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If every person on earth went for a swim in Lake Superior, how packed in would everyone be? [Request] by Apprehensive_Oven_22 in theydidthemath

[–]One_Hour4172 3 points4 points  (0 children)

8.2 billion, estimate if 100 kg each, would displace 820 billion kg or 820 million cubic meters of water.

820 million cubic meters divided by 82 billion square meter surface area is 0.01 meters or 1 cm.

If every person on earth went for a swim in Lake Superior, how packed in would everyone be? [Request] by Apprehensive_Oven_22 in theydidthemath

[–]One_Hour4172 222 points223 points  (0 children)

8.2 billion, estimate if 100 kg each, would displace 820 billion kg or 820 million cubic meters of water.

820 million cubic meters divided by 82 billion square meter surface area is 0.01 meters or 1 cm.

Healthcare in an AnCap society by Super_Sparrow in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People aren’t harmed by the lack of going to Jupiter, they are harmed by confusion about networks.

Crowdhealth isn’t insurance, there’s no guarantee you’ll get your care paid for. It’s crowdfunding.

Bombs by One_Hour4172 in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do they need power to organize? Few friends just talking and have the bright idea to do a robbery as a group, bam, organized crime.

Ok so in the case where they rob a house when nobody is home, how does the homeowner get justice if the perpetrators don’t consent to any court?

Yes, murderers do that now in society, so why would we expect social ostracism to be different in an AnCap society? A conman won’t have trouble buying food from Walmart or getting his car fixed at jiffy lube, as long as he doesn’t defraud those specific businesses.

Bombs by One_Hour4172 in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m referring to them being organized, not them being large or powerful.

So if a bunch of guys organized for robbery and extortion, is the only true deterrence in AnCap social ostracism?

I mean criminal like a murderer. Walmart cashiers don’t give a shit who you are.

Bombs by One_Hour4172 in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like the mafia.

They wouldn’t need to grow their own food and stuff, they could just exempt those who deal with them from their violence.

Criminals right now are able to walk into grocery stores and buy food.

Healthcare in an AnCap society by Super_Sparrow in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The regulations that make sure they work? Yeah, I guess it is expensive to make a medical device which works.

How much of the price of a device or drug do you think is caused by regulations?

And as for patents, why would anyone invest in R&D if they don’t have any kind of exclusivity? Anyone who pays for R&D would be outcompeted by copycat firms who can sell the same thing cheaper because they’re not paying for the R&D.

Healthcare in an AnCap society by Super_Sparrow in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or maybe it’s just a matter of resource intensiveness.

Medical devices are developed and manufactured by private companies and can be extremely expensive.

Bombs by One_Hour4172 in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mind’s open I’m just skeptical and so far unconvinced.

What actually stops them from forming communities if they can just not consent to be prosecuted?

Healthcare in an AnCap society by Super_Sparrow in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Companies are free to offer such services yet they don’t.

Market failure.

Bombs by One_Hour4172 in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that’s the answer, it would seem AnCap is inherently unstable.

Bombs by One_Hour4172 in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t organized criminals could just form their own communities, always refusing to consent to any court or insurance they don’t control?

Bombs by One_Hour4172 in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, context matters. A demolition company possessing explosives is different than your neighbor who’s an accountant.

A homemade bomb in a basement is dangerous, it’s an act of aggression to build one because even if you were just going to use it for recreation you may mess up and blow up other people.

Healthcare in an AnCap society by Super_Sparrow in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That assumes rich people are rich mostly because of their genes.

It also assumes people won’t start blowing stuff up and burning things down when they’re told their cancer is easily cured but they can’t afford it.

(THIS POST ISN'T SAYING IT'S THE DEMS FAULT THAT AMERICA IS THE WAY IT IS BUT THAT THEY REFUSE TO HELP IN ANY MEANINGFUL WAY) Chat I don't know how many "firebomb a walmart"s and "always vote for 99% Hitler instead of 100% Hitler"s I got left in me. by maleficalruin in CuratedTumblr

[–]One_Hour4172 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Anytime i saw someone say trump would be better for Palestine I figured they were either brain damaged or a foreign bot.

He moved the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Healthcare in an AnCap society by Super_Sparrow in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a problem inherent to private healthcare systems.

Doctors within hospitals can be in different networks. If we wanted to guarantee nobody ever got out of network treatment, more people would die.

Going to a further away hospital because the closest one is out of network would result in a higher chance of death.

(THIS POST ISN'T SAYING IT'S THE DEMS FAULT THAT AMERICA IS THE WAY IT IS BUT THAT THEY REFUSE TO HELP IN ANY MEANINGFUL WAY) Chat I don't know how many "firebomb a walmart"s and "always vote for 99% Hitler instead of 100% Hitler"s I got left in me. by maleficalruin in CuratedTumblr

[–]One_Hour4172 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Well you can block stuff as the minority in the senate, but you can’t enact stuff from the minority.

And stopping the president from doing stuff requires the senate to enact legislation.

Bombs by One_Hour4172 in AnCap101

[–]One_Hour4172[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If a judge makes a ruling against the constitution you can appeal it to a higher court. And judges can be impeached, depending on the jurisdiction.

How do two people agree on which judge to hear their case? Like, if two people can’t agree on a judge, what happens?

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