SMAAART

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541.
Why is it that a lot of successful entrepreneurs are sociopaths/narcissists?
10 points by SMAAART 6y ago|6 comments
542.
by SMAAART 6y ago
ELI5: what's the big deal? It's B&W!
543.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Your points 1, 3 and 4 are spot on. I wish more people saw the world under these lenses.
544.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Crack cocaine and similar have a great marketing and business model: 1. It's always free to try, no string attached 2. Recruiting people in resale/distribution is easy: lots of money with no education/experience and street cr
545.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Well, yes, no, and maybe. It depends on the giver and on the receiver; and therefore how healthy the relationship/exchange is. Let me explain: * if the receiver is a narcissist/sociopath, for starter they won't value the &qu
546.
by SMAAART 6y ago
The First World has become an interesting ecosystem: * all/most of our "needs" are met * marketers create "wants" * consumers fight hard to satisfy these "wants" at time at detriment to "needs" Y
547.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Victimhood chic is here to stay. There are too many forces at play both at the individual level and at the systemic level. And that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy in any divide. But hey, now we have Apple's $549 AirPod Max to both
548.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Narcissists play the victim when it's convenient to them, they also feel victim in circumstances where they don't get what they want; but make no mistake: they are not victims by any stretch of the imagination.
549.
by SMAAART 6y ago
File under: it's better to apologize than to do the right things the first time.
550.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Best.Answer.Ever. Thank you.
551.
by SMAAART 6y ago
> I don't see VCs pouring billions in investments into new restaurants. Serious investors play in their niche: Restaurant investors don't invest in tech either. If your statement outlines a problem, how would you go about solvi
552.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Thank you for the explanation, so ok inequality of outcomes, but not inequality of opportunity. 2 more questions: 1. How is this a "problem"? 2. How would you go about solving it?
553.
by SMAAART 6y ago
> A small case study on how inequality .. Can you please explain this to me? Inequality of ... what? Opportunity or outcome?
554.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Your entire comment, minus your opening statement, contradicts your opening statement; and supports the theory that people mistakenly claim that the only way to become billionaire (or millionaires for that matter) is by exploring people.
555.
by SMAAART 6y ago
If they kill old.reddit.com there will be a mass migration to HN. DIGG-->reddit-->HN
556.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Most people misunderstood the spirit of the story. There's another story on HN's frontpage today, that is highly related and correlated to this one: https://www.outsideonline.com/2401643/life-lessons-97-year-o
557.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Like you, I am not "normal". Today's economy not only is based on people buying thing they don't need, with money they don't have, to impress people they don't like; but also it is rooted to the core of the ID
558.
by SMAAART 6y ago
There's iPhone and there's insulin. I talked about iPhone not insulin. I am not the one making ignorant comment or logical fallacies. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/...
559.
by SMAAART 6y ago
> you can just give up the material world and be.... You are correct. The vast majority of people cannot pursue their dream life because they cannot give up their iPhone and other material things; we are a consumeristic society.
560.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Ok, I have an upcoming writing project and decided: why not? So I made my $19.99 purchase for a good cause. But Hemingway is a bit of an island. Once you have a document ready, how do you use that creation? You can export in .doc format (g
561.
by SMAAART 6y ago
No Android version? Too bad. Is there an Android equivalent/similar app?
562.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Good to hear that you realized that management is not for you; it's not for everyone. Alas, being a consultant is a lot about being in sales, how are your selling skills? I think for a while you need to continue what you're doing,
563.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Recently switched jobs. In both my old job and my new job we use spreadsheets for data-driven-decision-making. At my old job I was driving to migrate from classic spreadsheet analysis to Google Data Studio, and I am doing the same at my new
564.
by SMAAART 6y ago
This is brilliant and it's the best example of MVP that I have seen.
565.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Interesting read. I wonder if we're going to get to a point where dumb TVs' prices > Smart TVs'
566.
by SMAAART 6y ago
I am shocked! SHOCKED!
567.
by SMAAART 6y ago
in related news Cottonelle and Quilted Northern now require registration before use. Charmin declined to comment.
568.
by SMAAART 6y ago
Yees, it happened to me. More bad news: it's not just GoDaddy. How's this not an FTC violation?
569.
CDC: If all Americans wore masks, COVID19 could be controlled in 6-12 weeks(nytimes.com)
8 points by SMAAART 6y ago|6 comments
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by SMAAART 6y ago
Why would anyone pay for software? In my company we use GSUite and - for those who need offline software - LibreOffice works great!

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