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  4. Comment on Hello Tildestians. What are you working on to change in your life? in ~talk

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    One book I can really reccommend is How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

    One book I can really reccommend is How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Hello Tildestians. What are you working on to change in your life? in ~talk

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    There are some really nice town hall weddings and then a reception afterwards, maybe something outdoor?

    There are some really nice town hall weddings and then a reception afterwards, maybe something outdoor?

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Why would Cynthia Nixon order lox on a cinnamon raisin bagel? We present six theories in ~food

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    Cottage cheese with tomatoes and a bit of salt and herbs is one of my favorites on bread :D its just behind cheese with salami and mozzarella and tomatoe.

    Cottage cheese with tomatoes and a bit of salt and herbs is one of my favorites on bread :D its just behind cheese with salami and mozzarella and tomatoe.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on “Socialism” vs. “capitalism” is a false dichotomy in ~misc

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    I think they key word here is policy. Theories about the fundamental workings of the market economy are shared between both neo-liberals and soc dems, however the specifics and policy implications...

    I think they key word here is policy. Theories about the fundamental workings of the market economy are shared between both neo-liberals and soc dems, however the specifics and policy implications are on very different sides.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on “Socialism” vs. “capitalism” is a false dichotomy in ~misc

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    They additionally profited off of forced labour and 'buying' property that jewish people left behind when they had to flee or when they were deported to KZs.

    They additionally profited off of forced labour and 'buying' property that jewish people left behind when they had to flee or when they were deported to KZs.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on How hedge fund activists prey on companies in ~finance

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    Sorry, I misspoke, the reintroduction (not rollback) of regulation is a more achievable goal in my opinion. That is a very good point, involving employees closer in reaping the benefits of their...

    Sorry, I misspoke, the reintroduction (not rollback) of regulation is a more achievable goal in my opinion.

    That is a very good point, involving employees closer in reaping the benefits of their work is directly beneficial to retention and motivation, which both benefit the business and shareholders over the long term. Initiatives like the co-operative where employees are direct members and influence the business decisions are definitely worth a look.

    A closer look on activist investors by the SEC for example would be good. Settling a company with too much debt for them to handle and then presenting them as still viable is dishonest at best, and could even be illegal at worst.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on How hedge fund activists prey on companies in ~finance

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    One problem with keeping profits inside of the company is that there often is no project that makes sense to develop and that further investments sometimes make a company too big and complex. If...

    One problem with keeping profits inside of the company is that there often is no project that makes sense to develop and that further investments sometimes make a company too big and complex. If you look at apple for example they have reserves in the hundreds of billions of dollar which have not been payed out to shareholders but rather are parked in off shore accounts.

    Its on managers to find the proper balance between further investments and paying out of profits. If they do not have funds available within the company they are less attractive to hedge funds and the likes to target.

    A tax alike to the tobin tax would be optimal, but I sadly do not currently see the political climate where something like this could be achieved. The rollback of regulations could be a more achievable goal.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on How hedge fund activists prey on companies in ~finance

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    A large problem in general in my opinion is that a lot of people do not care about the long run. Sustainable profit is not the goal of shareholders anymore. Policy makers should disincentivise...

    A large problem in general in my opinion is that a lot of people do not care about the long run. Sustainable profit is not the goal of shareholders anymore.
    Policy makers should disincentivise short term investments by increasing taxes on the proceeds. Doing this would make it less profitable and thus hopefully encourage long term thinking.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on How do you think social networks should handle hate speech? in ~talk

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    One of the curiosities of the german law in this case is that it claims jurisdiction in any case that can influence the situation in germany: The NetzDG is only applicable to social media with...

    One of the curiosities of the german law in this case is that it claims jurisdiction in any case that can influence the situation in germany:

    Offences, that are committed in accordance with § 130 of the Criminal Code abroad, whether by German nationals or foreigners, can be pursued as a domestic crime, when they so act, as if they had been committed within the country, affecting the public peace in Germany and violate the human dignity of German citizens. It is sufficient, for example, that criminal content on the Internet, for example in the form of a HTML page, can be accessed from Germany. Hence, for example, the jurisdiction of German courts can be applied for offences of sedition (Volksverhetzungsdelikte) committed abroad. Such an example, was the conviction of the Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel by the District Court of Mannheim in February 2007, who was convicted of inciting propaganda, that he had published from the US and Canada on the Internet.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksverhetzung

    The NetzDG is only applicable to social media with more than 2 million users, as it was thought that it would put undue stress on smaller networks.

  14. Comment on How do you think social networks should handle hate speech? in ~talk

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    One of the fears that a lot of opponents of the law have is that it could lead to preemptive censorship because social media companies want to prevent fines at any cost so even those comments that...

    One of the fears that a lot of opponents of the law have is that it could lead to preemptive censorship because social media companies want to prevent fines at any cost so even those comments that are not covered by hate speech laws are deleted. There is the opportunity however to log complaint against any deletion and to sue the company if they deleted it incorrectly, hopefully limiting any overreach.

  15. Comment on How do you think social networks should handle hate speech? in ~talk

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    The law is not just for obvious hate speech, that is just used in the 24hrs time frame, there is also a provison for all other cases where a decision has to be made within 7 days on whether it...

    The law is not just for obvious hate speech, that is just used in the 24hrs time frame, there is also a provison for all other cases where a decision has to be made within 7 days on whether it constitutes hate speech.

    In my personal opinion that depends on the context of the use. If statistics are misused in order to justify discriminatory action that is a case of hate speech, if people present this in the case of a constructive debate then no action should be taken in my opinion.

    3 votes

  16. How do you think social networks should handle hate speech?

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    A bit of context: in July 2017 germany implemented the Netzdurchsetzungsgesetz, a law which allows german authorities to fine Social Media companies with over 2 million users if they persistently...

    A bit of context: in July 2017 germany implemented the Netzdurchsetzungsgesetz, a law which allows german authorities to fine Social Media companies with over 2 million users if they persistently fail to remove obvious hatespeech within 24 hours and all other cases within a week. A write up of the law and background information. Information about the definition of hate sepeech in germany.

    I am interested in your opinion: Is this governmental overreach and infringes on the freedom of speech or is this a long needed step to ensure that people feel safe and current german law is finally being followed?

    16 votes

  17. Comment on Does anyone have advice for getting a D&D game going for beginners that includes people who aren't familiar with RPG mechanics? in ~games

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    As LetsTalkAboutDnD said, Matthew Colville is amazing to prepare the first second third and all following adventures. This video is great for a first adventure (Includes Dungeon, has links for...

    As LetsTalkAboutDnD said, Matthew Colville is amazing to prepare the first second third and all following adventures. This video is great for a first adventure (Includes Dungeon, has links for adventures): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTD2RZz6mlo&index=2&list=PLlUk42GiU2guNzWBzxn7hs8MaV7ELLCP_

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Suggestion: Collect statistic about the amount of comments and posts a user made. in ~tildes

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    For me it would just be to state my curiosity about my activity on ~, without being too intrusive into likes/dislikes of a person that more comprehensive statistics would be.

    For me it would just be to state my curiosity about my activity on ~, without being too intrusive into likes/dislikes of a person that more comprehensive statistics would be.

    2 votes

  19. Suggestion: Collect statistic about the amount of comments and posts a user made.

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    I just thought that it might be useful for a person to see how many posts and comments they have made on ~. As that data is already available for manual collection it might be nice to have it...

    I just thought that it might be useful for a person to see how many posts and comments they have made on ~. As that data is already available for manual collection it might be nice to have it available more easily on that profile.

    9 votes

  20. Comment on So I heard you guys like D&D in ~games.tabletop

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    My favourite tactic to give myself some more time if I have no idea anymore is to have a short 5 minute break for the players to refrsh drinks and snacks or go to the toilet. That gives me a bit...

    My favourite tactic to give myself some more time if I have no idea anymore is to have a short 5 minute break for the players to refrsh drinks and snacks or go to the toilet. That gives me a bit more space to plan a few possibilities and prevents me from being overwhelmed.