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  • Moissanite is a nonporous stone, so it doesn't get cloudy. It can get dirty on the surface like a diamond, but you can just rinse it off. On the other hand, a diamond will turn cloudy if it is in a house fire, while moissanite will not.

    Naturally occurring moissanite is extremely rare, while naturally occurring diamond not so much. A geologist might judge you for wearing something that isn't real moissanite but a knockoff with a lower refractive index.

  • Trolley Dilemma
  • The argument against student loan forgiveness is that there are better ways to spend the money, like on universal childcare, than on people with college degrees. Basically any social program you can think of will give a higher return to society. The only reason to support student loan forgiveness over these other programs is for votes.

  • Combining two different internet debates
  • If the pole is entering the portal at the rate of 60 miles per hour, it must exit the portal at the same rate. After a minute, 1 mile of pole has entered the portal, and 1 mile has exited it. If it exits more slowly than it enters, where is the missing part of the pole?

  • They're not worth it!
  • Metric is a product of the French Revolution, as well as decimal currency like cents. Some decimalization from the French Revolution didn't catch on widely, like gradians for measuring angles or decimal minutes, hours, and weeks. The imperial units were standardized by various monarchies (hence the name).

  • Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser
  • If he was a bigot back then, is he still a bigot now?

    Yes, he is. As I said, he has posted why he spent money to deny gay people the right to marry and to nullify the marriages of gay people who were already married, and he has not apologized for it since.

    Which is almost never.

    Then there is no problem. Just tell people to use Firefox.

  • Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser
  • This isn't about what Eich used to believe. This is about a law that he helped pass and still supports. I wouldn't give my money to somebody who helped pass a law to bring back slavery and still supports it. We know that this is wrong.

    Eich and the KKK can continue to advocate for the wrong side. We should continue to argue against them and not give them our support.

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  • There were slave owners who believed they were morally right too, and your argument says they should have been left alone. We're smart enough to know they were wrong and that your Christians and Muslims are wrong. We should be writing articles and making choices accordingly.

  • Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser
  • It's not what he thinks of gay people. It's that he spent his money to successfully deny gay people rights and nullify marriages that were already recognized. That's not somebody I want to give money to. Look on Hacker News for his comments about why he made that donation, and you might change your mind about whether he is actually a bigot. He has never apologized for his actions.

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