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Not really. "Abolish the police [as they currently exist]" is just step 1.

It actually does, which you would know if you even glanced at the sources I provided.

A woman is five times more likely to be murdered when her abuser has access to a gun.

I just genuinely don’t know if writers thought that they should be getting more. And if so, why?

What do you mean by "more", and relative to what? The main complaint from writers are that in recent years the trend has been them all getting paid significantly less. Not just a few percentage points, more like 1-10% of what they used to get.

So, they want to get paid the same as they used to, which is more than currently but not "more" when looked at from a longer time frame.

Where did I say that?

In my experience, almost all stability problems I've had with Home Assistant are either due to the devices (not HA or the hardware I'm running it on, individual lights and switches, etc) or dead batteries in same.

What protocols are you using for your devices? Zigbee, Zwave, Wifi, something else?

It’s not fair that they have degrees that don’t count for anything here.

Fair to whom? Are those degrees from institutions that are regarded as credible by the local country? If not, what evidence is there that the lack of value given to certain foreign degrees is improper or otherwise not based in reality?

owning a lot of guns or buying ammo in bulk isn’t really any indication of domestic violence

Good thing there isn't a known correlation between gun ownership and higher rates of domestic homicide, right? That would totally destroy your argument. How embarrassing that would be.

The previous comment did most of the work for you. Writers, actors, crew, and generally everyone involved in the entertainment industry does not have a salary gig like office workers. They aren't working consistently--which has only gotten worse in the streaming era--and thus rely on royalties as part of their total compensation.

So, in summary, they are completely different situations that cannot be directly compared.

I see your point, but SBF is still a great example of the inequalities of the justice system quite well. Not just because of this incident, but specifically because he is getting the book thrown at him.

SBF is the 2023 version of Ken Lay--he is being made an example because he stole from other rich people.

Do you believe the current version of policing in America can be successfully reformed? Can the current officers be sufficiently re-trained? Who is going to patrol the streets until that happens?

When people say abolish the police, they are saying that the current system has to be entirely dismantled and replaced. You actually appear to agree with the end objective.

The coverup is always worse than the crime.

The company where I work did a bunch of surveys and shared the data with everyone throughout 2020 and 2021. They were completely anonymous and done in a browser in about 5 minutes. Opinion shifted back and forth over time, but the general consensus is that some kind of mix was preferred. We now have that mix and most people are still happily employed.

I still end up spending most of my in-office days on Zoom, but that’s OK. I am also part of a small team in a 200 person company and really appreciate being around other people outside my team occasionally.

Pretending there is universal agreement in either direction is silly.

Is that mandatory? Pretty sure it's a service offered to former Presidents, but Trump could probably just say no.

He hasn't (and probably won't) do that because he likes feeling important, and because he ain't paying for their services.

Kim isn't crazy. He was raised from birth believing he is the divine ruler of a people and received a modern education. He is acting in the best interests of the state he leads. It just happens that most of us on this platform likely live in a part of the world where those interests don't make sense or are hard to see or just don't seem important. But that's an "us" problem.

His public persona in the West is a combination of propaganda from multiple angles, much like we see around Russia and China, too.

I'm not saying that he is a good leader or has the health of North Koreans in mind, but be aware that not everything you hear about living in North Korea is necessarily accurate (and not necessarily due to outside actors, either).

How long would Trump actually survive if he lived in North Korea? Do they have McDonalds and Diet Coke?

I wonder why the prosecution team thought that was a "mistake", or if it was intentionally included and then retracted? Maybe it's standard language?

Aw, how sweet that you think a negative impact on society from religion is something that will happen in the future.

How is the hyperloop business these days?

Oh, that's right, it was always just a distraction to keep cars relevant so Telsa made more money.

This sounds like a nightmare future. Humans reduced to random keyword generators.