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Raziq_Stark t1_j9dpjb3 wrote

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Raziq_Stark t1_j9dp7jn wrote

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hisurfing t1_j9dp5r2 wrote

Technically they just need to sequence your genome and then infect you with a virus(that is altered) which alters your DNA through CRISPR CAS9 tech, the current price for this is $2 million dollars...what effect that has on you however can vary. The reality is that it comes from multiple sources as other people have suggested and there are gene's which provide "resistance" to Depression for example...but not a cure.

The biggest thing that people can do is change their environment...the common method for this in America is climbing the corporate ladder and using the financial freedom gained to alleviate most symptoms.

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Raziq_Stark t1_j9doylq wrote

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Raziq_Stark t1_j9doqgg wrote

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Raziq_Stark t1_j9do744 wrote

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Hobbs512 t1_j9dnzwq wrote

Businesses have a habit of growing when productivity increases occur and they scale-up. But is it feasible for every industry and company to do this indefinitely? What if we start producing an over-supply of goods and services? Surely that would contribute to deflation no? Obv it's more complicated than just that tho. But of course a company in a capitalistic economy is going to take steps to increase profits and they don't do that as well when they start paying their employees higher wages.

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Raziq_Stark t1_j9dnyd8 wrote

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maciver6969 t1_j9dni6d wrote

I agree with you mostly, but you do miss some valid points. And you all assume that everywhere in the USA and the world has good cell coverage and reasonable internet. We had a verizon tower fail 3 years ago and it is finally being worked on NOW. Since it failed I get 1-2 bar at home and no high speed internet for long before it crawls again.

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It doesnt matter that they are working fast if they dont maintain the service and actually work in the area you live. So rural areas get fucked, while other areas have "over-coverage". Hell look at the gulf coast, if you are not in New Orleans you dont get priority repair. Lake Charles was out with some services for 5 months after the last hurricane. Then you have to factor in terrain, if you live in the mountains cell coverage is spotty even in california. Communities like Anza and Aguanga fought for 15 years to get more towers in their area and some still have no internet or cell access.

All this has to be taken in when saying cell are in high gear, while true it doesnt represent anything beside the "priority" locations. It is hard to take them at good faith on their expansions when they have never met any of the promises to so many communities.

I agree cell and starlink are not direct competitiors. The cell service is great for where they have a fuckton of towers available and where maintained, but the rest of the nation is just shit outta luck with them at least in the medium term timeframe, while starlink already has a working system that they are improving and filling gaps almost weekly.

I have a different view on the cell and fiber and all the new tech that has been promised to our area now for over 10 years. At&t setup fiber in my area, so did the Verison Fios system, then just STOPPED expanding at all. I live less than a mile from the Fiber optic trunk line, and they send me mail every month or two offering fiber but then come to the time to actually come install they call and say Nope.

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