Niko Ništa
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My worldview, first posted as a comment on an answer written about the legacy of Gorbachev. As to what the point of the USSR was, it’s rather simple: Human life - the life of any living thing really - i…
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Are humans inherently evil/good?
Humans are intrinsically lazy and tribal. That combination makes for a lot of folks who commit, participate in, or passively endorse evil whilst sincerely believing themselves to be good.
Is homeopathy a safe and effective alternative to growth hormone therapy for height increase in teenagers?
No. Homeopathy is placebo. It can be good for pain relief, if you think it's going to work, you'll feel less pain. It certainly can't replace growth hormones. On the plus side, it's just water, so it's safe.
What makes the US healthcare system so expensive?
Well that’s the good thing about free markets: prices are set according to supply and demand. Let me tell you a beautiful story of free markets, that happened in ancient Rome.
They had an issue with fires, that were almost a daily occurrence, and they didn’t have any of that socialist nonsense, where…
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Why do people join the incel movement?
In my opinion, it’s the result of a lack of clear, universal standards around dating behavior. I’ve always found this 1950s PSA on dating etiquette to be very interesting: It explains the rules of etiquette a young man ought to follow when asking a girl out on a first date. There’s quite a lot of rul…
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Is "free" healthcare really better if you have to wait a very long time for treatment?
Americans have to wait for treatment as well. It is disingenuous bullshit to pretend that because Americans pay for healthcare that they always get it quickly. Some people might get what they need quickly but that’s not how it always works. I got cancer a few years ago and was diagnosed in May but did…
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Is today's "politically correct" too much?
To quote Terry Pratchett, “The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.” The thing about these conversations is that people think they know what “politically correct” means, but when you…
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If there's actually no such thing as 'free healthcare' (someone's got to pay for it), doesn't that imply that those who pay but get the least of it get cheated?
It’s the story of a guy, who lived not far from a public park, let’s call him Bob. Bob really loved that park, he went there every day, it helped him relax as he listened to the birds. One day though, as he was taking a nap in the shade, he noticed something: Someone who left the park, and then came ba…
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