Simon Fung
@fungowski.bsky.social
Professional ponderer of the universe
sounds like this could be a song or something :P
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 AM
sounds like this could be a song or something :P
If I were the victim of a crime, I would much rather receive financial compensation from the victim than just see them get locked up in prison. And making perpetrators responsible for repairing the harm they causes is much more meaningful than just making them suffer.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
If I were the victim of a crime, I would much rather receive financial compensation from the victim than just see them get locked up in prison. And making perpetrators responsible for repairing the harm they causes is much more meaningful than just making them suffer.
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If perpetrators can’t pay, they can work. People do vary greatly in wealth and earning potential, so sentencing should take that into account. If the contribution is less than the payout in a case, the difference should be covered by the State.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
If perpetrators can’t pay, they can work. People do vary greatly in wealth and earning potential, so sentencing should take that into account. If the contribution is less than the payout in a case, the difference should be covered by the State.
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Better yet, there should be a fund that pays out compensation, and that perpetrators pay into. This fund can be invested like any other fund.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Better yet, there should be a fund that pays out compensation, and that perpetrators pay into. This fund can be invested like any other fund.
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Once the unthinkable happens, though, we start to improvise, and do the best we can. And often, we end up doing much better than we ever thought we could.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Once the unthinkable happens, though, we start to improvise, and do the best we can. And often, we end up doing much better than we ever thought we could.
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Political instability has been around for quite a bit longer than the internet and social media.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Political instability has been around for quite a bit longer than the internet and social media.
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“Social media spreads disinformation” yes but also for decades the National Enquirer has been telling us “aliens are here” and “Elvis is still alive” at the grocery checkout.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“Social media spreads disinformation” yes but also for decades the National Enquirer has been telling us “aliens are here” and “Elvis is still alive” at the grocery checkout.
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Nevertheless, realistic beliefs have the advantage of modeling the world more accurately, which can be very useful. They attract little attention, but they are the map that guide our actions. They are a public good, and like most public goods, severely undervalued.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Nevertheless, realistic beliefs have the advantage of modeling the world more accurately, which can be very useful. They attract little attention, but they are the map that guide our actions. They are a public good, and like most public goods, severely undervalued.
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