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Is there a "Razor" for the idea that "If a Billionaire is against it, I'm for it?"
Not sure if this is the right section for this post, might be better off somewhere else. But a sentiment I've seen more and more frequently online is the idea that there's a pretty simple "razor"...
Not sure if this is the right section for this post, might be better off somewhere else.
But a sentiment I've seen more and more frequently online is the idea that there's a pretty simple "razor" (like Occum's razor, or Halon's) that if a billionaire or huge corporation is telling me something is bad or will hurt people, it's usually a sign that the opposite is true. Or if a billionaire goes on the news and says that this new law is good for the poors and people should support it, it's a good sign to go out and vote against it.
Do we have a catchy name for it yet? I was thinking maybe "The Bezo's inversion" or something similar.
Edit: Shout out to /u/Rosco for expressing my intentions from this post better than I could have. The discussion in this thread didn't really go the direction I was expecting and that's probably on me for how I structured the original post.
I read this as more of a fun catharsis. We're in a society that is getting disproportionately out of whack. Wealth inequality is at a pretty untenable level, the average person is having a hard time getting by, and those with extreme wealth are actively trying to change our media, regulatory, labor, political landscapes to their benefit. I think a big of off gassing is warranted and this seems like a fun to way to engage with it. Obviously it's not actually going to function as a law, like I agree with Tom Steyer's stance on the Environment. But, on the flip side I came across the voter guide in the Palo Alto Daily in 2020 and it was literally the exact opposite - on every single proposition - than what I was planning to vote for. So it also kind of works? Regardless, it's harmless fun.
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what makes it better in your opinion and what makes American English worse ?
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I've found it interesting to learn how the animal (in this case dog) population is affected by the war. I've attached translation in a comment below. [edit] Link to the article:...
I've found it interesting to learn how the animal (in this case dog) population is affected by the war.
I've attached translation in a comment below.[edit]
Link to the article: https://naukawpolsce.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C111358%2Cbrutalna-selekcja-na-froncie-badanie-wojna-blyskawicznie-zmienia-populacje
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