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| Topic | The US should institute randomized lotteries |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/08/22 5:23:46 PM #37 | Hey, just read your article that you're referencing and it's quite wild. Wild, I should say, in that you are literally have no idea what you are reading. Here it is: https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.580.6357&rep=rep1&type=pdf The author's aren't speaking about a literal fucking lottery. The economic model they are using is modelling each wealth exchange between two individual agents (People, companies, governments, ect.) in what is referred to as a "fair" or "unfair" lottery as a means of representing whether simple economic freedom and equal access to economic opportunities is sufficient to reduce inequity, or if an "unfair" system which provides benefits to the less wealthy agent produces better outcomes. The fair or unfair lottery would then be applied to 1000 agents in each simulation to test how the comparatively impacted the wealth distribution. This is so fucking funny that you think they're talking about an actual fucking lottery. However, and most importantly, to quote the studies conclusion: "Our results clearly show that in many cases the system does not arrive to a steady configuration (a remarkable exception is the case f = 0.5, when the probability has its strongest bias to the poorer partner). This point is not decisive for the description of economic systems as usually they are not in a steady state neither they are conservative, but the implications could be interesting for possible physical systems that behaves in a similar glassy way. Probably the most relevant result is the fact that the loser rule appears to produce a less unequal wealth distributions than the one we call fair rule. That is valid for values of the f < 0.3, which represent situations more close to real economic systems. Thus, the loser rule behaves somehow like an unfair lottery, in the sense that the richer agent risks more in average than its poorer partner, but has less chances to win. As a consequence, this bias attenuates the inequalities induced by low f values. It seems to us that this result is an indication that the best way to diminish inequality does not pass only through equal opportunity (fair rule) but through some kind of positive action increasing the odds of poorer strata of the society." This is basically saying that:
I should also make it really, really clear that this has nothing to do with any kind of state run lottery and it's impacts on equality. None. Zero. Nothing. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | The US should institute randomized lotteries |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/08/22 4:55:06 PM #25 | COVxy posted... Wealth begets wealth. More wealth begets even more wealth.What do you think this has to do with your claims? Furthermore, why not post the study? --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | The US should institute randomized lotteries |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/08/22 4:48:13 PM #22 | COVxy posted... There's a lot of studies on this. You might want to do a google scholar search.You're the one claiming this is not only viable compared to targeted anti-poverty and socialist methods but "the only convincing way i've seen suggested to improve equity over time.". The only means by which I could see this actually being viable is if the taxation component of the lottery system is so comprehensive and excessive that it is strictly a hard wealth-redistribution method "by any other name". Otherwise, your method randomly distribute funds in several obviously counter-intuitive ways, the first of which is back to the top 50% of wealth owners. The second most obvious issue is you're giving raw wealth to people without going through the effort to educate them on the tools and skills needed to keep, maintain, or grow wealth to begin with. The end result, as we see literally all the time with current lottery systems, is that the winners of these lotteries tend to burn through their earnings at a tremendous deficit compared to people who's wealth is derived through the exploitation of labor, resources, or property. You've accomplished nothing for the retention of wealth within the 50th percentile of individual wealth. Furthermore, you've suggested nothing that restricts the accumulation of wealth within the top percentiles other than maybe vaguely tax them I guess? I really don't know because you haven't actually suggested anything approaching comprehensive or thoughtful, you just made this topic to be contrarian about socialism by using an "out-there/maverick" approach because you think it makes you look smart. Just like Elon Musk does constantly. And it's just as transparent on you as it is on him. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | The US should institute randomized lotteries |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/08/22 4:21:28 PM #12 | COVxy posted... The only way to achieve long term equity is to disrupt the autocorrelation of individual weath. Otherwise you will always have a system where the rich get richer and the poor stay poor.That's... not logical. Nor is it validated by any economic studies that I'm aware of. Nor is "autocorrelation" related to this argument as far as I'm aware. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | North Korea to send 100K troops to Ukraine |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/08/22 4:10:19 PM #5 | Questionmarktarius posted... so... make Russia feed them."...the already stressed Russian logistical operations..." --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | The US should institute randomized lotteries |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/08/22 4:08:32 PM #5 | If you're concerned with equity, isn't this, like, literally the second least efficient approach next to just giving more money to rich people? --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | North Korea to send 100K troops to Ukraine |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/08/22 3:02:14 PM #2 | They are not "to send" 100k troops. They "offered" to send troops as a show of friendship with Russia and to strut like they have a capable military with international influence. There is nearly a 0% chance they send anywhere near that amount, or any troops at all, because they can barely even keep their own troops fed and in effectively equipped while garrisoned in their own country. They are a bunch of poorly trained NK soldiers that burden the already stressed Russian logistical operations with fundamentally no way to adequately support Russian troops due to poor equipment, no inter-service communication skills, no experience in combat, no experience in fighting in Ukrainian terrain, and no experience in cooperating with a foreign military. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | On your waif scale where you rank Alloy? |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/08/22 2:35:45 PM #3 | Maybe a... 2? She's fully grown and doesn't look unusually thin or malnourished. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Why is 'cross-dressing' only a thing for men? |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/08/22 1:40:23 PM #30 | I would just like to chime in and point out that women wearing "men's" clothing historically was tied pretty intrinsically to the women's right movement and the push to be taken seriously by men, especially in professional environments. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Tower of God S2 announced! |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/07/22 2:31:20 PM #11 | S1 was excellent. The source material has been pretty wonky since the start, though, so I'm hopeful S2 will be good despite that. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | spider-man rules |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/07/22 10:34:15 AM #3 | Spider-man Rules #1: No web from butthole. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Dungeons and Dragons, need help with character name |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/06/22 10:09:57 AM #20 | Dirk Wexley --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Why do people love puppies but hate small dogs? |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/06/22 10:07:04 AM #15 | Small dogs often have worse personalities and more annoying habits. Also, you might as well be asking why people thinks kids are cuter than little people. Do you literally not understand that there are madsive differences between the two besides their size? Is that a difficult concept to wrap your head around? --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Modern day pro wrestling: |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/05/22 5:48:49 PM #10 | That was some pretty good move chaining at the end. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Twitch streamer finishes Halo 2 LASO without dying |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/03/22 7:57:38 PM #5 | Never doubt Gamers. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Diane Warren got destroyed by Beyhive for asking why Beyonce has 24 writers |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/02/22 1:39:52 PM #54 | NoxObscuras posted... Because they're being haters and it's the only ammo they have. I see people mention it for rappers all the time. "This popular rapper sucks! He doesn't even write his own lyrics!"Maybe some people appreciate the process and authenticity that goes into making music rather than pure consumption of the product. I don't see why their opinion is invalid. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | The perfect girl but she slips poison mushrooms in your food to keep you weak... |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/02/22 12:01:05 PM #9 | I hate mushrooms, so no. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | At the exact worst possible moment today, you will violently shart. |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/02/22 10:48:47 AM #3 | No, I don't think I will. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Do soldiers have sex while serving? |
| Pogo_Marimo 08/02/22 7:53:06 AM #14 | Only the cool ones. The_Korey posted... Don't they drug the rations to lower libido or something like that? Was told that's what goes on at my island's regiment. This sounds fucking stupid. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | The problem with "Neutral" in video game morality |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/30/22 6:34:29 PM #12 | DarkRoast posted... In real life, if someone was drowning a neutral person holding a lifesaver ring wouldn't consider what's in it for them. And throwing someone a ring isn't being selfless, it's just basic decency. Likewise, someone who donates to charity six out of 7 days but then murders puppies on the 8th day isn't neutral.It's bizarre that you've created a strawman that doesn't represent pretty much any neutral choice in video games, and then use it as a bludgeoning tool against "neutral choices" in general. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | What is your IQ (Detailed) |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/30/22 5:51:45 PM #71 | The last one I did was just short of 130 but it was only a logical/pattern recognition test. I think there are more robust ones that factor in things like language skills or some such idk. Frankly I suspect my language and other "adjacent" reasoning skills are probably better than my purely logical reasoning but that is obviously unsubstantiated I probably have some Asberger traits (Sound stuff, fixation, attention, ect.) but I've never bothered to get tested and I'm skeptical I would get an actual diagnosis on the spectrum. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Corked Bats are such a stupid issue |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/28/22 7:37:55 PM #38 | Naysaspace posted... Dunce post of the topicCentripetal force does not describe a baseball bat swing either as the swinging motion does not decribe a true circumference. It's a combination of linear and rotational forces that accelerate the bat because the human body, interestingly enough, is not a giant clock spring. LightHawKnight posted... Personal anecdotes are utterly useless. Rather trust people who try to use their brains and do some real testing.Anecdotes are an important part in forming a hypothesis and checking if the results fully describe the phenomena being studied. Furthermore, there is no machine that is going to be able to accurately replicate the way a baseball bat is swung because there are a million different ways to swing a bat. You cannot remove the human variable in this case and expect to get a a consistent result that accurately reflects reality. Howevet, what I can tell you is that the lighter a bat is the easier it is to accelerate it, and the faster you can accelerate it the more time you have to react to the pitch. The more time you have to react, the more likely you are to make good contact. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Anyone watch "The Gray Man"? (no spoilers) |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/27/22 2:44:46 AM #18 | About as generic as an "action spy" movie could be tbqh. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Simon Whistler is the worst thing the UK has ever created. |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/23/22 1:30:08 PM #15 | Oh, yeah, his videos are pretty bad as far as Educational Youtube goes. Didn't recognize the name but I recommend the channels he has. It's confusing for ordinary people because his production values are pretty good but his actual factual content and his "interpretations" are pretty bad. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Every thread is people attacking the TC. Why even make topics? |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/22/22 12:27:22 PM #9 | Make better topics tbqh. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | apparently white supremacists have made their own table topgame |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/22/22 11:47:24 AM #10 | Definitely not the first white supremacist TTRPG. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | a weird little math thing |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/22/22 11:43:06 AM #7 | He are the axiomatic facts re-organized. The men paid 30 dollars to the hotel but actually owed 25. They were refunded 3 dollars, and two additional dollars were stolen by the bell boy. The problem with the "riddle" is that the last three sentences basically jumble up the "variables" (Amount Paid, Amount Owed, Amount Stolen, Amount Refunded) in the algebraic equation to make it look like there's a discrepancy. In reality it basically turned something like this: A + B - C = D Into this A + B - D = C Which obviously no longer adds up. More specifically, this statement implies a violation of the Additive Axiom: "and gives 3 dollars back so each man payed 9 dollars for a total of 27 plus the 2 the bell boy has for a total of 29" As the "two the bell boy has" should be subtracted from the 27 to get the amount the men actually owed, instead of added to get the amount the men actually paid. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | International Author: "For the human race, don't date gamers." |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/22/22 11:14:57 AM #21 | Damn that guy sure did... say that thing I guess. Anyways! --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Remember The Way I Am? |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/22/22 9:50:49 AM #13 | It's a good song and it touches on some legit problems too. This line always gets me: When a dude's getting bullied and shoots up his school And they blame it on Marilyn and the heroin Where were the parents at? And look where it's at! Middle America, now it's a tragedy Now it's so sad to see, an upper-class city Havin' this happen So many gun deaths, far more than mass shootings, in this country are inner city kids who feel like they have no chance of escaping their situation because our society is so absolutely fucked, so they turn to crime and drugs. Their tragedies never take up 5 days of media coverage on every news channel, but they make up so much more of our needless deaths in this country. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Did Seth MacFarlane intend Stewie Griffin to be a mockery of Jesus Christ? |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/22/22 9:43:21 AM #17 | User Info: So_dreamycreamy
Just put them on ignore. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | What aisle is the antibacterial gel in at walmart? |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/21/22 5:44:25 PM #3 | It's literally right near the anal lubricant, and you know I know you know where that is. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | This YouTuber has an enragingly annoying voice. |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/21/22 4:52:25 PM #5 | Malcrasternus posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbpyfSXygowThey cannot physically stop themselves from doing the Chills voice on OneyPlays. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | So I've been reading up on Napoleon's strategies as a general |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/21/22 2:13:25 PM #15 | NeonOctopus posted... If he's so smart, how come he got ass-blasted when he tried to invade Russia?He underestimated how much of their own country the Russian's were willing to destroy to stop him. Then he fell victim to the sunk cost fallacy. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Jounralist says MonkeyPox almost entirely comes from having sex with him. |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/21/22 1:35:43 PM #11 | Top notch self-own --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | chick from stranger things released a music video with full on vagina and boobs |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/20/22 7:50:01 PM #35 | Youtube has basically always allowed boobs in an artistic or scientifiv context. Blurred Lines was released 9 years ago with tons of bare tits, for instance. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Pervert caught red handed taking creepshot |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/20/22 7:06:17 PM #37 | Just an anecdote, not indicative of anything, but when I was younger and in good shape I caught a young woman taking a creep shot of me at work. It was pretty funny lol. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | is abbey from the last us of really even that buff |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/19/22 10:38:36 PM #58 | I still cannot stress enough how absolutely pathetic and pedantic people look doubling down on this while some random fucking dude in the middle of an apocalypse wracks up a kill count surpassing The White Death while simultaneously fighting off the single worst infection disease in human history. I guess a white dude doing something so incredibly superhuman is just normal to gamers now, and a buff white chick is the bridge too far. So unbelievably pedantic and stupid. These people don't seem to realize that "critical thinking"... isn't, if you're not applying it consistently and irrespective of your on built-in biases. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | C/D: you can taste the difference between coke and pepsi |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/19/22 10:20:58 PM #62 | I haven't drank either in probably 5 years and I could tell the difference right now. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Looks like Cory is gone from Oneyplays |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/19/22 5:59:12 PM #8 | CinderLock posted... So the better of the two? OK Damn I really missed the most important word in that didn't I? --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Looks like Cory is gone from Oneyplays |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/19/22 5:57:03 PM #6 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote] He unfortunately doesn't want to be a content creator, he wants to focus on making games. ;( --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | Looks like Cory is gone from Oneyplays |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/19/22 5:56:27 PM #5 | If you can't handle Oneyplays with Corey then you deserve Oneyplays with Zach. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
| Topic | It's 2022. Why do people still go to McDonalds? |
| Pogo_Marimo 07/19/22 2:44:51 PM #29 | The only reasonable way someone could make a burger that tastes worse and sits worse in your stomach than McDonalds is if they accidentally burn it or some shit. Their burgers are the most consistently dry, fatty, over-salted, and odd tasting shit imaginable with this bizarre, plasticized cheese and people just think it's normal because they've had it so much. I'm not one to cook my own meals but if you told me I had to choose between eating a McDonalds or Burger King burger or make my own in a frying pan, I would go out and buy some ground beef and buns that moment. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. |
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