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No, because the state owns a monopoly on violence and cracks down hard on vigilantism.

Thinking that middle management is useless isn't a fad, it's an acknowledgement of reality.

Lotta middle managers here goofing off instead of working :D

If I own property in multiple municipalities/states, then I should be able to vote in all of them on local issues.

Absolutely not. If you don’t live there, then your vote shouldn’t matter as much as someone who does live there.

that's a different legal question than the one here.

This case is specifically about allowing voting for non-resident property owners when the ownership is held by a corporation rather than a natural person.

correct. and the comment I replied to is about allowing voting for non-resident property owners when the ownership IS held by a natural person.

The poster did not indicate how they hold their ownership. Many people hold their real estate indirectly; a trust is common; if I read the opiniom correctly, a majority of properties in the municipality in question are held in trust.

Why?

Nice assertion. No. You should be able to vote where you live. Full stop. Nothing else. You don't get more than one vote.

What about the notion of No Taxation without Representation? With that in mind, shouldn't you get to vote wherever you are (substantially) taxed?

No. One person, one vote, with registration tied to where you live.

Now, to discuss No Taxation Without Representation: we haven’t had proper representation since the number of representatives in the house was capped because we ran out of space for more chairs, so personally I consider that ship has sailed. I would love to get back to a place where We The People had representation. Alas we do not. Let’s start by addressing the absolutely absurd chair problem.


Yeah that would be good to address too. I wonder if we'd end up with vertically stacked Representatives like in Star Wars.

Well, if we're going to go all Star Wars with it, let's elect some kids to office. Smart kids. Kids with a sense of justice and fairness. But yes, I expect a sphere might be the best layout. Like King Arthur's Round Table, there is no head or foot.

Corporations don't have the right of representation, because corporations don't have rights. People have rights, and corporations are not people.

> Malawi has also long been a darling of donors. Malawi’s aid per capita in 2023 was roughly 2.5x the global average.

Maybe the population doesn't feel like it needs to be productive, if they're continuing to receive such generous largesses. Isn't that the goal of UBI for developed nations? People should be able to pursue their passions and not have to worry about the necessities of life?


The legislative process has a check valve. Vote on it until passes, then it can't be undone ever.


Any new legislation can override old legislation in most countries though? Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but if your legislature is hostile you need to fix that, not attempt to keep the hostile legislature from passing hostile legislation.


> There's an incredibly serious lack of education with how LLMs & carb-counting works

The public's education comes from the incessant marketing from AI companies that their models are the panacea for everything.


> Each knob on the Master Control Panel has a different geometrical shape, allowing the user to distinguish the knobs by feel.

Auto manufacturers should take a clue here.


See also: the distinct shape of the flap and landing gear levers (which are often located next to each other).

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/22680/why-is-th...


... and yet on more than one occasion, pilots have taken off and prematurely retracted the flaps when they meant to retract the gear!

Humans fascinate me sometimes.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/578defbae5274...

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/578def27ed915...

(Two separate incidents in the same year, on the same day, even)

EDIT: Updated links to point to incident reports


The tragedy of the commons doesn't seem to exist in Japan to the same extent it does in Western nations, especially the US. As you said: that's largely due to reasons not mentioned in the article.


Hear, hear! Fun fact: Germany was once famous for its on-time trains. You are now lucky if they show up at all.


This happened in, what like 15 years? The trains are truly a disaster. In 2022 i missed like 3 days of various conferences and workshops because trains would just not come :/


Medical malpractice consistently ranks in the top three leading causes of death in the US. Student use of AI to pass courses can only exacerbate the issue.



I've been guilty of repeating this claim on the basis of not fully reading the original analyses. Thank you for your sources and a reminder to stay humble about what you might think you know.


Not mentioned in the article is that whales were once able to communicate globally, but the low frequency noise generated by maritime traffic killed the "Whale Internet."


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