The h Bar

2:32 AM

@JMac lol how do you know thats not the world we're already living in? just wanted to share this recent excellent/ piercing analysis by Wolff with someone, ideas on my mind for many yrs :) _ Why capitalism is in constant conflict with democracy_ alternet.org/2020/08/…

JMac

@vzn Oh I'm well aware that this already happens. But if you follow the context of the conversation, I don't think it would have done much good to mention that. It would have likely derailed the more obvious point. Someone was advocating for giving the wealthy more literal votes, I figure it's best to point out why that is clearly wrong before talking about the current system.

vzn

2:59 AM

@JMac ok scanning back thru conversation, apropos of ?, jinglebells refers to rich "casting more votes on what society values". not sure what he meant by that. so not sure what people are actually talking about but it all defn falls into capitalism vs democracy etc...! a complex topic! do remember vividly occupy 2013 and am amazed it seems like it hasnt gone much further in 7yr! and the article seems to reveal why...as for the "current system," many argue its near oligarchy + plutocracy.

JMac

It's extremely complicated, just like it's complicated to figure out why the system is like it is and the mechanisms that make it resistant to change. It was much easier to address the issue of giving more votes based on wealth, so I'd rather tackle that discussion lol

vzn

4:13 AM

@JMac it seems that our system may already give a kind of strong/ deep political power to those with (lots of) money, and votes are just another facet, maybe increasingly token/ symbolic/ weak in comparison. it didnt start out that way, but its evolved. the mass media increasingly plays a outsize role that was unimaginable in the founders era.

Physics Meta

6:12 AM

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Q: "Talkative" badge on meta

Yesterday I was awarded the Talkative badge on the main site for one message being starred out of ten message posted in chat. According to me, chat is same for main as well as meta site. So, why I didn't receive the badge here, on meta?

Captain Bohemian

7:04 AM

I feel I am better at hearing eavesdrops in the real world than reading others' conversations in the virtual world.

Captain Bohemian

8:47 AM

it turns out a somnologist can be a sleep physician or a sleep psychologist

I have long wondered what kind of doctor to see for not being able to sleep well.

John Rennie

@CaptainBohemian you might find this interesting

I thought it was an excellent book.

Captain Bohemian

I had the problem of not being able to sleep well for long, but thought seeing a doctor isn't a good idea because they could just prescribe some sleeping pills to me and in the first place, I didn't know what kind of doctor to see.

I definitely know what causes my sleeping problem - it's an issue which worried me and if it was solved I could sleep well but it just couldn't be solved because someone who can help me kept delaying it.

Korra

9:25 AM

@JohnRennie, sir. Can you please clear a doubt?

John Rennie

@Korra hi :-)

Korra

10:21 AM

I posted a maths question

And the answer isn't really clear to me

@JohnRennie, can you help with that?

Is it okay if I share the question here?

John Rennie

You can post it, though I probably can't answer a maths question.

Korra

It's integration related

@JohnRennie gimme a minute

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Q: Solving a non linear differential equation

This is a first order differential equation: $$ \frac{df_1}{dx} + \frac{(f_1)^2}{h^2} - \frac{2m}{h^2} \lambda \delta(x-pa)=-\frac{2mE_1}{h^2} $$ Where, h, $\lambda $ and $E_1$ are constants and and pa lies in [0,a] as 0<p<1 . I have not been taught how to handle differential equations with a Dir...

ordinary-differential-equations laplace-transform dirac-delta nonlinear-analysis

This is the question I am talking about

JingleBells

10:44 AM

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