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  • Is it worth investing if I can only contribute $50 a month?

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  • I wasn't trying to say that ethical funds don't exist, I'm well aware of them. I was saying that when money is on the line, loyalty and ethics often end up second place.

  • Is it worth investing if I can only contribute $50 a month?

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  • I absolutely agree. I used to have no choice but to buy budget and have to deal with it when stuff inevitably failed and broke. But now I'm much more financially stable, I made a commitment to buy quality when I can, the old "buy once, cry once" mantra.

    With clothes I'm in the best of both worlds. I'm a proper hawk for charity shops and if you're patient you can get both budget and quality. I bought a £100 shirt for £3 the other day and it looked like it had never even been worn, there's no reason it won't last me decades if I look after it. Good riddance to TK MAXX and fast fashion. Charity shops are especially good for suits and smart shirts as a lot of men only get them out for interviews and weddings, meaning they are usually in great condition and can be bought at a tiny fraction of the original price, you just have to be patient waiting for ones that are the correct size for you.

  • Zelenskyy: No world leader has the right to negotiate with Putin on behalf of Ukraine

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  • I heard a while ago that a very well connected person (the sort of person that doesn't need to work and could spend all their free time maintaining family relations and friendships) would really only be able to maintain family relations and friendships with about two hundred people. The sort of people that say "I have 1000 friends on Facebook" are talking complete bollocks, there's a huge difference between a relationship/friendship and an acquaintance that you haven't talked to for fifteen years. The average person truly knows many less people than this, usually in the low dozens.

    Using your figures and assuming that these relationships are 50/50 male/female, even these very well connected people would statistically still know less than one injured soldier and have less than a 1/3 chance of personally knowing someone that was killed.

    I know this comment assumes and extrapolates quite a bit and the idea is somewhat of a tangent from the original comment, but I think it's quite interesting.

  • US, UK hail murder of Russian lieutenant-general in charge of nuclear defense

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  • You are entitled to your opinion.

  • Is it worth investing if I can only contribute $50 a month?

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  • Unfortunately, there aren't many ethics in the world when it comes to money.

  • Is it worth investing if I can only contribute $50 a month?

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  • $50 per month for thirty five years saved with no interest at all is $21k, so I can absolutely understand the point of view that it's not worth it if you're currently struggling to scrape by to wait 35 years for what might be just an extra $14k

    If that $50 has literally no other use to you, then great, if that $50 can provide fair value for you now, it's a much tougher decision.

  • US, UK hail murder of Russian lieutenant-general in charge of nuclear defense

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  • I'd argue that KIA implies that they were on the front lines, but once again that's semantics.

    I think the vast majority understands the meaning of the headline and aren't overly concerned with the dictionary definition of murder.

  • Zelenskyy: No world leader has the right to negotiate with Putin on behalf of Ukraine

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  • I used a population of 143,000,000 divided by an estimated death toll in Ukraine of 70,000 and assumed half of the russian population is female.

    1 in 100 might be correct if you only consider men of a fighting age.

  • APpaREnTLy THiS iS hoW yoU JaIlBreAk AI

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  • Women workers in Britain attacked the Spinning Jenny because it speeded up the spinning process, and consequently, reduced labour demand. This caused a valid fear of unemployment among women working in the woollen industry. Till date, they had survived on hand spinning, but this was placed in peril by the new machine.

    Who wants to go back to spinning wool by hand now?

  • Zelenskyy: No world leader has the right to negotiate with Putin on behalf of Ukraine

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  • Some might not notice a change in the economy, but they will notice that their sons are being taken and that they are not coming back.

    Approximately 1 in 1000 Russian males have now been killed. How many more will have to die for the average Russian to say "no more" is a tough question.

  • Zelenskyy: No world leader has the right to negotiate with Putin on behalf of Ukraine

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  • Tactically, the plan is to make Russia bleed to death rather than temporarily paralyse it.

    Maximizing the loss of russian life and draining the russian economy to the point that the population won't tolerate any further war is the goal. It's unfortunate that this is at the cost of ongoing war in Ukraine.

  • Best non-coke alternative to coke zero?

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  • Of course not, but I think that most people would agree that they are fairly similar spirits.

  • Best non-coke alternative to coke zero?

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  • A splash of water in whisky isn't uncommon in Scotland, however you'd also get some weird looks for mixing your whiskey with coke.

  • US, UK hail murder of Russian lieutenant-general in charge of nuclear defense

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  • Semantics.

    So what? You'd be fine with the title if it said "killed in action" or something like that?

  • Best non-coke alternative to coke zero?

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  • A splash of water in whisky isn't at all uncommon in Scotland.

  • US, UK hail murder of Russian lieutenant-general in charge of nuclear defense

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  • The article seems factual and unbiased as far as possible can tell.

  • NSFW

    what's the difference between classism and racism?

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  • I know a guy earning six figures that considers himself working class because "I work", we all know he's comfortably middle upper.

    I don't judge him based upon his wealth but that doesn't mean class isn't a thing.

  • Best non-coke alternative to coke zero?

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  • Tap water.

    I used to drink a lot of carbonated drinks but after I gave them up, I don't miss them.

  • US, UK hail murder of Russian lieutenant-general in charge of nuclear defense

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  • Do you disagree with the article or just the source?