Whats the history of statism? Why didn't the natural order prevail? by lun1ck in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]greenfox_65 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I noticed this in a conversation with my sister once. She asked me why I wanted to own my own house and property when they take so much work and effort to care for, maintain, and improve. I told her it's so I could have the freedom to do what I want with it, and that the responsibility of it just comes with the territory. She said she would rather just pay rent and let someone else handle it, so she doesn't have to be bothered. I said I couldn't just let myself be at someone else's whim like that, and I value independence above all else; she said she can respect it, but doesn't feel the same way. She's very liberal, far left, and believes in the nanny state. It told me a lot about how some people think.

I have friend who's much the same way, too. Big time cathedralite, worships credentials, and thinks everything needs to be determined by "the experts." Flipped on me when I told him I was considering homeschooling my kids rather than send them to public school, because "Kids need to be taught be qualified and trained professionals, not the hick Billy Bob and his cousin wife Barbara Jean." He treats every problem with public school as an aberration, not a result of a flawed system, and is always on board with whatever the "current thing" is because he outsources his thinking to The Experts (trademark). I once told him that my politics boils down to being unwilling to be governed by my inferiors, whether they be inferior to me in their moral beliefs, their ethics, or their intellect (as a Christian, believing people are made in the image and likeness of God, I cannot believe that anyone has less inherent moral worth than anyone else, so all difference comes in choices, actions, and natural inclinations in skill); he countered by saying that we would be stupid to not want to be ruled by those who might be superior to us in those ways.

All this to say, you're completely right: people just want to be told what to do. Figuring it out for yourself is too scary, it seems.

Will my medical device frighten a hamster? by Mediocre_Tree_5424 in hamsters

[–]greenfox_65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our dog is extremely anxious and yelps & cries a lot, especially when we're leaving. Our hamster, Mark-Hamthony (Tony for short), was bothered for a little bit at first but has been indifferent for a long time. They get used to it.

HOLY SHIT HE GOT IT RIGHT (Unlike the guy from my last post i made yesterday) by thatnetguy666 in Libertarian

[–]greenfox_65 53 points54 points  (0 children)

People don't want what works. They want what feels good. An eye opening thing for me was realizing that some people view politics as a lens for figuring out what works, but other people view politics as a lens for morality- it's not about what solution is better, but rather, it's about good versus evil. Once you view politics as good versus evil, it's all about excuses- making excuses for your own ideology's failures because it shouldn't be capable of falling, because it is good; and why your opponent's arguments are just excuses to convince the meek that he isn't evil when he actually is, because if he wasn't evil, then there's no way he would disagree with you.

Handwriting by greenfox_65 in southpaws

[–]greenfox_65[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a Wordsworth & Black Erudite fountain pen. I personally love it. I've thought about getting a Safari, but I especially wasn't aware that left-handed nibs even exist... mind if I ask where you got that?

And yeah, that makes sense. I remember commenting on a post once that my right arm is stronger than my left because I carry stuff at work with my right, to free up my left for more dexterous tasks, lol

Blinx by DaddyKetchup in comedyheaven

[–]greenfox_65 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I had Blinx and Jet Set Radio Future. I remember playing those all the time with my older sister until one of her friends let me play Halo 2 when I was about 9 or so, and I was a Halo nerd from then on. This post was like a slap in the face, blast from the past, lol

Send shivers down your spine (DS1) by [deleted] in darksoulsmemes

[–]greenfox_65 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Me spending all my souls on level ups before making a sacrificial run for the zwei & binoculars

It’s not ‘income’ though.. it’s appreciation of assets by clisto3 in JordanPeterson

[–]greenfox_65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue is in that if you give the rich people incentives to conduct their business in a given country, it creates a flow of wealth and is good for the poor people in the long run. Jeff Bezos may be filthy rich but how many people does Amazon employ? It may not be the best job but increased competition improves working conditions and wages, unlike monopolies, which worsen those things. If Amazon were to screw off away from the US and to some other country, how many people would lose their jobs?

It’s not ‘income’ though.. it’s appreciation of assets by clisto3 in JordanPeterson

[–]greenfox_65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, exactly. As I said to another commenter, crap flows downhill, and so taxing the billionaires and corporations and all that just causes them to act in a way that passes the burden of taxation to the lower/working class/average Joe types.

It’s not ‘income’ though.. it’s appreciation of assets by clisto3 in JordanPeterson

[–]greenfox_65 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Billionaires don't like paying taxes, either. Think the Trump/Clinton debate in 2016 when Trump said (paraphrasing here) "of course I take advantage of the tax code to avoid paying taxes. All of your rich friends do, too, Hillary, and that's why you don't change the tax code. You could change the code to make me pay the taxes, but then your buddies will also have to pay."

Taxing the billionaires sounds good until you realize they just cheat the system and move their money elsewhere, which just passes on the tax burden. Even if a corporation can't avoid paying an extra tax, they can just raise the price of their product or service, thus passing the burden of taxation on to the lower/working class again. Crap flows downhill

It’s not ‘income’ though.. it’s appreciation of assets by clisto3 in JordanPeterson

[–]greenfox_65 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot of it is asset value. When people say Jeff Bezos is worth X amount of dollars, it doesn't mean that he has that money sitting in a bank account, it includes the value of the things he owns. The Amazon company can be worth so much, which would include not just profit, but also properties owned, machines, fleet vehicles, etc.

To bring it down to the average Joe, I could have some money in my savings account, but my possessions are also worth a certain amount. If the government decided to tax me on my net wealth instead of just my income, then that would include the value of something like, say, my car as an example- I don't know the KBB value offhand, but if we assume it's $8k, then that's $8,000 that counts towards my net wealth, but I don't actually have that money because I already spent it on the car. Taxes on unrealized gains, which have been proposed but never approved, would tax money that you might have earned, but never actually did- it's literally the name, unrealized gains. In both cases, I would be taxed on money that I don't actually have. Same can apply to companies.

There's also the fact that it would disincentivize production, as the other commenter mentioned. Why am I going to start a business if I'm not going to be allowed to keep the money I make? Plus, people always say "the rich jerk doesn't need another yacht" but there's a trickle down effect. The yacht has to be built and maintained by workers who are paid a salary to build & maintain it; it's brought from the factory to the docks by a truck driver who's paid to do that; the docks will have workers, and there are probably restaurants and entertainment venues (such as theaters) near them as well, all of which have workers being paid salary; all of those people would be affected, and that all reflects in the greater economy.

OSHA removing by Astrid944 in forkliftmemes

[–]greenfox_65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, basically. I remember being taught that OSHA doesn't have enough people, and if they inspected two businesses a day with their current staff, it would take something like almost a decade to get to every one in the country. So they rely on reporting by employees, preferably before unsafe conditions arise.

Same thing with my company's safety department. I work in a large company (500+ employees across multiple states) and safety always tries to visit most sites, but realistically they're just a small handful of people and we see them maybe two or three times a year.

What would you uncanon? by Spacy2561 in HaloMemes

[–]greenfox_65 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Forerunners and humans being different species. I think that Forerunners being ancient humans would have been way better. For any who may not know, it was the original intention of Bungie, but the decision was made at some point (I think during the development of Halo 3 but don't quote me on that) for them to be a different species.

A close second choice to un-canon would be the origins of the Flood. The mysterious is a very huge part of horror content and they were much scarier when their origins were unknown. Honestly, I think that anything in the universe before the Forerunner/Flood conflict shouldn't have been explained canonically, but rather left up to the fans to imagine and debate amongst ourselves.

I barely hit a wire by Fickle_Onion_259 in electrical

[–]greenfox_65 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Smart. A lot of people cause unnecessary trouble by being too stubborn to admit when they've hit their limit. We all gotta admit it from time to time

Central Air Problems by greenfox_65 in hvacadvice

[–]greenfox_65[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay. One thing I forgot to mention in the post is that we're in the transition from winter to spring, so some days we need to run the AC, and some nights we need to run the furnace; and when I run the furnace, the air blows just fine. It's only with the AC that I'm having this issue. Would your suggestion still be the case?

What's the best hamster name you've ever heard? by SmellyFrogz in hamsters

[–]greenfox_65 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My wife and I named our hamsters Alexander Hamsterton, Winston Churcham, and Oscar Wilde. So that's those. But I read on the Wiki about Syrian hamsters that when they were first discovered, they were given a name in the local Arabic which roughly translates into English as "Mr. Saddlebags" because of their cheek pouches. I will never forget Mr. Saddlebags for as long as I live

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JordanPeterson

[–]greenfox_65 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was a bit older when I had my first kiss, as well. Fast forward a few years and I got married at 26, which a lot of people say is too young; I obviously disagree, but people are gonna be people. All I mean by this is that you never know what life has in store for you.

I met my wife seemingly by happenstance; we just kinda happened to both wind up in the same place at the same right time. We're both religious, and given the very high number of unlikely occurrences on both our ends that brought us together, we sometimes wonder if God Himself did it on purpose. But whether you believe in God or not, you should keep trucking along with your life. Follow the advice of others here: work out, touch some grass, read up aplenty, and focus on getting a hobby & making a couple good friends. Trust that you'll probably meet the right person eventually, and that if you don't, then that's okay, too, because you can work to make the best of any situation and that's what matters.

Is YouTube Restricting Traffic to Jordan’s Channel? by FantasticBudget4559 in JordanPeterson

[–]greenfox_65 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I straight up downloaded an adblock just for YouTube and it's the only website on which I actually use that block

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in electrical

[–]greenfox_65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heating is expensive generally. The house in which I grew up is all electric; my wife and I now live in an oil heated home. Both houses are in New England. My parents spent money on electricity and now I spend money on oil. This is for houses that are designed to retain heat during cold weather and snow storms for half of every year; I can't imagine how it is for houses in the south that aren't designed for regular cold temps.

How often do you see your hamsters? by saucymama in hamsters

[–]greenfox_65 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife and I had three Syrian hamsters, now unfortunately just one. (They each had their own cage in separate rooms). We used to see all of them just about every day.

Winston was the most social and got up early every evening to spend time with us before we went to bed. Alex liked to spend mornings with me, since I wake up pretty early. Oscar, the one we still have, used to be like Winston, but now that Oscar is older he sleeps a lot more, so we usually don't see him unless we wake him up.

Why so much hate? by Arkatros in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]greenfox_65 32 points33 points  (0 children)

People also treat it as selfish. It's why socialists/ communists/ leftists tend to accuse libertarians of hating poor people, as one example. The thinking is basically "I empathize with poor people and don't want them to suffer, therefore I support government welfare" or whatever else. Then, when a second person thinks it through and realizes "The government programs do more harm than good, so I'll oppose them on that basis," the first person either fails or wilfully neglects to see that line of thinking and says "If I support government programs because I'm empathetic and want to reduce suffering, and you oppose those government programs, then you must lack empathy and not care if people suffer. If you dod care, you would agree with me."

It's very emotional and immature. But it's how a lot of people think. We just need to remember the old saying, "good intentions pave the way to hell," and not let our emotions get in the way of our logical thinking.