[ExI] disadvantage of x

[Giulio Prisco]

"so many contradictory explanations for the riots in France" is not a
minus but a plus, because there ARE many conflicting explanations. I
prefer being exposed to them all instead of being fed a single party
line.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2026 at 2:09 AM spike jones via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> TwitterX has been disparaged as a news source.  I can offer a perfect example: I have seen there so many contradictory explanations for the riots in France, I have no unified theory on why there are riots there.
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> I have seen the notion that it is made of students protesting their schools being lousy.  But why would their schools be inadequate?  Can’t the government put more money into them?
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> X commentators suggested the French are protesting the high cost of living.  But why are their living costs high?  Cannot the French government cut taxes to reduce the cost of living?
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> High cost of rent?  Why cannot the French government build more housing?
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> They are protesting cuts in government?  Why is the French government cutting spending when the proles appear to demand growth in government spending?
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> Many here use news sources which present a unified theory.  Do share please.  Why are there riots in France?
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