Every time some statistical "studies" come out I think of which industry is going to benefit from it.
So... what did you think of? I can't think of any industries that would directly benefit from people drinking less.
Readit Newssaraid216 commented on Are the benefits of moderate drinking a myth? davidroodman.com/blog/201... · Posted by u/luu
I'm not sure I follow your logic. So are you saying if we were a further advanced society people could have sex a crowded bus or restaurant and we should just all accept it and not expect them to get some privacy?
I'm not suggesting anyone should be ashamed of sex. I am suggesting that most people want that moment to be private and even those that around them want them to keep it private as well.
If you don't think that people having sex in public should be ashamed, why did you bring it up?
Care to elaborate on the details of your most recent sexually-intimate encounter?
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That's what I thought. Everyone has something they don't want others to know.
I licked pussy. Since you're asking.
I'm perfectly okay with others knowing that. Why do you want to shame me for that?
We need to get comfortable with the fact that having things to hide does not make us guilty, criminal, or unethical.
Whether it's dick pictures, political views, or associations with questionable NSA targeted groups like UNICEF[1].
I argue that it's our responsibility to hide things to support freedom and democracy.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/05/22/nsa_gchq_...
I firmly disagree. Hiding things is a hack; the actual solution is to change society such that exposure entails no significant consequences.
Sure, as a band-aid to make existing real people feel secure? Hiding things and keeping them hidden is fine. It's just an indicator of how far we as a society still have to go.
Do remember: "it's our responsibility to hide things to support freedom and democracy" is the exact argument used by the government against things like Wikileaks. The exact argument.
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Imagine being able to type style.border-width in JS instead of style.borderWidth
style['border-width']The problem remains the same. No point in worrying about what name you attach to the solution.
What exactly is it you think the problem is?
I imagine to appease anyone with doubt to the benefits of basic income some sort of "basic work credits" type system would need to be in place for anyone without a normal job to contribute something noteworthy back to society.
The matter of what is acceptable as "basic work" may already be in place as court ordered community services, peace corps, or local public works projects. Maybe even a new variation of non-profit organization [1] that has specific structural rules for "basic work" credits?
It's a noble attempt at compromise, but at that point, you're not talking about UBI anymore. The entire point of UBI is a rejection of the notion that a person must contribute before they have permission to live. It's a statement that the right to life is inherent to every individual, details on the morality of suicide or abortion aside, and that if we can't simply provide those necessities, then we can at least provide the means to get them through guaranteed income.
Basic Income is, by itself, already a compromise. To compromise again is to no longer be a separate concept.
At the point you're talking about, it's not actually different from the situation as it stands now: what you're really saying is that the minimum wage needs to be sufficient for living expenses. Nothing more.
saraid216 commented on Why Do We Play Video Games That Feel Like Work? motherboard.vice.com/read... · Posted by u/DiabloD3
Does the author assume everyone's aware of David Graeber Utopia of Rules? Because he didn't seem to cite Graeber, and yet clearly the arguments and style have obvious similarities. (http://boingboing.net/2015/02/02/david-graebers-the-utopia-o...)
He didn't cite http://theoryoffun.com/ either.