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Why is speaking of words "doing work" and "doing heavy lifting" so common in AI-generated replies? I assume this phase will pass, but how did it happen at all? Is there one model with this idiosyncrasy that they all use?
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I don’t understand risking your life just for views…
I mean, what if it all went wrong? Would it be worth it?
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The US bull market is entering its 5th year.
Since the October 2022 low, the S&P 500 has rallied +118%, outpacing the average bull market since WWII.
This is also the 3rd-largest gain among bull markets at their 4th anniversary.
Over this period, the index has returned +21.6% in Year 1, +33.7% in Year 2, +12.7% in Year 3, and +19.4% in Year 4.
The average S&P 500 bull market's return since WWII has been +20.8% in Year 5, the 2nd-strongest 12-month performance after +39.1% in Year 1.
Of the 13 previous bull markets, only 6 lasted long enough to reach this stage.
If history is any guide, the market is heading for another year of strong gains.
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Being critical of Islam is not the same as being racist.
Islam is not a race. It is a (law-based) religion. An ideology. A worldview.
And ideologies must be open to criticism.
Racism is about judging people based on skin color or ethnicity. Criticism of Islam is about challenging values and legal principles.
There is a crucial difference.
You can respect people while being critical of an ideology that, in its political form, places religious law above secular law.
The problem is that the term “racism” is far too often used as a stop button, a tool to shut down debate. A way to avoid addressing real conflicts between values.
But if an ideology affects freedom of speech, equality before the law, freedom of religion, the rule of law, and gender equality… then discussing it is not hatred. It is necessary.
A free society requires that we can speak about Islam as a religion precisely because it is more than that…it is also law and politics.
Criticizing Christianity is, interestingly enough, not racism. Criticizing Judaism is, interestingly enough, not racism.
Therefore, criticizing Islam is not racism either.
If an idea cannot withstand criticism, it is not people who are fragile…it is the idea.
And in a free society, no idea is above criticism. Especially not one that seeks to undermine Western values.🦍💃❤️🔥🪽
