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People who get ahead build relationships. The slaves stick around to do the extra work.
Competence + relationship > competence + extra work
It's so funny how all the business advice is about how to be a good slave rather than what really gets you ahead.
I sincerely doubt you would, since I asked you for the citation and we're discussing moderation in this thread.
In the absence of this, what is anyone reading your original comment to do with your assertion? Are we supposed to take some random internet person at their word?
If it can be used as an example to discuss further, whether for or against moderation, then I think the community here will be better for it.
Maybe you'll prove yourself wrong, and not be censored.
I will if I get assurances that I will not be penalized.
> In the absence of this, what is anyone reading your original comment to do with your assertion? Are we supposed to take some random internet person at their word?
Yes. Because it's an experience many shared. You've used this forum for a while now. You don't think there is a particular bent here? Noticed a lot of cultural posts that lean a certain way? No?
> Maybe you'll prove yourself wrong, and not be censored.
I was proven right many times already. Seems like you want to get me in trouble.
How about this, in a few weeks or maybe months, I'll get bored of HN and then I'll post it.
It's so funny people think that mods are beyond flamebait. Think about why you would want to be a mod? Especially a "tech/business" forum which is at the forefront of political/cultural issues.
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...and then we couldn't blame billionares for being the problem.
That is so deceptive. You are assuming that everyone else won't be paying their taxes. Everything would be paid for but we could use the "confiscated" wealth for additional stuff. Not that I am necessarily for or against wealth redistribution.
Nobody is saying the wealth should be used to fund the government. The american taxpayers do that. The additional money could be used for other stuff.
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(Yes, nuclear power / nuclear weapons, but in the 70s that wasn't a clear distinction)
Considering that Germany is an american vassal with significant russian influence, it's more likely political factions tied to US and Russia. US doesn't want Germany to develop nuclear energy because nuclear energy research is the same thing as a nuclear weapons research. A nuclear armed germany is pretty much an independent germany which is something no empire desires. Empire and freedom/independence/sovereignty don't mix. And russians don't want germany to develop nuclear energy because they want to sell more oil/gas to germany and gain more influence over germany/europe.
But you asserted it's why we stopped. So your logic is we were okay with experimenting on black slaves, aborigines, natives, etc, but it was the nazis that made up stop? Even though we recruited these nazi scientists after ww2 and even though we continued with unethical human experimentation after ww2?
Why not admit you were wrong and just move on?
> It is a famous example taught in medical history classes.
Then you should ask your school to provide a broader/complete view of history.
We are still carrying out human experimentation on poor people - especially in africa and india. In case you were wondering.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/bio...
Yes. It certainly isn't the billionaires as all their wealth wouldn't as the OP noted.
> Last year, federal tax revenues were $3 trillion less than federal spending.
A once in a few generations pandemic will do that. See how when things are put into context, it doesn't seem so bad?