Select Page
Poker Forum
Over 1,291,000 Posts!
Poker Forum

Search:

Type: Posts; User: Poopadoop

Page 1 of 2 1 2

Search: Search took 0.07 seconds.

  1. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    I'm paying taxes so you don't have to work. Which...

    I'm paying taxes so you don't have to work. Which one of us is selfish?
  2. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    So you think making poor people even poorer and...

    So you think making poor people even poorer and rich people even richer is going to make a better society? How's that work?

    I make an above-average wage and I pay a greater percentage of taxes...
  3. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    That's kinda what the quota system is about. ...

    That's kinda what the quota system is about.

    But anyways, you clearly can't be bothered to learn even the basics of the issue so there's no point discussing it further.
  4. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    lol, what do you think I do - just teach? I do...

    lol, what do you think I do - just teach? I do research mostly, and that includes my own coding, my own stats, my own writing.
  5. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    I don't know why you're romanticising them this...

    I don't know why you're romanticising them this way. They're not going out there thinking 'holy fuck if i dont do this the country will starve.' They're probably thinking 'i wish there was a better...
  6. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    I'll be retired by then.

    I'll be retired by then.
  7. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    Ok you have a hard on for fishermen. I get it....

    Ok you have a hard on for fishermen. I get it. And fine it's not unskilled labor, it's semi-skilled. My apologies to any fishermen who might be reading this.

    And I'm sure they feel better knowing...
  8. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    Also regarding your earlier point about how to...

    Also regarding your earlier point about how to MAGA by bringing back undemanding jobs, might it not be better to just provide better education?

    And I know Ong wants to MUKGA by saving menial and...
  9. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    ehhh, i'm not up on all the details, but i'm...

    ehhh, i'm not up on all the details, but i'm pretty sure it's only in 'another country' as a legal exercise so as to allow gambling. The gov't still owns the land, doesn't it?
  10. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    Yes, but even if they're raised in the same...

    Yes, but even if they're raised in the same environment they won't always end up with the same IQ. This is what you would call 'unexplained variance' .




    Yes, and some of them are, and usually...
  11. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    Because they know how much of their genetics are...

    Because they know how much of their genetics are similar. With non-twins you can only guess it's around 50%.




    If you're rich, most of your IQ is due to genes. If you're poor, most of your IQ...
  12. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    But the government doesn't let it have its...

    But the government doesn't let it have its reservation; the government still owns the land and everything that happens on it has to get government approval. You wanna open a convenience store? Needs...
  13. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    And yea, it's certainly bad for your IQ to raised...

    And yea, it's certainly bad for your IQ to raised in a poor family.
  14. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    They don't necessarily have to be raised apart. ...

    They don't necessarily have to be raised apart.

    And apparently there's lots. Like in the hundreds.
    ...
  15. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    They don't all live on reservations getting...

    They don't all live on reservations getting handouts from the gov't. Plenty of them live off reservations. And they're just as fucked. Explain that.
  16. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    Yeah great except the economy wasn't having all...

    Yeah great except the economy wasn't having all those disastrous consequences you suggested in 2016. Maybe in a few places, but not in the entirety of rural America. Certainly not enough to explain...
  17. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    Don't know. The brain probably is affected by...

    Don't know. The brain probably is affected by oppression but whether that changes reward circuits or not is beyond my expertise.
  18. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    The total population of blacks who've played...

    The total population of blacks who've played professional ice hockey is pretty small. I don't think we can conclude from that that they're intrinsically bad athletes though if you look at all the...
  19. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    But you won't do something if it's not rewarding...

    But you won't do something if it's not rewarding on some level. There's some difference in how rewarding alcohol is to some people versus others' brains. For some, they get a big reward from...
  20. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    It's kind of a white person's game though isn't...

    It's kind of a white person's game though isn't it? How many asian grandmasters have there been?

    Are Russians smarter than everyone else 'cause they've had the most?
  21. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    Well no trust me I couldn't. After two days I'd...

    Well no trust me I couldn't. After two days I'd be like 'sign me off of this i feel like shit'
  22. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    First, it's still under debate, but...

    First, it's still under debate, but population-level IQ is thought to be around 70-75% genetic and 25 to 30% environment. That still leaves a lot of room for society to have an effect.

    Second,...
  23. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    I think it's debatable the extent to which it's a...

    I think it's debatable the extent to which it's a choice or not. I don't think I could be an alcoholic even if I wanted to. There certainly seem to be predispositions among people.

    And yeah, in a...
  24. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    And 19% longer sentences is not trivial either....

    And 19% longer sentences is not trivial either. And the law explicitly says not to do that. But it happens.

    So what other laws re: equal treatment are similarly "effective", I wonder?
  25. Thread: Reparations

    by Poopadoop
    Replies
    133
    Views
    20,303

    I meant when the environments are held...

    I meant when the environments are held equivalent, IQ is unlikely to be much different across races.
Results 1 to 25 of 47
Page 1 of 2 1 2