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The Monocle
@the-monocle
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Essays and Critiques about Politics, Social Issues, and Economic Inequality
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2017-12-24 11:00
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politics
2018-01-02 05:24
RE: How can you tell someone is smart?
Also, a computer being smarter than us because it has no self-awareness actually further proves my point... it has no cognitive biases to overcome.
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politics
2018-01-02 03:48
RE: How can you tell someone is smart?
You can't properly apply the knowledge you collect if you are subject to cognitive biases. The application of knowledge is the more important part of the equation. You can know a limited number of things
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politics
2018-01-02 01:42
RE: How can you tell someone is smart?
Smart people are just people capable of besting their own cognitive biases. If intelligence were simply a matter of knowing things you could talk about at a cocktail party, well then intelligence would
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dtube
2017-12-31 13:29
RE: Hey Steemit Economists: Trump Tax Plan is More Failed Trickle Down Economics
Russia is buying gold too, it's just to stabilize their currency to make sure it doesn't collapse up against US sanctions. China is doing the same but less because of sanctions, and more because the value
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dtube
2017-12-31 13:16
RE: Hey Steemit Economists: Trump Tax Plan is More Failed Trickle Down Economics
Programs will write programs. Again, if your concern was genuine about both social programs for people as well as corporate welfare and jingoism, you would be equally ranting against both. But you seem
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dtube
2017-12-30 05:57
RE: We Desperately Need Critical Thinking
Do it!
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politics
2017-12-29 01:02
RE: Would I take a job at corporate media? Thanks to Steemit, I shouldn't need to!
Why wouldn't he take a large platform to further social democracy as practiced in Scandinavian countries? If the oligarchs are so greedy they allow one of us on to profit from us, but it helps to bring
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news
2017-12-28 23:47
RE: Hilarious: Koch Brother's Embarrassing Son Has Worst Shirt Promo EVER
Inherited wealth is typically earned from unfair business practices, in America the most glaring one is slavery. When you inherit wealth in an estate that's income, so it should be taxed. You are not taxing
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news
2017-12-28 23:44
RE: Hilarious: Koch Brother's Embarrassing Son Has Worst Shirt Promo EVER
nope
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news
2017-12-28 23:44
RE: Hilarious: Koch Brother's Embarrassing Son Has Worst Shirt Promo EVER
These people make you forget about any misgivings you might have about what Lenin and Castro did to the rich when they took over...
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dtube
2017-12-28 23:41
RE: Hey Steemit Economists: Trump Tax Plan is More Failed Trickle Down Economics
nope
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dtube
2017-12-28 23:39
RE: Hey Steemit Economists: Trump Tax Plan is More Failed Trickle Down Economics
So you just restated what I said? lol Yes we are in a debt based system so debt does drive growth... The founders established a gold backed system because they were in the 18th century...
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politics
2017-12-28 23:27
RE: Would I take a job at corporate media? Thanks to Steemit, I shouldn't need to!
What are you?
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dtube
2017-12-28 02:39
RE: DTube - Canadian Prime Minister CONFRONTED! - Why I Called Justin Trudeau A Scumbag
There are many reasons that Justin Trudeau is a scumbag but instituting a carbon tax is not one of them. lol. Do you right wingers want to die of heat, thirst, and starvation because of climate change?
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politics
2017-12-28 01:12
RE: Would I take a job at corporate media? Thanks to Steemit, I shouldn't need to!
Why wouldn't he take a large platform to further Socialism? If the oligarchs are so greedy they allow one of us on to profit from us, but it helps to bring about a political revolution against them, let
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life
2017-12-28 00:59
RE: A Third of American Millennials Live with Their Parents
"One guy has to get up and work hard every day while another guy just won the life lottery and sits around theorizing about things" Literally describes the relationship between the lower classes
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guns
2017-12-28 00:55
RE: Libtard Capitol of America
You do realize California is like one of the most Libertarian states in America right? haha I swear you guys on the right literally know nothing that isn't told to you via a podcast or radio show.
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dtube
2017-12-28 00:49
RE: Hey Steemit Economists: Trump Tax Plan is More Failed Trickle Down Economics
Well, I'll be concerned about that just as soon as we deal with corporate handouts and subsidies. Until then, class war. If we strip our selves of social programs while simultaneously increasing enititlement
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dtube
2017-12-28 00:36
RE: Hey Steemit Economists: Trump Tax Plan is More Failed Trickle Down Economics
It's clearly a rip on trickle down... which says when corporations get tax cuts they create more jobs and pay employees more. Which is crazy. I would actually say the new economy is a form of Serfdom.
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dtube
2017-12-28 00:28
RE: Hey Steemit Economists: Trump Tax Plan is More Failed Trickle Down Economics
You just changed what I said buddy, I said food stamps are a pittance of our budget, not all entitlements are a pittance. At any rate, how expensive these programs are is as a result of terrible policies
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