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Comment Re:Let me pose a difficult question: (Score 1) 39

It's an interesting question. A basic principle of jurisprudence is that laws should be enforceable, and you seem to suggest that enforcing constitutional protections against unwarranted search and seizure is no longer a viable strategy for the long-term existence of a geopolitically competitive government.

Comment creating trust maybe isn't the only explanation (Score 0) 150

Sociologists have long noted the disparity in crime rates between black and white neighborhoods, and tend to explain data through the lens of race, so it's surprising that such an explanation is absent. Whatever the explanation for the crime disparity, I wonder if they'd come to a different conclusion by asking people whether they or their ancestors had trained dogs to attack black people, and whether they were deathly afraid of dogs. Idk about Columbus, but in many parts of the US, people still do this and the historical effects linger regardless.

Comment Re:OK. Can someone provide more details (Score 2) 113

It seems a gray area at best - the World Wrestling Federation lost a lawsuit to the World Wildlife Fund, and ended up changing their name to WWE. Who knows, maybe they could have made WWF in a totally different shape and been fine, IANAL, but on the surface trademarks seem to sometimes go beyond the legitimate protection of artistic expression.

Comment Re:In fairness to NFT people... (Score 1) 328

nevertheless, recognizing art with inter-generational appeal requires genuine talent, and the ability to manipulate markets is limited by auction valuation mechanisms that are oligarchic at worst. If cryptocurrencies or nft's were to result in the internet equivalent of galleries and museums, then I would be happy to take the chance of becoming the greatest fool - I like these things. But I'm not creative enough to see a path from the current cryptocurrency industry to a world in which I pay a small fee to see a curated collection of interesting creations in an enjoyable atmosphere.

Comment Re:What does this mean? (Score 1) 328

Something evil would be a reasonable guess, but I wonder if the answer is more banal - he simply prefers a centralized rather than distributed mechanism of controlling money supply, companies and farmers. Then the proliferation of new cryptocurrencies and the gambling-related bankruptcies would have the nice side-effect of increasing volatility in the few (if any) existing cryptocurrencies that he's legitimately worried about, and reducing public perception of their value.

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