Manuel_D

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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
You realize there's a vast gap between "everyone can have everything" and "the things that can be exchanged for money is static"? We don't live in a post-scarcity society, but we also don't live in a world
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
> The numbers may always go up but the things that can be exchanged does not. No, the things that can be exchanged for money does go up. More houses get built, more cars are manufactured, etc. The total value of goods in the economy in
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
> If you have no raise and your neighbor have a raise, then you are poorer This is just factually wrong. If my neighbor gets a raise and I don't, and stuff costs the same amount then I have not gotten poorer. If my neighbor doubled
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
> Which is exactly the same as "my wealth was constant and my neighbor's grew" > Which is exactly the same as "my neighbor's the same and my wealth decreased No, not even remotely true. This is a fixed sum vie
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
Not exactly. Reddit always took down CSAM (how effectively I don't know, but I've been using the site consistently since 2011 and I've never come across it). What Reddit did get a lot of negative public publicity for were sub
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
It's closer to 30 now, passed in 1998.
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
Reddit recently announced a change that capped the number of large subreddits than any individual can moderate. It might reduce this problem.
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
Correct, but that means that publishers are choosing to distribute via Steam, despite the existence of other options, because Steam's superior features, user base, etc. justify paying that premium. They could distribute on Epic games
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
But competitors to Steam exist: Epic Games Store only takes a 12% cut. Publishers have an option to use other distributors but choose not to.
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
> Rich people's wealth growing at a far higher rate. Which means the middle class wealth is getting siphoned to the rich. No, that logic doesn't follow. Say my wealth grew by 3% and my neighbor's grew by 5%. That doesn&#x
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
What is the value of $X?
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
> and the more you make means less other people have This is a false zero sum view of wealth that is unfortunately all too common.
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
But wealthier people tend to consume more. The top 10% of earners account for~50% of consumer spending. It's more like the low income person pays $5 of sales tax on a $50 pair of shoes, and a high income person pays $50 of sales tax on
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
You can use the source code to build your own MMO, but not one that replicates BitCraft's servers. Since the assets themselves are not open sourced, it wouldn't really be possible to do that anyway. It's much more permissive
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
Remember those systems are non-intermittent and have lifespans of 50 years or more. Server farms are not amenable to load shifting, they expect round the clock power. Trying to power them with intermittent sources would need very hefty powe
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
Sure, but once countries hit a moderate level of development the bulk of preventable infant deaths are handled. E.g. Frances' rate has been flat since the turn of the millennium.
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by Manuel_D 9mo ago
There's plenty of applications where batteries cannot work due to insufficient energy density. Aviation, and transoceanic shipping are good examples. Even if the approach is to create net-neutral hydrocarbon fuels, those processes stil
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
A 5x disparity is still a lot more than a 2x disparity. In fact, considerably less than 2x given the overhead time of traveling to the airport, security, boarding, etc. How many people would pay 8x the ticket price for a 45 minute flight fr
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
The difference between a supersonic jet and and a subsonic jet is about 2x. Between NY and London that's a 3.5 hour flight vs a 7 hour flight (plus the overhead of security, traveling to and from the airport, boarding, taxiing, etc. wh
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
Would that actually reduce the greenhouse effect? Intuitively, it seems analogous to putting on a less dense, but thicker blanket.
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
Man-made carbon emissions amount to over 40 billion metric tons annually, according to a quick Google search. Worldwide terrestrial plant carbon exchange amounts to less than 2.5% of the CO2 humans release, if plants take in 1 billion tons
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
It is essentially socialized. The government dictates the rates that utilities company is allowed to charge.
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In that case the value of asses are taxed via estate taxes. Which are higher than capital gains tax rates.
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
That defers the gains, but does not eliminate them. When the loan comes due, they have to sell assets to pay it back.
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
So to be clear: you have zero evidence that what you're alleging is actually happening at Id?
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
Again, is there any evidence that Id Technologies has engaged in the illegal practices that have been mentioned in this thread? People have been confidently asserting this, but but when asked to substantiate this the best they can do is poi
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
Because people replied to my statement that Id employees are free to accept competing jobs elsewhere claiming that that employees at Id don't have that ability. It sure looks like this claim is baseless.
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
Is there any evidence that wage fixing is happening at Id? Again, bosses kidnapping employees and holding them by force is extensively documented. But posting a bunch of stories to that effect doesn't matter for the topic at hand unles
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
So you're asking to prove a negative with respect to blacklisting? Some factories have been caught physically locking employees in the building and not letting them leave. Can I say with certainty that this isn't happening at Id?
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by Manuel_D 10mo ago
Id employees can apply for jobs while remaining employed at Id. You're writing as though Id employees must first quit their jobs before seeking a new one. And even if they do have a period of unemployment between jobs, COBRA continues

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