When are we, as a society, going to take small crimes seriously?
My girlfriend got scammed out of over $1000 on Ebay recently (seller is within the country). Here was the dastardly scam: she ordered something, and the seller never sent it. Ebay would do nothing; the police would do nothing.
> I think it's interesting how different people view status, like the "Harvard Professor or Homeless guy?" quiz that used to get passed around.
This is counter-signalling. "I don't have to dress like a high-status individual, because I'm so high status that my high status is clear either way." It's why somewhat intelligent people use big words, but very intelligent people speak plainly: they are so intelligent their intelligence is clear even without the big words, and they want you to know that.
Yes, meds don't solve the underlying issue. There is no happy pill. They just give you the boost you need to fix your life. This is shown by studies that show depression comes back after discontinuing meds, but not after discontinuing therapy.
Politicians should take a vow of poverty, agreeing to never spend more in a year than the average American. Great way to weed out all of the sharks and keep only the people who actually care and want to lead the country in the right direction, whatever that takes.
Won't ever work for most severe food allergies (e.g. peanuts) right? From what I understand, immunotherapy has not been found to be safe/effective for these allergies.
I disagree. If it's not empirical, it doesn't count. There are millions of people with ideas, but ideas aren't good enough. Prove your idea is true, then we'll talk about deserving credit.
Exception: mathematical ideas which are difficult to come up with.
Idea for criminals: Anonymous tax payment service. I am a regular person with a bitcoin wallet. You are a criminal with a bitcoin wallet. You want to pay taxes on your crime money, but don't want to get caught for doing crime. So, instead of reporting the income on your own taxes, you send me bitcoin anonymously equal to the taxes you owe (plus a small fee). I declare and pay the taxes through my own tax returns. Then, if you are ever accused of not paying taxes on your crime money, you can prove you have been paying taxes by showing you own the bitcoin wallet that sent me the money. But, until the government catches on to your illegal activity, you get to stay anonymous without tax reporting tipping off the police etc.
My girlfriend got scammed out of over $1000 on Ebay recently (seller is within the country). Here was the dastardly scam: she ordered something, and the seller never sent it. Ebay would do nothing; the police would do nothing.
Why can you just take people's money like this?