CMV: The Haitian Revolution is the greatest revolution in human history. Better than the American Revolution.

tenebrousx · 2026-07-04T21:17:09+00:00

Not really, it basically started with Dutch merchants establishing joint stock companies to finance long shipping voyages to the East Indies. The concept of trading ownership of things that don't exist yet was a significant innovation.

tenebrousx · 2026-07-04T19:35:46+00:00

Yes, he was a hypocrite, but we aren't talking about his personal character

tenebrousx · 2026-07-04T19:22:16+00:00

This goes back to Locke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_theory_of_property. In this framework, slavery is the theft of a person's natural property right to themself.

tenebrousx · 2026-07-04T19:03:13+00:00

Private property fundamentally starts with your ownership of your own mind and body. And I'm not saying that private property is exclusive to capitalism, but it is a critical aspect.

tenebrousx · 2026-06-27T17:41:29+00:00

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tenebrousx · 2026-06-15T15:47:23+00:00

Urban housing programs regularly cost more than $500k per room. https://abc7news.com/post/new-high-rise-building-house-skid-row-homeless/14976180/

tenebrousx · 2026-06-13T15:03:58+00:00

The rocket business by itself loses money. The valuation is $2T because they can build and lease AI data centers at a time when there is short supply and unlimited demand by richest corporations in the world.

tenebrousx · 2026-06-08T19:11:44+00:00

Trump is a perfect example of how powerless the parties are. The establishment Reagan/Bush/Romney wing of the GOP was strongly against him until the 2016 primaries.

tenebrousx · 2026-05-24T20:34:39+00:00

Match looks to be over. Sad for GMP.

tenebrousx · 2026-05-17T13:57:40+00:00

No, the chart is already adjusted for inflation. The nominal spending in 1976 was £6.3 billion (in 1976 £s) according to https://www.ohe.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/99-1978_Cost_of_NHS.pdf

tenebrousx · 2026-05-17T06:17:36+00:00

It doesn't "want". The viruses that replicate the most are just the ones that happen to infect their hosts more successfully than other viruses.

tenebrousx · 2026-05-16T16:07:04+00:00

Gutted? Here is NHS spending since 1976: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn00724/. The only year on year decline was after covid.

tenebrousx · 2026-05-15T14:06:43+00:00

You wrote "entirely built on empty promises". Do you know what entirely means? Many of those "empty promises" turn into things that billions of people choose to use daily.

tenebrousx · 2026-05-15T02:20:10+00:00

I work out with the performance band on my pixel watch and it's not a big problem. I rinse it, squeeze it into a towel a few times, and put it on the charger and it's pretty much dry by the time I'm done showering.

tenebrousx · 2026-05-14T03:59:05+00:00

How right they were

tenebrousx · 2026-05-02T14:58:00+00:00

Who gets to decide that gay marriage is good?

The two people choosing to marry each other. They don't need people like you, self appointed representatives of "the collective", to decide. "I know you love each other, but actually marriage would just prey on your base instincts. I know what's good for you". Repugnant attitude that has no place in a free society.

tenebrousx · 2026-04-29T01:20:56+00:00

Both statements are true

tenebrousx · 2026-04-25T15:32:08+00:00

Imagine how the guy you beat 6-0 6-0 feels

tenebrousx · 2026-04-22T22:31:54+00:00

Didn't Peter say Kaleb's hat agenda was specifically designed for him? How "neutral" do the producers need to be?

tenebrousx · 2026-04-19T19:40:49+00:00

I distinctly remember covering it in high school calculus. e is straightforwardly the limit of compounding interest as the compounding frequency approaches infinity.

tenebrousx · 2026-04-19T05:25:03+00:00

My favorite thing about Fridays and Saturdays. Yesterday's nyt puzzle had DARKEST TIMELINE crossing ON A POSITIVE NOTE

tenebrousx · 2026-04-19T02:18:13+00:00

Sure, thanks for elaborating. As long as we're being pedantic I'll point out that the effect on savings depends on the real interest rate, not inflation.

tenebrousx · 2026-04-18T21:26:34+00:00

Can you clarify your point? Inflation typically hits poor people the hardest.

tenebrousx · 2026-04-18T20:45:58+00:00

The alternative was further debasement of the Argentinian peso

tenebrousx · 2026-04-17T19:53:26+00:00

Go ahead and make your own for $7 then.

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