• refalo@programming.devOP
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    why change the title

    As I mentioned, I felt it was more transparent to say where the money comes from and let people draw their own conclusions. Of course there will always be dissenting opinions no matter which title is used, I think that just comes with the territory, and I’m ok with that; I don’t think there is a single right or wrong answer. I’m sorry that you disagree with my choice. I encourage you to make similar posts wherever you’d like with your own desired title.

    Thank you for your perspective.

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      it isn’t more accurate though, you are lying about where the funding came from. congress only approved the budget for the government, they didn’t have a say in who got the money that was being handed out. there is a single right answer and it is to not change the titles of news articles to suit your own opinions. if you want to present your opinion, you do it by making your own post. posting a news article is for sharing the article, not for lying about it’s contents to suit the story you want to tell.

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      22 hours ago

      The only “territory” that deliberately manipulating a title comes with is that of misinformation. For what other reason would another application be wedged in? Why are other grants left out? It’s all very plain.

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        21 hours ago

        I think real intelligence by definition requires empathy and humility, which is typically the opposite of such dogmatism in my opinion.

        “As a rule, strong feelings about issues do not emerge from deep understanding.” -Sloman and Fernbach

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          Strong feelings about issues do not emerge from deep understanding

          My feelings about capitalism are largely fueled by how well I understand it. When I understood it less, I didn’t mind it as much

          I don’t like this quote

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          intelligence has nothing to do with empathy or humility, it is a measure of knowledge and problem-solving. lying about the contents of posts and pretending you are justified is not intelligent, even if you add a quote.

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      21 hours ago

      where the money comes from

      Well you failed because it comes from the taxpayer.