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foxxytroxxy t1_jdtzoyv wrote

Reply to comment by Petal_Chatoyance in Vivek Venkataraman argues that political equality and proto-democracy were the most common form of political organisation in the "state of nature". These ideals preceded modern liberalism & statehood, and are arguably how humans have lived the majority of our evolution. by Ma3Ke4Li3

Not sure why somebody hasn't said this yet, but it doesn't follow that even if 100% of all known hunter gatherer groups lived in the same way today (they don't!), we could then be certain about the ways in which any have lived besides that.

But even disregarding that, this is not supported by the evidence

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foxxytroxxy t1_ja1cf00 wrote

Reply to comment by wildfire393 in In literature, shows, or stories, if they tell you the plan, it's not going to work. If they don't tell you the plan, it's definitely going to work. by notjadedyet

I can think of a lot of films that pretty much do the opposite of the shower thought. One example is The Interview, where for comedic tension James Franco's plan to shoot the helicopter down is pretty much what happens.

Pretty sure a lot of successful heist and action films also work as counter examples

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foxxytroxxy t1_j95apgm wrote

Reply to Climate change and the projected savannization of the Brazilian Amazon threaten most land-based mammals that live there, new research shows. The “savannization” here refers to when lush rainforest gives way to a drier, open landscape that resembles savanna but is actually degraded forest. by MistWeaver80

For what purpose, though? Don't we have enough farms? Why not invest in ecotourism, Brazil?

sends an angry gaze at capitalism

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foxxytroxxy OP t1_j27gwam wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is it normal to pay for a credit check to apply for a rental? I'm not sure this is legit, but it seems to be. by foxxytroxxy

But he made the money from the companies, or from me? The "free trial" thing made me think I just had to cancel the subscriptions. I'm alright with the lost time, just hoping I didn't lose my money. I think one of the things said it was a dollar at signup. Hopefully *I* didn't lose all that money?

And, thanks. Duly noted. Will not do in the future.

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foxxytroxxy OP t1_j25wewr wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is it normal to pay for a credit check to apply for a rental? I'm not sure this is legit, but it seems to be. by foxxytroxxy

I've looked into the websites and I can cancel all of the subscriptions, which I'm doing right now. They're all "free trial" sort of sites with the first payment being $1, then a $30 monthly subscription.

I thought it might be a scam as well, but that's something about Hawaii is a lot of people set up rentals kind of precariously. I had thought it was just a verification strategy so that dude didn't have to pay for it. I looked up the websites and everywhere says that they are legitimate, though.

Anyway I'm not trying this guy anymore, it does seem kind of sketchy

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