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It is not all about him wanting to buy Red Bull where he did. It is a collection of reasons. You can be a little bit lazy on a lot of things and they aggregate. I was very lazy at school. Had a bad attitude. I blame myself entirely. It had knock-on effects. But I've reinvented myself multiple...

But we are dealing about if lives are equally at risk or not. And that is exactly the context we are discussing. To say a black man is at higher risk than a white man depends on circumstances, not race. I say stop inventing reasons to divide us all. Some people have more privilege than others...

Apparently Holland is a country who thinks that mask may hinder, not help, according to the top scientists (boffins). I'm off to the supermarket shortly. I will be wearing my mask but also aware the virus may go in through my eyes. For me, it is all about risk reduction, not eliminating risk.

The homeless guy might just be stating something factual. I don't know. Do you think it is impossible for people to make bad choices unless there is something wrong with them? Is lazinesses not a thing?

But it doesn't. He made that up. It doesn't imply anything. It just means all lives matter. It doesn't address risk at all. But let's pretend for a minute that it was true. Are you suggesting that a white soldier on the front line in Afghanistan is equally at risk to a black man in his 50's...

I'm a little confused by your narcissist statement. I mean that might be true? Doc, I put those into the bad luck part of the decision making and luck statement I made earlier. Some people are born prone to depression, for example. Most of us have issues we have to deal with. Within the...

Yes. I assume you were referring to the homeless person doing the spewing.

Apparently the word America has become a no-no. At least from memory. It demeans the south America, or something like that. It is just plain daft to say family is offensive. People are looking for things to have offense over because they have nothing better to do. Who defines what hate speech...

Notice how I squirm out of your Socratic trap. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Can you give an example of what someone might say?

I think the term marginalised is one of those PC terms. But everybody is marginalised to some degree. It just depends on what you are talking about. For example, if I was at the gym standing next to some body builders, I would have an element of being marginalised. If I was at a rock concert, we...

Indeed there are, and not necessarily global gradients, but gradients at the granular level. The homeless person might have clouded thinking in one area, but clearer thinking in another area than a non-homeless person. You mean like in business, where there is a competition. All are working...

Perceived by who exactly? If you think something is not politically correct, but I don't, what do you do then? You see there is already a division and it is inherent in the nature of beliefs. To say otherwise is to oppress those who disagree with you. Because what was previously not insulting...

Haha. There are plenty of Doreens out there.

I totally agree with what you referred to as "above." Sometimes you make your own luck. I know exactly what you are saying. My point really is that a) you then absolve anyone of self accountability, b) everybody does not think with perfect clarity. We are riddled with biases. We might be...

Are you saying that the luck part of my statement is true, but that your decision making does not help determine the outcome of your life? I think you are conflating blame with a selected part of that sentence. Your response reads as, "I agree that the quality of your life is based on luck, but...

The quality of your life is based on your decision making and luck.

I like to use algos and engineering approaches. Everything else is too wishy washy for me. I tot up the points. If the score is low, they are bone idle and lazy!

I don't look at it in such a binary way, but it is an interesting question and generalisation. For me, instead of imagining this binary choice, consider a grid containing 100 squares. The further left on the grid, the lower the inclination towards something, and similarly on the right hand side...

Maybe he will create an electric rocket. :eek: