Glassnoser
2mo ago
He has strong opinions about Trump. That doesn't make him partisan or a hack. He's also not a random person but one of the most famous economics bloggers.
Glassnoser
2mo ago
the administration that flew in a million illegal immigrants under temporary exemptions while only requiring them to put a name and email in a fucking phone app.
Do you have a source for this claim?
Everyone involved in the CBP One program needs to be in prison or deported to a prison.
For having broken what laws?
Glassnoser
3mo ago
I'm not sure what the 1A argument is, though.
It's a law that controls what people say and write.
Do such laws prevent store signs from also having other languages, or do they just mandate that French must be present?
It can have other languages, but French has to be more prominent.
If just the latter, it's not so clear to me. There is some compelled nature to the speech, but the standards there are different, especially if it's just commercial regulation or gov't-run schools. So yeah, I'd really appreciate if anyone could put out at least a sketch of the argument.
You and I are talking. You are my employee. That means you can demand that I speak French and it is enforced by the government, so the government is controlling what I say. I cannot send an email to you in English if you have asked that I speak in French to you.
I'm a doctor and you're my patient. The government can force me to speak French to you if you want.
I'm an engineer and you're my client. The government can require that I speak to you in French.
I want to hire you for a job. We both speak English. We both want to speak English. The employment offer letter has to be in French.
I have a business and I want the name of the business to contain an English word. The government will force me to translate it to French.
Glassnoser
3mo ago
Why has the rule enforcement been so lax ever since we moved from /r/themotte? Or is that a false impression?
Glassnoser
5mo ago
What are you suggesting? That Canada make it illegal to work in the US?
Glassnoser
7mo ago
Why did the plaintiffs' lawyers get so much money?
I haven't really noticed it online, but I have noticed it in person. I live in a city that has received an enormous number of immigrants in a very short period of time, and they seem to be overwhelmingly from India, although some are from Africa and the Ukraine. This is a Canadian city that has not had much immigration since confederation. It used to be very white, with a small black population, a small indigenous population, and a very small population from elsewhere. The few Indian people we had tended to be very highly educated.
Very little changed here for a long time but it's now undergoing a rapid transformation. The population is booming, high rises are going up everywhere, rents are rapidly outgrowing incomes, and traffic congestion is getting really bad. People are blaming the immigrants, and Indians, with their dark complexions and jet black hair, really stand out. It seems like half the population dowtown is Indian now.
The other really visible change is that seemingly most low-skilled customer-facing jobs are now done by Indians. Almost every grocery store employee, Uber Eats driver, security guard, fast food restaurant worker, and call centre worker is Indian.
They're not really causing any serious problems, but there's beginning to be a bit of a backlash. People blame them for the high rents, and there is a belief that they're taking jobs better suited for teenagers when what we really need are doctors and tradesmen. This a very left-wing city with a strong norm against racism and I personally never witnessed much racism until recently, but a minority of people are starting to feel comfortable saying negative things about them and saying they should go back to India.
Much of this racism comes from Indians themselves though. They often don't like Indians from certain parts of India or from certain castes. Many think we're letting in too many or the wrong kinds. There seems to be a lot of conflict between different groups.
Glassnoser
8mo ago
It's not a good interview. Trump is a very boring person to listen to. It would be more interesting if someone who knew more about politics and economics would interview him and challenge more of his assertions, but that might just get hostile and he might refuse to answer. He used every opportunity to go off topic and avoid answering direct questions.
Glassnoser
8mo ago
That's just a way of saying you'd rather have savings than not. It doesn't tell you anything about the merits of owning versus renting a car.
Glassnoser
7mo ago
Following the logic as you've stated it, the pardon is valid if Hunter Biden didn't commit any federal crimes between the time the pardon was given and midnight last night.
Glassnoser
28d ago
What do you mean by "analog cyclists"?
Glassnoser
2mo ago
What is networking? People sometimes say they're going to some event to "network"? What does that mean?
Glassnoser
3mo ago
How many politicians were assassinated during the COVID lockdowns or during the Great Depression?
Glassnoser
3mo ago
They disallow English in employment offer letters and promotion letters.
Glassnoser
3mo ago
The first amendment prohibits state governments from passing laws abridging the freedom of speech, unless it falls under a few exempted categories of speech restriction, such as laws against obscenity, defamation, and threats. Forcing people to speak French is not in one of those categories. So you explain to me why those other concepts are relevant and why this is a case where abridging freedom of speech would be allowed.
Glassnoser
4mo ago
I've never understood the point of cruise control. It doesn't really take any effort to maintain a constant speed.
Glassnoser
6mo ago
Who says they aren't good for their own country?
Health insurance companies have thin profit margins. If they want to get more money from them, they need to pay higher premiums. Why don't they? It seems like they're just buying cheap plans and complaining when they get cheap coverage.
Glassnoser
7mo ago
Presumably many lawyers could have done that. Wouldn't it make more sense to pay them for the time and effort expended?
Glassnoser
8mo ago
It's not useless if it's actually 50-50.
Glassnoser
8mo ago
What's wrong with his method? How could he have improved it?
Glassnoser
8mo ago
I don't think anyone here wouldn't be able to remember Scott's name.
OpenAI management stole the IP of the non-profit for their own financial gain.
What? How?
Glassnoser
3mo ago
It might take more than that because there is actually a fair bit of support among Democrats for what Trump is doing.
He did well, but mainly because he knows a lot about boxing and MMA and they spent half the interview talking about that, and Rogan didn't push back too hard when he kept dodging questions by going off on rambling tangents. He tried to bring him back a few times, but he would give a vague answer and then immediately veer off topic.
Harris is terrible at interviews and I don't see why she wouldn't have gone on the podcast unless she knows that.
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