areyoucrazy

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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
There has to be a term for putting empty labels on something in attempt to try to make it false. Calling something 'pseudo-intellectual' or 'paranoia' say absolutely nothing about the statement. It says that you are not
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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
Why is Basic Income such a popular topic on Hacker News?
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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
It's used in a negative sense when liberals don't like the outcome of a direct democratic decision.
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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
Also relevant - Veritasium: Facebook Fraud [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVfHeWTKjag
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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
Limits vary based on your bank, card type (debit vs credit), account type (personal vs. business) and what you're doing with the money (withdrawing cash vs. spending online). You can also ask to increase the limit. People can also get
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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
I have stopped using Facebook (Twitter and everything social) half a decade ago. I don't use messaging apps and turn on my phone only when I really need to. Result: more free time to do interesting and productive things and people aren
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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
Then use Braintree for cards and Stripe for ACH. ACH is cheaper than cards, but it's also slower and has a limit of $10,000 per transaction [1]. Cards have a limit of $1 million per transaction [2], which is 100x bigger than ACH. Also,
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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
That's why you go with Braintree. They offer $50k in processing fee-free, which saves you ~ $1500 immediately. Their fee for currency conversion is 1%, while Stripe's is 2%. They reply much faster to email inquires and y
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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
They got there by people telling everyone around them to join (same with WhatsApp, Snapchat etc.). Company just keepes the sites/apps running, but when it comes to building network effects - that is something people do themselves.
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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
This is cargo-culting. Do you really think FB's success is due to frequent lockdowns? They are successful because they've got network effects, people are used to using their site/app and there is no incentive for people to sw
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by areyoucrazy 10y ago
Communists have been saying neoliberalism(nonsense term, which serves as an insult)/capitalism is going to fall, but it ain't happening. It's stronger than ever. They're like Christians expecting rapture.