrutiny.

this feels very thought-crimey to me, but I think I'd have to actually see that chats to really decide. Like is she making plans/asking for advice? is she just talking about her feelings exactly as if it's a diary?

it's crazy how normalized spending 1k+ on a phone has become. I can't imagine paying that for a phone that is almost identical in features I care about to something 1/3 the price.

> All economic activity is a key driver to climate change

what a pointless thought-terminating cliché

> You're clearly imposing a self-serving moral judgement on other people.

Just because you are the wrong side of morality does not mean they are incorrect

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> That doesn't invalidate the first category even though most people in the category are in the latter.

so you solved obesity then! people just need to make better choices! Glad we have you here solving the worlds greatest mysteries

wow you figured it out! but wait.. if it's that easy why is obesity such a huge issue?

> They failed to stop capitalism

good thing, too!

as someone who has a good amount of experience with psychedelics - there is actually a surprising amount of overlap between the two experiences, but mostly in a generalized "how they can feel" way, and not in the sense that they are the same type of experience.

the literature is very clear about the relationship between high LDL and Atherosclerosis. Are you referring to poor health in general, separate from Cardiovascular Disease?

you didn't read the article did you? Or are you actually here to claim that people with hypercholesterolemia just need to eat better?

Do you have the same simplistic ideas about GLP-1's?

I love that they made the comparison to Hacker News in terms of request sizes lmao. Yea definitely a representative sample

the vast majority of the anti-statin crowd are just regurgitating talking points they heard from people in their diet tribe - usually keto/carnivore

supposedly that comes mostly from observational studies whereas RCT's seem to show that at some point full regain will probably happen (although can take 1-2 years). The Observational studies don't seem to control for people stopping GLP-1's but still trying other drugs/weight loss methods which is where the discrepancy from RCT's seems to be.

they have long lasting effects if the changes are long lasting. Almost never the case

so you don't have any evidence? you are just hoping there will be evidence in the future?

Separately - are you against minimum wage increases as a way to make things more affordable?

and your evidence that property prices are almost entirely set by wages is?

> It's the opposite of a thought-terminating cliche

> You could start by reading Marx, who laid a lot of the groundwork.

Are you aware that you just responded with another? You did the "read theory" meme lol

> I like the way you trailed off halfway through your knee-jerk reaction, underscoring just how much your response is an automated result of indoctrination

so you don't have solutions or evidence is what I'm gathering? just another lefty populist spouting tired platitudes?

I guess I'm just confused why your entire comment is about landlords and the super-wealthy when the article and message you are responding to don't mention either.

are you referring to NIMBY homeowners? because yes, people who own houses are the most likely to prevent more housing from being built (although not the only reason more housing isn't being built)

what proportion of the housing crisis do you think is because of what you linked, and what would be your evidence?

No I am mostly agreeing with the quoted point

really? you think it's not significantly effected by anything else? like amount of housing available?

> The common factor: the capital class screwing over the working class.

This thought terminating cliche is getting real old. What are your solutions? and what evidence do you have that those solutions will solve the problems? Shaking your fists at "the elites" and regurgitating populist slop is not going to

> Increasing wages will not fix the housing crisis, and will just drive prices higher.

This is true though?

Are you saying that you blame apartment prices on landlords? If you build more apartments then market rent goes down and landlords can't charge more if people can just find cheaper apartments. It's not like landlords just choose whatever price they want - it's significantly bound by the demand.

agreed

> What’s driving the cyclical nature of the price discovery for entries on a global ledger?

https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-halving-4843769

lets's come back to this one year from now and see if it bottoms around Oct 6

> Obviously because they care more about things than just making money.

why should someone be banned from selling their land if they want?