Cethin

That's not even close to remotely what they said. They said it's easy to become one if you're trying to be edgy. They never said it was OK. They said you can change and get out of it. If you were just doing it to be edgy, and not because you believed white people are superior, then it's easier to change.

Argue in good faith if you're going to argue. Don't change people's words to fight a strawman. It only makes you look stupid.

I watched a documentary recently about a former skin head who was getting his tattoos removed because he hated them because he didn't believe that stuff anymore. I don't remember his age, but he had to be in his 30s.

You don't "grow out of it" but you can learn that you were wrong. I'm not saying that anyone should support pewdeepie, but it should be encouraged when people change their views like that. Even if he's being dishonest, it should be encouraged that he's telling others it's wrong, and also that it's more beneficial to not do that.

The goal should not be revenge, it should be less hate. Revenge only puts us further away from what we supposedly want.

Here's the problem with public figures in particular: they have an extrinsic motivation to make others believe they've changed. You can't actually know if they're doing it for the money or because they actually believe it.

The same issue goes for doing good too. Do people donate to charity because they want to or because they want people to see them? Is it still good if it's the latter? Is there a difference functionally?

Smart meters with this ability are great, when done well. Without them they have the ability to turn off all of your power if they need to. If they can't keep up with demand, they have to turn things off. It's better for them to have the ability to shut off a few appliances or decrease your AC usage rather than shut people down entirely.

People always complain that they don't want to give the energy company power over their electricity, but they already do. However, without this their power is total, and only total. With it they can moderate it. It's better if everyone has a smart meter instead of only people who care about others, and greedy people only look out for themselves.

I agree though, fuck private providers.

What? No. There's a lot of ways to be in the nation legally without citizenship. That's what visa are for.

“Rather than require specific outcomes–such as achieving maximum share price–fiduciary duties are largely about conduct, process, and motivation”

You don't have a fiduciary responsibility to maximize profit, or anything like that. You have a responsibility to act in accordance to company rules and guidelines, and to act in the company's interest, not your own.

There is no requirement to burn to company down to maximize short-term profits, like some people think. That's usually at the expense of long-term profits anyway, so it could be better for profits to do something better for the customer.

You're only required to act "ethically" and keep the company's interests above your own.

Because being here without citizenship could be criminal, so after the civil trial you have to do whatever needs to be done to stay or leave. It's not instantly a criminal act, but the consequences could lead to criminal actions if you don't make the changes required.

I find it incredibly ironic and enlightening that the one Jewish congressperson I can name off the top of my head is on this list.

I guess the logic is that this is a civil matter, then the consequences of it are criminal. Still, seems silly.

The issue with the self-driving-cab concept, as a cure to car infrastructure, is it doesn't really fix the problem. Sure, maybe parking becomes less of an issue, but not roads. If anything they are worse. Not only is it still one person per car (usually), it also now has to drive around empty to pick up new passengers. At least a personal car never occupies or damages road infrastructure when it isn't in use.

Busses are a legitimate solution for shorter distance travel that reduce infrastructure requirements. You can fit potentially dozens of people in a single vehicle, and they can be made to get you almost anywhere you need, with only a short walk required.

Any idea on how hard it is to immigrate to Italy and what kind of job prospects there are? I think it'd be a cool place to live, but I honestly haven't really considered it.

If you have access and the ability to do something and choose not to, that's self-determination. If you don't have the choice then it isn't.