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  I've seen more than one person saying that "the wrong people are getting rich." It brings to mind the famous saying — the love of money by the wrong people is the root of all evil.

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  Anarchism is like democracy: An ideal to aim for, not a place we'll ever get to.

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  Letter signatories include the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, the Canadian Association of University Teachers, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC), the Canadian Council for Refugees, Centre for Free Expression, Clinique pour la justice migrante, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, Ligue des droits et libertés, Migrant Workers’ Alliance for Change, OCASI, OpenMedia, and individu...

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  For maximum jobbotunities change your name to Max Power.

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  There may be something relevant in wikipedia's list of [propaganda techniques](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_techniques) but I think the mostly it's just what is technically called "lying."

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  It's normally thought of as more of a "baby bust" but same thing really, a big whack of old people around for a while.

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  Youngest: A mayfly, born this morning and destined to die this evening, which landed on my nose. Oldest: A mountain with ancient bones, eroded by the aeons to a mere hill with sides of crumbling rock. Oh you mean humans? Well, anyone between the ages of 47 and 52 I guess.

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  I'm not much of a fan of the NSA or anything, but that comparison seems unfair to the NSA. I imagine Palantir is more like a souped-up bullshit-ridden profit-driven Stasi.

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  Okay great, but steam engines from the mid 19th century could probably outrun humans too.