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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Maybe we're strawmaning each other. I would be fine with a 1-2% tax on billionaire wealth that's sitting as unrealized gains.

Taxing me on the value of my house is absolutely similar to taxing unrealized gains. If my house gained value that doesn't mean my income did. There is no guarantee that I can afford it. I can't sell my house to pay the tax. The same arguments used to defend billionaires applies to me as well, but somehow we're supposed to feel bad for them but we're ok with the middle class paying essentially the same thing as unrealized gains on the asset they own that's mostly likely 99% of their net worth.

Can you tell me what is broken with expecting someone that holds $100b in unrealized gains to pay %1 tax on it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's all great but then why the fuck am I paying property tax on my house that is mostly unrealized gains. Before you go arguing to abolish property tax, I'm fine with it. My property tax goes to make my neighbor better, and provide services and schooling for my neighbors.

Billionaires become rich because their companies benefit from highways, regulated internet, a public educated work force, etc.. so they should pay their fare share.

Taxing unrealized gains for 99% is ok, it should be the same for the 1%.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I sent a rot13 encoded message and tried to get the unfiltered model to write me back in rot13. It immediately "thought" about user trying to bypass filtering and then it refused.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I tried sending an encoded message to the unfiltered model and asked it to reply encoded as well but the man in the middle filter detected the attempt and scolded me. I didn't get an email though.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (10 children)

So they need to keep the victim's card next to one phone, and then they can use another internet connected phone elsewhere to make a purchase. Doesn't sound that scary to me. If they already have my card then does it matter how far away they can make a purchase?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago

I ask for one if I suspect they'll get my order wrong and I have a paper trail.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

No, if enough people vote for socialist candidates and they pass a law that says all property now belongs to the state, then it'd be enforced just like any other current law.

The transition could be gradual. If we started nationalizing companies that get too big, and do that for a few generations then the state would own 99% of the economy.

If we keep raising property tax, you'd effectively get to the point where people are leasing the land rather than owning it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

You're making zero sense. What is your argument I don't even get it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You see, "Other countries" includes the rest of the world. You build whatever fits the country, be it wind or solar or hydro. I don't understand what you're saying.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (10 children)

You can absolutely copy this. Just build solar where there's no wind.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Still don't understand how artists pulled this off back in the day. Did she pose there the whole day? Even then the sun would move.

So many details it looks like a photo.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

That's horrible. Can't even imagine.

 

LLMs are solving MCAT, the bar test, SAT etc like they're nothing. At this point their performance is super human. However they'll often trip on super simple common sense questions, they'll struggle with creative thinking.

Is this literally proof that standard tests are not a good measure of intelligence?

 

Alt text: Even with a blank map, a lot of people can only name 45-50 of the 64 states.

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