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  • 02:3302:33, 29 August 2023 diff hist +4,432 N Good welfare stateCreated page with "The term "welfare state" usually has a negative connotation. But this page is about how societies could implement "welfare state" principles in a way that actually benefits people. ==Aims== {{right|'''Status quo'''<hr />To put it simply and controversially:<br />The average person is currently overworked. 40 hours/week is far too much for most people. There is plenty of scientific evidence that it's unhealthy to sit, stand, or stare at a screen for 8 hours/day. Most job..."

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  • 22:4022:40, 28 August 2023 diff hist +53 Product-byproduct analysisNo edit summary current
  • 22:3922:39, 28 August 2023 diff hist +774 N Product-byproduct analysisCreated page with "When two commodities occur together, how should we split the environmental footprint between them? ===Examples=== * Soybeans processed/separated into soybean oil and soybean meal: What should we say about the land footprint of each? * A mined mineral that contains multiple elements, some more scarce and some more abundant: What should we say about the carbon footprint of each element? ===Approaches=== * Compare the '''prices''' of each product involved. Consider thei..."

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  • 18:3718:37, 24 July 2023 diff hist +1,405 N Wiki for a better world:PurposeCreated page with "The general idea is to ask "What '''could''' be done to make the world better '''if''' we had the political will?" -- and to really develop a proper nuanced answer that addresses the valid concerns of naysayers. I believe that this is a crucial "first step" that's been missing from the political landscape. When people skip it and go straight to campaigning for change, the change usually fails because: # An "opposition" forms from people who misunderstand the change. T..." current

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  • 17:0217:02, 19 July 2023 diff hist +2,987 N Sedentary lifestyle detoxCreated page with "{{right|Side note:<br />I know that the word "detox" has a bad reputation of being unscientific, but I used it here anyway for lack of a better word.}} If you've been living a sedentary lifestyle for a long time, and want to start exercising, consider doing something like this for a week: * Get off the computer or any electronics {{light|(well, except to make calls or whatever)}}. * ''Don't'' do any training or hard exercise right away. * Allow yourself to be lazy {{lig..." current
  • 16:3116:31, 19 July 2023 diff hist +15 Template:RightNo edit summary current
  • 16:3116:31, 19 July 2023 diff hist +91 N Template:RightCreated page with "<div style="float:right; border:1px solid #999; padding:0.2em; max-width:17%">{{{1}}}</div>"
  • 12:0912:09, 19 July 2023 diff hist +622 N Illegal to sleep on the streetCreated page with "==This is unconstitutional== * The constitution{{x|note: This is using USA-specific words, but it applies similarly to any country.}} guarantees the right to '''life'''{{light|, liberty and the pursuit of happiness}}. * A person cannot live if they never sleep. * Homeless people outnumber the available spots in homeless shelters or similar accomodations. Thus there is a guaranteed number of homeless people who have nowhere to sleep except the streets. * Therefore, it is..." current

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  • 22:2522:25, 14 July 2023 diff hist +16 Category:Half-baked ideasNo edit summary
  • 22:2322:23, 14 July 2023 diff hist +487 N Category:Half-baked ideasCreated page with "Don't get it twisted - "half-baked" doesn't necessarily mean bad or stupid. This is a category for ideas with ''unconfirmed feasibility''. If you have an idea, but don't have enough specific knowledge to say whether it's really feasible or not, this is the place. Make a wikipage and tag it with this category. Other people can edit your page and add facts that confirm or disconfirm whether it could work (and after enough info is gathered, the page can be removed from thi..."
  • 21:2121:21, 14 July 2023 diff hist +403 N Patent evergreeningCreated page with "<!-- TODO: explain what it is --> ==Effects== * Unaffordable medicine and other goods, due to companies retaining a monopoly ==Examples== * Insulin {{en}} * Tuberculosis medication - see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhgw5SW0h4 this video] <!-- video title: Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson (vlogbrothers) --> ==Solutions== ===Laws that could be implemented=== {{empty}}" current
  • 20:3420:34, 14 July 2023 diff hist +82 Home wasteNo edit summary
  • 20:2820:28, 14 July 2023 diff hist +22 Chairs for cashiersNo edit summary current
  • 20:1920:19, 14 July 2023 diff hist +1,852 N Chairs for cashiersCreated page with "Cashiers should be allowed to sit while working. This also applies to fast food workers and other service workers, especially during "slow times of day" whenever there is no need to move around. ==Rationale== * Standing in one place for hours is even more unhealthy then sitting for hours. {{x|It's true that sitting is still bad; it helps to alternate between sitting ''and'' standing.}} {{x|It's true that being ''physically active'' for hours can be healthy, but tha..."
  • 20:1920:19, 14 July 2023 diff hist +205 N Without capitalism/Food service workCreated page with "This is a page to describe how '''food service work''' could be better (for workers and everyone else) if capitalism didn't get in the way. {{light|''Content not written yet.''}} ==See also== * Labor" current

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  • 23:2323:23, 13 July 2023 diff hist +564 Exploiter's fallacyNo edit summary current
  • 23:2123:21, 13 July 2023 diff hist +21 N Template:PnCreated page with "<!-- "page needs" -->"
  • 23:0823:08, 13 July 2023 diff hist +1,073 N Exploiter's fallacyCreated page with "<blockquote><q>''They're poor - maybe if we gave them more jobs, they'd earn more money to afford better life!''</q></blockquote> This line of thinking becomes a '''fallacy''' whenever the new jobs don't involve any actual production of the goods that the poor people need. * Instead of lifting people out of poverty, it causes local inflation and amplifies wageslavery. ** People earn more money but the cost of living goes up accordingly. ** The net effect is that peo..."
  • 04:2704:27, 13 July 2023 diff hist +272 N Hostile architectureCreated page with "==External links== * [https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/designing-for-typologies/a2564-15-examples-of-hostile-architecture-around-the-world/?fbclid=IwAR3g7pAL4b5cuIhCf__AVZrhfNPQAwHpr34idHVJNa9l4n9DEM8rFUWdwtQ 15 Examples of Hostile Architecture around the World - RTF]" current

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  • 12:5012:50, 11 July 2023 diff hist +124 N Monetization paradoxCreated page with "====Examples==== * A website costs money for bandwidth, so they put ads. But the ads actually take up most of the bandwidth." current
  • 12:4612:46, 11 July 2023 diff hist −5 Abolishing paywalls→‎Cost current
  • 12:4412:44, 11 July 2023 diff hist +574 N Abolishing paywallsCreated page with "<!-- TODO: explain what a paywall is, and define the scope of this page --> ====Motivations==== * If we want the average person to trust science, then the science has to be freely accessible. * Whenever a government policy is said to be based on scientific knowledge, the public deserves the right to verify it. ====Cost==== * Academic journal websites could be kept up (ad-free) with probably just 1/1000th as much money as governments already allocate to research grants...."

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  • 19:3619:36, 2 July 2023 diff hist +1,566 N EfficiencyCreated page with "The word "efficiency" makes a lot of people upset, because the word has sometimes been used to promote some bad ideas. So let's separate the kinds of efficiency we actually want vs the kinds we really don't: <div style="background:#00FF0033"> Examples of '''good''' efficiency: * Energy efficiency {{light|(as long as it actually reduces total consumption (i.e. avoids a Jevons' Paradox))}}. * Food efficiency {{light|(to fight global hunger and [[deforestation]..." current

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  • 23:5823:58, 1 June 2023 diff hist +45 N Commercial to residentialCreated page with "==Types== * Converting offices to housing" current
  • 23:5723:57, 1 June 2023 diff hist +1,677 N Does expensive housing indirectly help the poorCreated page with "Does expensive housing indirectly help the poor? ===No, if the new housing is expensive to ''build''.=== Materials & labor are both in limited supply. Expensive construction puts more strain on natural resources, leaving less for the poor. Oldschool economists may say otherwise, but this is because they downplay ecological limits, and/or exaggerate the rate at which technological progress can improve {{alt|energy|labor|materials}} efficiency of construction. ===No, if..."
  • 23:3723:37, 1 June 2023 diff hist +35 Single-person housingNo edit summary current
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  • 22:1222:12, 1 June 2023 diff hist +1,366 N Single-person housingCreated page with "In some regions, single people vastly outnumber single-person housing units. For example in Canada, there are over 8 million single adults but only 2 million one-bedroom units and bachelor units combined. As a result, * Young adults often live with their parents. * Couples, after breakup or divorce, still end up sharing the same home. * People may get stuck in abusive relationships with nowhere to move to. * People have to look for roommates onlin..."
  • 20:5320:53, 1 June 2023 diff hist +1,988 N Converting offices to housingCreated page with "Ever since the pandemic, office buildings have become less popular (sometimes to the extent of being almost abandoned). So it might be worth converting some of that space into housing. '''Hybrid approach''' If only ''part'' of an office building is converted into housing, the considerations become easier: * Less load on plumbing & wiring. * Housing units could get the window space; office units could be in the building core. * The building becomes ''mixed-use'', wh..." current
  • 19:3519:35, 1 June 2023 diff hist +214 Wiki for a better world:RelatedNo edit summary

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  • 23:3823:38, 7 May 2023 diff hist +685 N Plant-basedCreated page with "<gallery mode=packed-hover> Bowl_of_chili.jpg GarlicBread.jpg Yellow_Split_Pea_Soup.jpg Corrugated_Potato_Chips_-_Kolkata_2014-11-25_9689.JPG Chili-Harvest-2012.jpg Fagioli cannellini all'uccelletto.jpg Rotini_with_boiled_carrots,_in_a_broth_of_pumpkin,_carrots,_ginger,_and_Ning_Chi_garlic_chili_paste_-_Massachusetts.jpg 08401_Beetroot_soup_with_vegetables_and_beans,_Sanok.jpg Layered_chocolate_cake.jpg Carrot-_and_Beetroot_Juice.jpg Yeul_Ramen_20210817_003.jpg Dal_curry..."

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