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Comment Re: One oligarchy threatens another (Score 4, Interesting) 70

And since when do governments do things correctly? Look at that state of infrastructure around much of the world. Are laws passed for the benefit of society or for the benefits of elites? There is a housing shortage in much of the world. Why should we trust government with something new when it constrains the supply of urgently needed housing? It's gotten to the point that gen Z is being completely impoverished by artificially high rents and making buying a home only possible for a small fraction.

Ever consider that IP is responsible for a huge proportion of income inequality. Copyright is justified in terms of benefits to society only when it's about 7 years. Yet it keeps on growing. It now even applies to buildings. They want to even apply it to clothing. Our governments have completely failed us.

What I see is a battle of elites. Silicon Valley vs various governments. Such competition is healthy as it keeps power dispersed and allows for new ideas and groups to coalesce. I read a thesis that it was the war of religions in the 16th century and beyond that enabled the growth of the idea of democracy - elites were too busy fighting each other to stop new democratic ideas and groups from emerging.

When said and done, the social agenda of much of these companies is very similar to much of the government anyway. I'm surprised that elites care that much. They both support censorship and newer (last 30 years) progressive ideas. Maybe it's all about who is in charge, not what happens when they are.

Comment Re:Not to pick nits, but ... (Score 1) 71

[...] language proficiency at this level of journalism just doesn't exist any longer - it seems to be whoever is willing to type up copy and charge less than an AI for it will get the job.

Perhaps you mean an em-dash rather than a hyphen there, and you /certainly/ mean to use "whomever" rather than "whoever".

Comment Re:It's was so hot we can't stop talking about it (Score 1) 114

I think Archangel Michael was thinking more of people like Al Gore. https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem....

If I had become world-famous for warning that the seas are going to rise and drown us all, I probably wouldn't invest heavily in expensive property right next to the sea.

Cute link! Any article containing "Climatard" is definitely a winner.

Is three miles away across nearly sea-level ground "right next to the sea"? Is something on a 200-foot-high cliff that rises nearly vertically from the ocean? Perhaps both are. But one is going to be flooded far, far before the other one is.

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