alexashka

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by alexashka 4mo ago
There is no 'we'. There are different values that value different things. Slave values = sacrificing yourself is noble and good. Aristocracy values = being born an aristocrat is noble and good. Trader values = enriching oneself is
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by alexashka 4mo ago
Money is just numbers. If we didn't have food, you'd have a point. If factories weren't churning out more stuff than anyone knows what to do with - you'd have a point. All this is is a bunch of incompetent, spoiled idiot
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by alexashka 4mo ago
Stupid people never have the appetite or ability to 'tackle' anything. It's their defining characteristic. It's not more complex than stupid people in charge, stupid results follow. Smart people with integrity in charge,
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by alexashka 4mo ago
> Starting a successful startup is the most common way to become a billionaire, so in effect I've spent the last 21 years training people to become billionaires He actually thinks he trained people to become billionaires. I like how
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by alexashka 4mo ago
You can ask for whatever you like - nobody's listening. There is no 'we'. 99%+ of people view the world as a zero sum game where for me to win, somebody has to lose and if I don't do whatever it takes, somebody else will
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by alexashka 4mo ago
'No real reason' is the 2026 version of 'they hate our freedom'.
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by alexashka 4mo ago
> What's the point of arguing with any of this. > It's like someone arguing that cheese isn't real I agree with your first statement (any being you) because of your second statement.
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by alexashka 4mo ago
We share about 99% of our DNA with chimps. Whatever we're doing that isn't what they're doing is not normal.
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by alexashka 5mo ago
False statements require no explanation.
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by alexashka 5mo ago
They know because of the algorithm: Hear a thing and store it and the associated vibe - yay/nay. Step 2: Mindlessly repeat stored information and vibe when it feels appropriate. Step 3: Wait for somebody else to do the work of refuting
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by alexashka 5mo ago
> Coping from what? From not having the thing you hope for or believe in. I want a cookie. I'm going to get a cookie. No believe, no hope. I may not get a cookie. Oh no. I'm stressed. How do I deal with the stress? I hope I get
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by alexashka 5mo ago
All that work to kick a ball into a net. Nobody looks at this species and goes hm, rational and reasonable :)
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by alexashka 5mo ago
> I always believed that my work speaks for itself and transcends beyond my limited time on this cosmic experience Any statement preceded by the word 'believe' is a coping mechanism. > This notion of immortality was just a s
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by alexashka 5mo ago
> A single mutli-millionaire guy is not going to be impressed by a woman who works 50 hrs a week and makes $400k Sure he's impressed. People date/marry people from their caste/social circle. You want your partner to fit sm
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by alexashka 5mo ago
> My whole point is that this is entirely subjective No. This 'entirely subjective' perspective only makes sense from a certain kind of human. I call them below 130 IQ human personally.
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by alexashka 5mo ago
> This is not what actually happens in practice. There is no sudden outbreak of productive activity because people have more free time. If this was going to occur there would be mountains of empirical evidence for it by now because this
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by alexashka 6mo ago
You are factually wrong. 'Global slavery index' is not a credible source, even according to Wikipedia. I'm sorry I spent 2 minutes of my life looking it up - I should've known better. This conversation is over. I can&#x2
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by alexashka 6mo ago
It is. Good talk.
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by alexashka 6mo ago
'We' should stop using the word 'we'. :) 'We' talk is how the pseudo-educated talk down to those other people who are the problem.
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by alexashka 6mo ago
Corporate jobs and happiness are incompatible. If it's any consolation - older people at corporate jobs are also unhappy.
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by alexashka 6mo ago
Slavery is positively correlated with market capitalization per capita.
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by alexashka 6mo ago
Indisputable role in economic precarity , more commonly known as wage slavery.
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by alexashka 8mo ago
Most everyone will go down the path of least resistance. A few outliers will try to resist, get old and/or tired. A few of the few will reach acceptance, comprehend the serenity prayer. A few of the few of the few will reach enlightenm
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by alexashka 9mo ago
> Making up jobs to keep people employed isn't a viable solution to me. Supporting them in some way (re-training, UBI, service work, ...) seems like the only way forward Everyone works 20 hours/week. The 'problem' isn
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by alexashka 9mo ago
Why even have furniture, you can eat and sleep on the floor. Financially and practically.
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by alexashka 9mo ago
It all falls into place if you contemplate the possibility that there is no US. There's stock market bros, kill people bros, government welfare bros and some mega business bros. None of them want to know anything beyond my kids go to
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by alexashka 10mo ago
I re-read Plato's The Republic. It's a must read for 0.001% of the population.
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by alexashka 10mo ago
> They are unfocused Stop with the MBA playbook he said. > just make the... Just make a superior product he said.
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by alexashka 10mo ago
Yes. It's not the root however. The root is nepotism. What you're describing is one of ten thousand problems nepotism causes.
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by alexashka 10mo ago
Right, because governments do anti-trust and ensure fair competition. We all agree. When your argument boils down to discussing fantasies in a fantasy world, you have a bright future as an economist indeed.

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