cricket98

so would you be against making the USA a socialist country?

I don't have to answer your reductionist questions. Be mature and be able to discuss ideas without sperging out

Are you denying that different cultures have different values? Why do you think ethnic groups have battled so much throughout history?

I post on an internet forum when I'm alone after work. Lots of people do that, except you're trying to paint it as a moral fault just because you don't like the topics I am discussing. Cut out the preachy "I'm just trying to make you a better person" bullshit that you're trying to use as justification for continuing to respond to me. You haven't made one salient point other than whining. And I had you on the mark about poor impulse control.

Something physically existing or not is not what makes a status symbol. Are you implying something about energy consumption of blockchains? The network these are on (ethereum) no longer uses PoW mining, so the energy argument does not work here.

Anyone who can read can see that you are angry. If you think I'm a troll maybe stop responding? I didn't take pride in pissing you off, if you don't like it stop wasting your life responding to people you hate.

So maybe spend your time on a project you’ve been putting off, or teach yourself a new skill, or get a new hobby and make some new freinds, you will have such a more gunnery fulfilling life you look back on and be proud of if you do.

I think you are projecting a bit. I'm fine and live a happy life with my family with a good job. I'm allowed to post my opinions to the internet. If that pisses you off, I don't know what to tell you. Keep it moving and stop responding if it bothers you so much. But I bet I will receive another response because you lack impulse control.

I didn't say all white because I don't believe it has to be all white, I think ethnic homogeneity allows groups to forgo a lot of issues that come from having different people with different values all amongst each other. I don't think that should be very controversial. If you don't believe me, go look at the most successful social policies are mostly racially homogenous. You can shut your eyes and pretend like it's not the case but it's not very helpful to the conversation at hand.

maybe they're just having fun. People purchase status items all the time and no one has a problem with it. There is nothing fundamentally different between showing off your 100k monkey picture with showing off your 100k watch.

I think Norway works because its a small country that is culturally and ethnically homogenous and relies on others for military defense. It's pretty easy to have extensive social programs in that environment but it's not indicative of it working at scale. China is 90%+ chinese so I'm not sure China qualifies as an answer to that question.

I think the fact that the USSR is not around is evidence that perhaps socialism does not work at scale. If its unable to last how can you consider that working? People in the USSR had a very hard life due to the downfall of socialism. Can you provide me any example of socialism currently that works at scale in a multiethnic country that does not rely on others for military protection?

It's funny how you are praising China right now despite it's heavy capitalistic nature. I bet if china collapsed you would say that wasn't real socialism either.

bet you thought you wrote something smart

What a dumb oversimplification disguised as a gotcha