I think it's indisputable that a small number of people create the majority of chaos in any social circle. However, I've observed an increasing percentage of online participants that cannot ignore anything they disagree with (yes, this is a behavior with a long and glorious tradition https://xkcd.com/386/ ).

Everyone seems to be so damn serious these days and no incursion against our beliefs can remain unchallenged (exacerbated by the fact that sarcasm is easily missed when it's in written form). The 1% want drama and we give it to them. The oldest counsel is best: Don't Feed The Trolls.

Already being done: https://nrkbeta.no/2017/08/10/...

One of my biggest complaints about mass transit is that it's inconvenient on both ends. If this is fast, pods leave frequently, and I only have to walk a couple blocks on both ends it, why would I drive even if I owned a car?.

I'm sure part of the reason was that reddit/r/printsf is so enraptured with the Culture series and call it "uplifting". Just couldn't stomach it.

The bodies were Duroplast - a composite plastic.

I'm currently in the job market. Many of the ads I'm seeing are extensive, detailed, collections of technologies and skills but only 3-5 years experience. What's worse is how often there is no clear distinction between what is truly essential and what is a "plus".
This kind of posting selects against the honest, and anyone with more than a mild case of Impostor Syndrome.
Oh, ad might catch the unicorn's attention, but if the applicant truly has the extensive experience asked for - why would they work for YOUR company?

I remember that! Something like it happened in Portland OR. Initial New Hope reviews were really harsh but after it had been out a few weeks, dominating the box office, the reviews changed to "...the best thing that's come down the pike in years!"

How are loot boxes different than collectible card game sets or grab-bag sales at school fundraisers?

This kind of problem can only exist when there are functional monopolies.
Is this only being done by Portugal Telecom or is Sonaecom doing it as well? (I can't read Portuguese).

We have ample evidence that regulatory agencies can be manipulated by political pressure / lobbying. Let's say the FDA becomes the final arbiter of what is "real treatment". If someone were to discover a simple and inexpensive cure for depression - to what lengths would the Pharmaceutical industry go to get it labeled "fake" and preserve their $14.5 billion industry?
Do we really want to be prevented from ever making a mistake in judgement? In this post-modern society who are you willing to trust to define what is Real and what is Fake?
"Truth" is bought and sold in the halls of power - who watches the watchmen?

"The Umbrella Corporation"

I have worked in IT for many years and have known some truly stellar female programmers - but I've never worked anywhere with 33% women.
Based purely on industry statistics they had to bypass more experienced males in order to hire that ratio of females. There are just so many more males in the industry than females.

The CIV games make young minds think that technological breakthroughs are simply a matter of money and time, then BANG tech advance!
Somebody needs to start airing "Connections" again: http://topdocumentaryfilms.com...

California revoked their registrations and banned them. If that was a ploy by CDMV to get them to pay the appropriate bribes for access it certainly backfired. Otherwise, the CA got exactly what it wanted.

Government can only give benefits from money they took from someone else in the first place.
The top 10% of earners pay 68% of taxes in the US. Anything government "gives back" was theirs in the first place.
That is unless we've moved to a ideology that government already owns everything the citizens have and we are all serfs.