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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Americans really do not prefer either candidate. Our political system is deeply screwed up. Saying something like "Just vote for the right people and everything will be better!" doesn't help us Americans because the system is both a two-party system and is heavily influenced by the rich. The two problems combined has really made our country less of a democracy and more of an oligarchy.

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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Safe spaces are echo chambers. Only people who align with their own views are allowed, so those views are the only ones expressed. It's "Free" as long as you say what they want to hear.

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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

There is a difference between the two. Getting doxxed is caused by social regulation going awry. Getting removed by a company is that company controlling the narrative. Neither is good, but one still allows for the freedom of expression.

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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

I understand the sentiment of the post, but it's just not realistic. If we could get rid of the problem, that would obviously be preferable, but it's not going anywhere. It's just too pervasive and exploits psychology too well.

We should encourage people to do those things and break free, and some will be able to. Many people, however, lack the willpower to do so. If we can find a way to make people learn and feel fulfilled while in a short-attention-span environment, that would be an improvement from where we are now.

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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

It is tough to break out of the instant gratification cycle when everyone you see is in the same cycle. People on facebook spend all of their time looking at other people on facebook. Living differently takes someone or something to shift their perspective, as well as the self-discipline to create change. This expense makes me believe that the lifestyle of instant gratification is the new normal, and I doubt it will be going away any time soon.

That just makes me wonder: How can we manipulate this change for our own advantage?

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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

I have never heard a good argument explaining how affirmative action is good for a company or society outside of college.

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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Theoretically, those people who lost their jobs are now free to use their time producing some other product, thus increasing GDP. We'll see if that happens, though.

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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

'Society at large has decided that it likes suburbs and McMansions just fine.' No, the people with the money and land have decided that they like suburbs. I am sure that if a millennial could buy a small patch of land and build a small house on it for cheap, they would.

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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

True equality is choosing the right people for the job vs diversifying for the sake of diversity.

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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

We're arguing for our right to due process. Something that is thrown away when secret courts make such big decisions.

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vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Unemployment may be going down, but that doesn't count for much when most of the added jobs are $10/hr service jobs.

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