how many interpretations and how much logic can there actually be?
At least two interpretations, per the above discussion.
mikeyBoy14
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This thread feels like reddit all over again, and that's not a good thing.
Agreed. I think it's the upvote/downvote system. It's an inherently flawed way to facilitate good faith discussions.
Christ man all I did was point out that the comic's internal logic was an awkward fit for its theme.
I love the irony of a subreddit against religion trying to collectively reinforce that there is only one true interpretation of a comic. And discrediting contrary viewpoints without addressing the underlying logic.
We're an odd species, aren't we?
Yes, but if you're willing to drop $1k on a non-gaming VR headset you're probably also willing to drop $3k. Might as well spend the extra and get the premium product if you're going to pay the premium price (or so the thinking is likely to go).
I just don't get it. While it's eased up a bit, we're still in one of the hottest labour markets of all time. If your job sucks that much, just quit.
I just don't think that's supported by the data though. On virtually every measure, living conditions have improved across the globe over the last century. You can pick out specific metrics where things are worse in specific countries (housing is the most obvious example where affordability has declined), but taken as a whole I just don't see how you can draw any other conclusion.
Here's a question in response: would China have seen such a huge reduction in povery if it didn't offer cheap labour in the first place?
The main draw for foreign investment, capital inflow and trade, I would argue, was: (a) heavy investment in its stock of "hard" capital assets (i.e., great infrastructure); plus (b) an army of people willing to work for wages far lower than the countries making those investments (but generally higher than most of those people were making in agrarian sector).
This is arguably one of the most important (and complex) things for the world to understand well. There are billions more people around the world who haven't been able to escape poverty whose futures really depend on getting these kinds of policies right.
And also stop goes for hikes in the middle of a heat wave.