Zarath

What if Google is doing something unethical?

I think even more than that they simply do not have a choice. Yes, it sucks that Apple's suppliers are unethical, but what am I supposed to do if I want to Snapchat my girlfriend or talk to my friends, or have a phone that is compatible with itunes/apple music? If my choice is between Apple and Google, how do I know that Google's ethics are any better? Am I supposed to spend hours and hours of my life investigating whether one is marginally more ethical than the other?

We simply have to stop making consumers responsible and accountable for every unethical thing a company does. Why is the status quo that every company is evil and that's ok? You'll see AMEX commercials imploring you to "shop local" during the pandemic but where is their relief for small business? Why is it my responsibility to save them but business as usual for those that want to exploit me?

Funnily enough I find the most offensive smells to be way too much perfume, or scented laundry detergent.

The US stock market is nearly always at or near an all time high

If you are upper middle class it is possible to pay zero taxes. Between tax loss harvesting, 401ks, opportunity zones, and LLC formation, a citizen can legally pay no taxes some years. It's a bit of a learning curve but none of the mechanics are particularly difficult.

Tell that to megacorporations? Why are prescription drugs allowed to be advertised on TV? Free speech.

Maybe just placebo here, but I can notice a difference between the left and right images. The right definitely seems blurrier or harder to focus on.

You're getting downvoted but I think there is some truth to this statement.

Policing doesn't even make it near the top of a list of dangerous professions

"One of the big reasons for UBI is the belief that an individual can better assess their own needs and wants, and procure them more cheaply than the government"

Perhaps, but many of the major problems we have today are tragedy of the commons situations, and that's precisely when we need government to step in, not just leave it up to individuals.

Does anyone actually use stocks? I mean, it's not like I can show up at AAPL and demand their espresso maker because I own enough shares of their stock. The "partial ownership of the business" is a complete myth. In reality, unless a corporation pays a dividend, or goes bankrupt and is liquidated and shareholders are paid, stocks are just liquid vehicles of speculation.

A vast majority of transactions don't need to wait for a full confirmation, simply existing in the mempool is enough. Just like my electric bill doesn't need to wait for the ACH transfer to complete before it's considered paid.

Yep, I've seen places close in even the richest (read: highest rent) areas of town

Actually, I do.

Get off reddit, you won't regret it or miss it at all tbh.

Right, but it redistributes demand around. Ever been to a busy boardwalk with people hired to call out and give samples out to get people to come in? It's an arms race like that, it redistributes the demand of eating on the boardwalk, and those that don't pay for the advertising don't survive, so everyone does it, but ultimately the boardwalk would be more or less the same without it

They are different IMO. There are thoughts, which are just abstract forms, and there is the response to thoughts, which are emotions and monologues.

A corporate sponsored city is a city of the future? I actually think it is, sadly.

Blockchain would also mostly solve the corrupt ICANN issues being discussed on another thread, but people here don't really want to hear it for some reason.

Honestly I'm surprised more people aren't burnt out on this. I can only be angry and get triggered by the same bullshit for so long before it just doesn't work.

Yep, I laughed the other day when I saw an article in WSJ that was talking about a billion dollar business responsible for putting drug ads in doctors offices. That billion dollars is coming from somewhere and I think I have a good idea of where.

What? No. If Y2K was the beginning of a new millennium then Jan 1 2020 is the beginning of a new decade.

Just over Christmas I heard a story from my Aunt who had their basement flooded because of a fake replacement water filter she bought on Amazon. The entire filter unit exploded and water just poured out of the pipe.

The same people that are paying 1bn to build unprofitable housing? (I have to assume the housing is unprofitable or else it wouldn't be so difficult to build it)

Or just highlight the word and a spelling correction will be suggested, or just use the backspace when you make the mistake instead of continuing to type.

Right, and you don't. Going to settings and toggling it is fairly obvious.

Hmm interesting. I always knew I had to press and hold with different pressure on songs in my library to pull up different menus but I didn't realize that this is what that was. Thanks

That's like saying you took the pedals out of a car and people couldn't drive, it's to be expected unless they are driving a Flintstone's car.

Another anecdote, but I was in Shanghai last month and they recently started an initiative to sort trash/recyclables much more strictly. The people I was staying with were telling me that they could be fined if they don't properly sort their trash.

Not sure if it's related.

I wonder how many people you could pay to just sweep streets and clean up garbage for 1 billion.