_andromeda_

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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>a cash payment could conceivably make less efficient (and paternalistic) forms of in-kind wealth transfers unnecessary Nobody said that this new form of wealth transfer will replace existing forms of wealth transfer. The goal here is th
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Oh please, there are many a people even on the Forbes list who worked multiple jobs in the beginning. That did not stop them from achieving their goals and being in possession of abundant resources in the long run. Now please don't tak
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
It was tongue in cheek my friend. Thanks for nugget of knowledge though; I didn't know about received pronunciation. Edit: Tangentially, I happen to speak 3 languages and English is not my native language.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
It is an important issue at hand. Important issues often have binary outcomes IMO. You can either make an a priori argument for or against UBI or you can make an empirical argument. We don't need to discuss previous experiences with s
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>We still have stark class divisions between people who make the majority of their money from capital ownership and people who have to work to survive. It is true that there are divisions, but anyone can now participate in the acquisitio
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
This experiment has already been done. It always fails and leaves a devastating trail of destruction every time. People die and those that don't(die) leave their countries on dangerous makeshift rafts in pursuit of capitalist nations.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
True but I did not say I invariably agree with all of Friedman's proposals. I think he was sufficiently correct on many things but he wasn't 'right' enough; so to speak.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Exactly! I see it as basically the same thing. Redistribution of resources from producers to non-producers. You have to look at it from a very fundamental vantage point.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
It really isn't a question of the rentier class vs proletariat. Capitalism solved that problem a long time ago. Surely, capitalism has lifted billions from poverty. Anyone can make it if they apply effort. Anyone. There is no discrimin
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Sorry, I'm a speaker of the Queen's English: British Slang. work; labor. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/graft
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>You should reward effort, not necessarily achievement. Note that this is different to "cuddling our young ones". It is to a degree a question of semantics seeing as though we're mostly on the same page on most issues. How
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Are you arguing against basic human nature? For the vast majority of people, if they don't have to work in order to earn, most people will choose not to work. So then who supports these folks? The people who put in actual graft. But th
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Egalitarianism always collapses on itself. The incentive structure that is created when you take resources from producers to award to non-producers (who are often indolent actors) is horrible. Many many experiments have been conducted and a
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
First of all, you're mostly spot on. Kudos for this. >Young people have a really have a hard time with the paradox It explains why many people feel they're entitled to a job and government ought to 'create' jobs. It i
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>Why is enabling our species to be interplanetary often a harder sell than the prospect of trading years of your life for a small chance that you might exit with a few billion dollars? Demand and supply people. The answer is very simple.
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I'd bet AMZN will hit a trillion $ market cap. You could buy it now and make roughly 3 times your investment in 10yrs or less. They (Bezos & team) are so so impressive.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
>> you just can't disguise a service making profit as carpooling What does it matter what they call it? Carpooling/ridesharing ... Aren't you still using a platform someone else built? Is it then your submission that sa
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
I cringe at your response. There's so much wrong in it. >>Use a slight budget deficit as an excuse to immediately cut back on services and infrastructure investments A 'slight' deficit that's led to trillions in de
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Remarkably spot on! Everything.
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Any thoughts on SES?
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
For the 'please register' overlays, you need an 'extension' called Kill sticky. It removes all html elements that are styled with 'position: fixed' Here's the link: https://alisdair.mcdiarmid.or
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
My first was Nokia 1110 and I also had the N70. I thought N70 was the coolest device ever.
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The Role of the Property and Freedom Society in a Crazy World [pdf](propertyandfreedom.org)
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
First of all, you're right about trying to correct the wrongs in the society you live in - as Thiel had done. I do however disagree that creating new sovereign territories is bizarre and unwarranted. Thiel himself has partnered with Mi
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
Thank you. That's exactly my point. If no envy exists, why stop someone from creating soverign territories. It is no wonder Keynes said, 'In the end we're all dead'. He might as well have added, '...so long as it is
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
By using the word 'teenager' in your reponse, you're simply employing an argumentation tactic referred to as reductio ad absurdum. This can only mean one of two things; you're either too emotional about the subject at ha
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Yes,that would work but only if the 'Liberlands' aren't set up as tax havens. Doing this would only antagonize the democracies.
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Indeed there are none. If there were, I'd gladly move there. One of the biggest challenges that arises when the concept of true libertarian societies comes up is how the democratic governments of the world would respond. I think they&#
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>Is this really how we want the world to see us? It doesn't matter. It's always important in these sorts of arguments to understand that opinions don't matter; only whether something makes economic sense or not. If indeed
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by _andromeda_ 10y ago
You beat me to it. When I saw the this Ask HN, the first thing that came to my mind was this website. It was widely covered in blogs a while back. Very impressive! It always reminds me of super Mario.

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