joostjakob

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[–] joostjakob 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't even let him watch his own daughter

[–] joostjakob 5 points 4 months ago

Just having the vote on a non working day or giving (almost) everyone obligatory paid leave that day is way easier and could already have quite an impact.

[–] joostjakob 14 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Someone should invent a game, that while playing demonstrates how much monopolies suck for everyone involved (except the monopolist)

[–] joostjakob 2 points 5 months ago

France has endless suburbs. The contrast with Spain is quite stark. Suddenly most people live in town and village centres and they usually stop at the old historical borders.

[–] joostjakob 5 points 5 months ago

If you use median, removing or not of 1000 people from a pool of millions indeed has zero impact. My guess is that they worded it like that because they assume people don't knownwhat a median is, so they describe the practical effect

[–] joostjakob 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

They are not excluded, it's just the the number of people is used, not the amount of money

[–] joostjakob 1 points 5 months ago

For Harris, yes. For Biden: just "not anymore". Which can happen when you have geriatric folks doing this kind of job.

[–] joostjakob 10 points 5 months ago

Bolivians don't need CIA approval to plot a coup

[–] joostjakob 7 points 5 months ago

Do you really think there is no alternative? Isn't it more a matter of making place for an alternative, and then it will turn up?

[–] joostjakob 3 points 5 months ago

I totally understand that (and Im sorry for your loss). But that objectively helps the guy who would not care at all (as opposed to at least trying to put a little bit of pressure) and actually encourage them to go for an even more radical "final solution". Voting is always picking the least evil. The US system simply does not allow you a serious choice - it would be better to direct your anger against that system, instead of against the least evil of the real options.

[–] joostjakob 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure they'll do increasingly farcical votes for some time after.

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