EdwinLarkin

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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
1. At least it's drinkable and not poisoned like in China. 2. No it is not. Have not you seen the dystopian reality of Beijing from last month? 3. Chinese healthcare is hazard on its own. 4. I have. China is not attracting anyone on a
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
China is not worse than it was 50 years ago however it's development is unsustainable and superficial.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
It is factually true. Chinese have access to poisoned shitty water that everyone has to boil first and that's not only because of that chi bullshit. Meanwhile I have access to delicious spring water from Alps. China has achieved only s
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
That's ridiculous.China is the one in irreversible decline. Most people in the West get to enjoy freedom and access to utilities money cant buy in China. 1) For once most people in the west have access to safe and good tap water.Chines
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
1) Strikes These are in some countries more common than you can imagine 2) Safety and Comfort Full of smelly,weird people 3) Reliability Sitting in a car in winter/hot summer during a car accident is much more enjoyable experience than
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
Car == freedom. I can literally get up in the middle of the night and be at my parents house in 30 minutes. With public transport I could barely make it in 3 hours.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
European here. Owning a car means freedom.Public transport is slavery. Being at the mercy of the government was highlighted during this pandemic when governments enforced rules to limit mobility. I'd rather sit in traffic not wearing F
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
It's a real tragedy but nothing out of ordinary.Most of the world is not safe and the possibility of a war or regional conflict is high. People in US or China dont appreciate their safety enough.And safety is a prerequisite to prosperi
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
What's the opportunity here? Inflation and scarcity will make it impossible to get good deals but it looks like it's going to be good time to sell. I sit on 2 apartments in downtown and am thinking about selling one of them.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
I dont get this sentiment at all.If you are paying people to glue Ops and Dev you are already not the main target for Heroku. Heroku is for companies that are willing to pay for convenience.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
Dont try to force altruism on me.I'd rather retain my standards of living.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
Point-to-point travel is much faster and more efficient with planes than with trains.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
Essentially all this is is a tax on quality of life. Quality of life will decrease for rich nations for nothing as all the environmental gains will be offset by emerging economies. China will continue to build more and its population will a
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
Railway systems usually dont play well with capitalism as there is very little competition (given that infrastructure and the train operator is usually a state owned company). Aviation is simply much more efficient.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
What does it even mean to account for externalities? The relative time on the airport is not high.You can literally come to the airport just a few minutes before your departure (and many people in fact do this). Also most airports are in my
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
Any source on this or it's just your assumption that trains are faster and more reliable? I doubt that would be the case in France especially when it comes to trains.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
No it does not.if it is faster to fly most people will choose to fly.
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Ask HN: How do we democratize internet communities?
5 points by EdwinLarkin 5y ago|3 comments
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
In my opinion the existence of radical left or socialists is a testament of capitalism. These forces exist as a regulation force on the market.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
SF salaries are ridiculous compared to anywhere else. Not even Switzerland can compare. The only places where you can earn just as much as you do in SF is consulting anywhere in the rich world or those few positions in Chinese megacities. I
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
His income will continue to rise but so will cries for progressive taxation on income or assets. It's a never ending story of jealousy and wealth inequality.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
Depends how walkable the city is.The more walkable it is the more people you will see on the sidewalk.Sidewalks are for pedestrians not for fast moving vehicles.
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
Yes.The only billionaires that should exist are the party members of the communist party /s
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by EdwinLarkin 5y ago
For the same reason why larger countries dont invade smaller countries in this day and age. It benefits both sides to have some diversity.
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by EdwinLarkin 6y ago
Without a global agreement/government I dont see the issue of climate change getting solved anytime soon. In many countries in Europe we are required to return plastic bottles to stores for recycling. Meanwhile in China they ferry wate
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by EdwinLarkin 6y ago
That's ridiculous.Inflation caused by raising minimum wage did not really happen. You dont really increase the cost of vegetables or bread because more people can buy it. If we are worried about inflation we can use the same economies
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by EdwinLarkin 6y ago
It's important to keep our humanity and dignity. Convenience and economies of scale are not worth it if we doom our fellow humans to be at the mercy of companies.
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by EdwinLarkin 6y ago
Czechoslovakias were often referred to as "Czechs". Go figure.
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by EdwinLarkin 6y ago
That's impossible.Tech is currently unregulated anarchy. Big Tech is allowed to do whatever it wants despite obviously using predatory pricing.
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by EdwinLarkin 6y ago
How's D for simple microservices where one would use Go?

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