We need a new hero 19 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
Many of these people are rich because they are doing a good job. What do you think happens if Windows vanished tomorrow? or other operating systems, cloud-based systems, security systems. All of these are useful and necessary. However, I emphasize that these statistics are meaningless. Let me give you some other examples of these stats: 95 percent of oil and gas in the world is controlled by a handful of countries; 95 percent of wine production is controlled by two or three countries. The majority of gold in the world is in India. Who freaking cares? Resources are distributed randomly. Many billionaires are living in America because this country has given them the opportunities to become what they are.
We need a new hero 19 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
I know they have power. Politicians do shitty things. I know how evil some corporations can be. I am just saying that these statistics are stupid. The conclusion some people reach based on these statistics are also stupid. These people are rich because they are engaging in the market and provide a useful or necessary product or service. Many of them are not evil people. Many of them help others, create useful products and services, employ people, pay taxes, contribute to the society and so on. Wealth is distributed based on two main things, resources and entrepreneurship. Obviously there are some people who gather wealth through theft, rent, and other types of evil deeds.
We need a new hero 19 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
How do Microsoft, Apple, Samsung, Facebook, telecommunication companies, technological companies and those industries where these eight people are from create the rules. Don't you think it is time to stop whining about meaningless statistics and start taking responsibility for your own life?
Courtesy of the Flat Earth Society 29 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
I AM FREAKING THE FUCK OUT, HELP ME PLEASE ANYBODY, I AM GOING FUCKING INSANE
Courtesy of the Flat Earth Society 29 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
It's a fun way to ridicule flat-earthers, albeit not based on the reality of flat-earth as I am trying to understand
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Straya fruit 4 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
Aside from pain-inducing, hair-covered leaves, Gympie Gympie also produces pink/purple fruit, as seen below: The fruit of Gympie Gympie. The principle compound responsible for the extreme pain caused by the sting of Gympie Gympie is known as moroidin.
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Happend to me! 14 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
I think Dan Dannet's explanation for deja vus was very rational: images from one of the eyes reaches the brain milliseconds before the images from the other eye so the brain processes the event twice so it actually happened before, just nanoseconds or milliseconds before, I'm not sure about the time difference
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Happend to me! 14 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
I actually remember some stuff that I can't remember if they were dreams or real life, LOL
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Happend to me! 14 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
So it's a form of deja vu. This happens to me but I usually chuck them up to my brain pulling something, makingme think I dreamt it befire when I hadn't
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Long but worth it 14 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
LOL I thought I will be the first one to draw attention to that in the comments, I was wrong
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Location, location, location 6 comments
asteroid
· 6 years ago
Do the customers smoke pot in the pot shop and get hungry? Or do they consider they will be hungry later and buy the cookies? How does it work?
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It broke my heart 3 comments