Just want to quickly point out how much of a lifesaver delivery services are for many disabled folks. As someone who is disabled I find it very strange how critical abled people are of these technologies, even going so far as to use our situations in arguments against it without actually getting our opinion on it.
I'm curious, do you still not believe that vaccine injury is real? The FDA and CDC have now repeatedly acknowledged it's existence with the COVID-19 vaccines.
If you do believe that it's real with respect to the COVID-19 vaccines, what is your reasoning for advocating for "restraining" people who are concerned about this issue?
Driving is dangerous but we still teach teenagers to drive. We weigh the risks and the benefits and, despite the risks, do it anyway.
It is a degenerate form of the straw-man fallacy to bring up only the risks. Additionally, this kerfuffle is predicated on the totally false assertion that the state is taking parents out of the decision-making loop.
There is NO substance here. NOTHING.
There. You made me talk about the stupid thing. I hope you're happy.
There is a daily, constant conversation about the benefits of vaccines. I don't need to bring that up. It is implied.
There are people whose lives have been destroyed by vaccines. That isn't nothing. It seems they are just too much of a minority for you to care. Or you don't believe they exist. And that's why I asked you that question, because we can't have a conversation without understanding where each of us is coming from.
If you don't want to talk then don't talk. But don't attack and insult me. I'm not making you do anything.
There are 500k+ Americans dead. Even if the vaccine killed 50K people it would be worth it. I will insult you and your ilk because it is under the guise of respectable reasonable discussion that you do your damage. I'm done pretending you don't have blood on your hands, and that I don't hate you for it.
I was nearly killed by a series of vaccine injuries. It was excruciating and slow. I'm alive today because I'm a biochemist and was able to pursue experimental treatment.
I'm going to do what I need to survive. I will not be a sacrifice for your fake greater good.
There are several practical options for defending against respiratory infections. There are no practical options for defending against serious vaccine injury. We either cure ourselves or our lives are destroyed. We do not get any healthcare.
So you won the shit lottery, and now you want people to stop playing, to protect them, is that it? So if you get MRSA in a hospital are you going to tell people to stop going to the hospital? And if someone called you an asshole for doing that, would you also claim that they are treating you as a "sacrifice for a fake greater good?"
You are blinded by rage, self-pity, and a false sense that you are protecting others. Because you won the shit lottery, you think its more likely than it is, and it colors your perspective on vaccination. You have a better justification for your cognitive bias than most anti-vaxxers, but you're still just as wrong, dishonest, and deadly. Signing off.
I'm not telling anyone to do anything. If people want to get vaccinated that's fine by me.
I do not believe that I'm "protecting" people, and I certainly would not waste my time trying to protect able-bodied people who are fully capable of protecting themselves.
But I do work hard to help disabled people when they ask for help, particularly those with similar experiences to myself.
To be clear, I think vaccines do far more harm than good. I agree that serious, acute vaccine injury is very rare, but I would argue that a slow, debilitating degradation of health from vaccines is very very common. There is a rapidly growing body of research and real-world data indicating that vaccines significantly reduce our immune systems ability to defend against evolving viral threats. Short term, some vaccines appear to be a good idea, but long-term they may be a net-negative.
Uber hasn't raised their base rates in my city for years now. I drive for Uber, and it's more profitable than ever.
This is because of surge pricing and higher volume. Even when there is no surge profitability is quite good as long as it's busy enough for back to back rides.
If you're patient and ride during slower times you pay a similar amount to what the price was years ago.
That is a gross simplification isn’t it? While democracy isn’t perfect, it depends a lot how it is implemented. Just like you have badly implemented programs and right ones.
No, I think history and present times makes it clear that this is an inherent property of democracy.
In democracy without any limitations (like the US constitution), a little over 50% of constituents can do whatever they want to any minority comprising less than 50% of the population.
There are plenty of modifications that have been tried, but none of them solve this fundamental problem...
...because when push comes to shove the modifications are ignored. E.g. the US constitution is routinely ignored without consequence for those in power.
I don't think any political system humans have invented exists in reality. Our political systems are a veneer over the reality of consensual interaction sprinkled with generous amounts of violence, manipulation, and control tactics that have always been used to maintain power. I would argue that since these control tactics are inherent to human behavior, a focus on prioritizing anyone's ability to defend themselves is the best solution.
There are a plenty of rebuttals to the Tether criticism, but on sites like Hacker News no one bothers anymore. It's not worth dealing with the vitriol and downvotes to even try.
That being said I also have concerns about Tether, but I think they are way overblown.
"I want to note that I feel weird defending Tether and Bitfinex. I don’t particularly like either company, as they’ve done a ton of shady things over the years. I am not vouching for the long term durability of either company."
"So we know that Tether is at least partially backed and has functioning wires in and out of the bank they use, Deltec."
Lol okay, nothing to see here, your money is definitely safe.
