andreilys

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by andreilys 4y ago
who creates these expectations? It’s always some loose definition like “society” or “elite”, or some other handy wavy grouping of people. I suggest reading the book "Manufacturing Consent" to get an understanding of how expectat
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by andreilys 4y ago
There is limited discretionary income available, why would I use $100 in funds to purchase digital art, when I can spend $0.10 to generate one and use the remaining $99.90 on a scuba diving experience?
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by andreilys 4y ago
My take-away was that art is not zero-sum: Art is zero sum in that there are a limited number of artist residencies, exhibitions and funds available. In this case, we will likely see further contraction in the number of artists able to su
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by andreilys 4y ago
They genuinely care for people and are doing this for their people's best: Please explain how the continued lockdown in Shanghai is doing good for its citizens vs. not wanting to lose face on an absurd zero covid policy as a way to s
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by andreilys 4y ago
If you start with the assumption that Chinese government is trying to do good for its citizens, Please explain how the continued lockdown in Shanghai is “the Chinese government” doing good for its citizens vs. not wanting to lose face on
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by andreilys 5y ago
Big tech is a lightning rod for more than culture war conservatives, the whole liberal establishment blamed tech for getting Trump elected b/c they didn't do enough to combat "misinformation". Luckily this has now been f
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by andreilys 5y ago
Would this apply to foreign companies like Bytedance (TikTok), Alibaba, and Tencent? If so, how do you see the US gov being able to enforce anti-trust breakups of foreign companies?
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by andreilys 5y ago
Reddit has endless communities Endless communities yet the top ones are run by a tiny percentage of power-mods who have outsized influence (Six power mods control 118 of the top 500 subreddits [1]) [1] https://www.reddit.com&#x
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by andreilys 5y ago
1% median difference on earnings is a pretty large number 1% of $60k is $600, which after tax is probably $400. Not exactly life changing money.
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by andreilys 5y ago
Communism is based on a blank slatist definition of humans and has led to millions being suppressed, starved, slaughtered, or ethnically cleansed.
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by andreilys 5y ago
Blank slatism and the ignorance of human nature has done far more harm for humans than those who acknowledge that our brains haven’t evolved much since our days as foraging tribes.
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by andreilys 5y ago
If you pay rent, then you should be aware of the inflation bubble.
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by andreilys 5y ago
Whatever your opinion on Musk is, he is at least an inspirational figure that helps inspire the next generation of kids. No 10-year olds are talking about how to become a savvy financial engineer like Jack Welch at GE, but they are talking
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by andreilys 5y ago
It seems like universities are the best place to learn, given the obvious resources? If I want to learn about history, it would be good to have experts in history, books about history, other people studying history, etc.? Universities tha
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by andreilys 5y ago
Without a well-informed populace, democracy cannot function. College campuses have gone through severe idealogical capture, so the idea that going through a 4-year degree leads to a well informed populace is laughable. I would argue that
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by andreilys 5y ago
Correct, it’s effectively the moral hazard problem. Where executives capture the upside (of short term gains in stock) and pass on the risk to future execs/shareholders. Very difficult to align long term incentives unfortunately, unles
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by andreilys 5y ago
We humans are superior at curation, discovery, and anticipating our needs. Depends, I would prefer reco Algos be open source and I can plug in different ones. Trying to make sense of the mass of data without a personalized recommendation
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by andreilys 5y ago
Macroeconomics is largely narrative driven with very limited evidence behind it. I would argue a theoretical physicist could produce more macro-economically sound models than a tenured professor of macro-economics. The former at least would
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by andreilys 5y ago
Or any country seeking to displace the US dollar as the global reserve currency, this’ll be the perfect wedge to do so. I expect the federal reserve won’t be able to print trillions of dollars with ease anymore once USD loses its global res
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by andreilys 5y ago
He will only be stopped by swift and decisive military action from the entirety of the free world. Things get complicated when you go toe to toe with a nuclear superpower. What outcome do you expect when an authoritarian dictator with nuk
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by andreilys 5y ago
Yea I guess the chief benefit of using coconut oil is you’re not ingesting seed oils which seem to be quite harmful.
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by andreilys 5y ago
Yes however that’s different than consuming processed seed oil.
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by andreilys 5y ago
Yes afaik, although I’ve heard some ppl say that coconut oil has too much saturated fat making it not great for you. Avocado oil seems to be the best?
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by andreilys 5y ago
There is plenty of research done on the harmful effects of seed oils. It’s not a stretch to assume this is yet another study demonstrating this in mice models.
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by andreilys 5y ago
Instead of relying on peer reviewed paper in Nature, why don’t you try it for yourself?
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by andreilys 5y ago
Hardcore history by Dan Carlin is the other big one
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by andreilys 5y ago
I mean… the SFBA when benchmarked against NYC and LA is a cultural wasteland, I don’t think that’s a matter of opinion. Very few artists/creatives live there because they are priced out by tech workers.
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by andreilys 5y ago
Reminds me of Nietzche's quote "Enter society with a duel! Challenge the most fearsome/powerful opponent" Towards the end of this new thread, he seems to be promoting a waitlist for his own accelerator, so it does seem
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by andreilys 5y ago
is this level of industrial/scientific espionage even a critical factor in our current world Yes. It completely bankrupted and destroyed the Canadian company Nortel [1]. Sure there were other problems that led to the downfall of Nort
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by andreilys 5y ago
If I were a trading partner of the US, would I want to continue to accept the US dollar as the currency became less and less valuable as a result of excessive money printing? Eventually austerity measures will come, and it's unlikely i

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