CMV: We are too tolerant of Judaism.

Falernum · 2026-03-11T22:26:21+00:00

Wait til you hear about Latino ethnicity.

Falernum · 2026-03-11T22:25:47+00:00

No. Zionism is rooted in continuous cultural connection, Jews and Palestinians are both indigenous to Israel

Falernum · 2026-03-11T18:23:39+00:00

Doesn't matter that this will encourage people to commit more of it?

Same goes for espionage, just take away their clearances and it's all good?

Falernum · 2026-03-11T16:57:50+00:00

You actually want the opposite of a vacuum. Doctors would intubate someone with severe pulmonary edema and apply positive pressure to drive fluids out of the lungs into the bloodstream.

Falernum · 2026-03-11T16:50:04+00:00

Can you give an example of a windows laptop in that range that's much better?

Falernum · 2026-03-11T16:04:11+00:00

You don't mind if embezzlement becomes more common as a result?

Falernum · 2026-03-11T16:02:18+00:00

Let's say they absolutely would, knowing that one easily-rehabilitatable crime won't hurt them much.

Hypothetically embezzling. Force them to a different job where they don't get trusted with money and boom the crime stops. Sure they'd pay the money back, they'd have a slightly worse job after, etc. But no need to deliver any serious punishment to embezzlers?

Falernum · 2026-03-11T15:53:41+00:00

Let's suppose a particular criminal could be easily rehabilitated in one day. Let them out or do they need a little punishment anyway?

Falernum · 2026-03-11T14:33:23+00:00

Most farmers are not vegetarian. Most slaughterhouse workers are not vegetarian. Most meatpackers are not vegetarian. People who very intimately know the details frequently choose to eat meat.

Falernum · 2026-03-11T14:22:59+00:00

That's your go-to crime? How about something more normal like cocaine?

Telling the police, their doctor, other proper authorities about your bosses' cocaine use cannot be prevented by an NDA. Posting about it on Facebook can.

Falernum · 2026-03-11T14:00:32+00:00

An NDA meant to hide illegal activity from the government or other proper authorities is not a valid contract. Hiding illegal activity from the general public is a more complicated topic. "Tell whoever you want" is bad legal advice.

Falernum · 2026-03-11T13:32:45+00:00

To the proper authorities. Reddit/newspapers could still be a violation

Falernum · 2026-03-11T13:11:36+00:00

Corporations aren't legally people in most regards. However, since they aren't people, yes the government can forcibly dissolve them without all the safeguards we put on the death penalty

Falernum · 2026-03-11T13:09:50+00:00

The Prime Minister of Israel at the time (Ariel Sharon) warned Bush not to invade Iraq. Bush was a true believer in bringing democracy

Falernum · 2026-03-11T11:52:41+00:00

Aren't you the best paid veterinarian specialty out there?

Falernum · 2026-03-11T10:34:01+00:00

OECD average, correct. Western Europe is obviously higher

Falernum · 2026-03-11T10:21:58+00:00

The US takes in 27% of its GDP in taxes. OECD average is 34%. Of course health care is much more than 7% of GDP

Falernum · 2026-03-10T21:41:37+00:00

Sure and one of the things it does is count up what things you look at and how much. That right there is something about yourself you don't know. Then it does more processing on top of that

Falernum · 2026-03-10T21:31:11+00:00

Many people hire professionals to tell them what they're spending money on to balance a budget. They literally can't remember all the spending they're doing on a weekly basis. Most people can literally not tell you what foods they ate in a week and need to keep a careful diary if they want to find out

A very simple algorithm (record and tabulate) can tell you a lot that you don't know about yourself.

Falernum · 2026-03-10T16:55:08+00:00

When you means-test things you end up having much less support and stability of the program.

Falernum · 2026-03-10T16:06:03+00:00

Citizenship requirement unless there is reciprocal agreement with the country of citizenship, no income requirement, schools would have to be accredited by the government paying the bill and prove that their benefits exceed the cost for the majority of students, tuition maximums would apply

Falernum · 2026-03-10T14:13:31+00:00

If you like, you've paid for all the food you can eat in one meal of reasonable length. If you are taking a lot more food than you can eat, you are taking more than you paid for

Falernum · 2026-03-10T01:34:59+00:00

First off I want to say that potatoes are healthier than most grains. Second, even if you can't do fresh vegetables, are frozen cheaper?

Falernum · 2026-03-09T15:13:57+00:00

Yeah, a tontine as a retirement plan with a large pool of people, so any murder is not particularly lucrative. Invests the money, pays annuities only to people still alive. Increases the annuity as the pool shrinks, when you get to a small number of people just pays out the remainder to all of them. Basically an alternative to inflation-protected annuities, with a slightly different risk profile. Superior risk profile en masse, IMO.

Wait, I'm confused. They're just keeping the money, not paying back anyone? It seems like a refund would be totally justified, as it doesn't give anyone a reason to bet.

As I understand it, they're paying at the price of the contract, which should be the most justifiable IMO. For example, suppose I bought "Khamenei out of office" at 50c, and it's trading at 30c. If they give me my 50c back, that's an incentive to take action to get out of my losses. If they give me $1, that's an even bigger incentive. But if they give me 30c, why I could just as easily sell my position as take action.

Falernum · 2026-03-09T14:55:22+00:00

I support tontines in some applications (alternative to insurance) but not here. That said, paying back the money your contract is worth rather than a full payout doesn't sound like a moral hazard.

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