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by baron816 5y ago
I know people here are going to hate this idea, but non-competes could help alleviate this problem. Non-competes are clearly terrible for experienced employees, but I think for those who are just trying to break into the industry, it can be
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by baron816 5y ago
There’s a whole lot of suspicion that these kinds of zoning laws that are upheld by leftists are cynical—they really just want to protect their property prices. But I think the left really believe what they are doing in blocking liberalizat
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Perhaps that schools should just be open year round? That would also be a huge benefit to working parents (particularly mothers) who, you know, don’t get summers off.
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I think it would be great if you could use screen time as a proxy for money. Give kids a screen time allowance, but let them earn interest on unused screen time. Let them do chores for extra time. Let them trade it with their siblings/
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by baron816 5y ago
Question: if we take CO2 out of the oceans, will the oceans take it out of the air? And is it easier to take it out of the oceans than it is to take it out of the air/can we take out stuff out of ocean water at the same time (lithium,
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by baron816 5y ago
It saves BMW money. You still have to pay more.
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>Slava Akhmechet Ex-product/eng at Stripe. Founded RethinkDB. Computational neuroscience PhD dropout. Care about building the future Founded RethinkDB? So is this about how to run a tech company into the ground?
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by baron816 5y ago
> Would my net worth suffer if governments allowed more housing? Absolutely. This is the crux of the issue, not because it’s true, but because people believe it’s the case. The value of the house itself would fall, but the value of the
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by baron816 5y ago
But also, cutting the population in half wouldn’t solve things permanently. The population was have its current size in 1950. So it would just take ~50 years to get back to its present size.
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I don’t know why Thanos went through the trouble of getting all those Infinity Stones. What he really needed to do was promote healthcare and education. A Thanos and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would’ve had much better results IMO.
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by baron816 5y ago
There’s a much bigger difference in ability going from a 2:30 marathon to a 2:00 marathon than going from a 3:00 to a 2:30 marathon. It’s not linear. But it’s also not relevant to the point the OP is making.
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by baron816 5y ago
So what about the population aging—there will always be people in their 20s and 30s and older single people too. Cities will still appeal to them. The point of the op is now people have a choice of which city to live in. Lots of folks will
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by baron816 5y ago
Could still be a big deal in South America, Africa, and Asia. They have fewer issues with buildings that look bad, but are also less able to afford A/C. Those people are also going to be most affected by climate change, and would want
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by baron816 5y ago
Moving now probably doesn’t make that much sense. Everyone is still remote, and interviewing remotely. Just tell the recruiter you’d be willing to move anywhere they want you to.
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The problem with all wearables is that clothing generally lasts longer than the tech. I’ve had the same pair of sunglasses for almost a decade. I have jackets and other articles of clothing that are quite a bit older than that. Throw a batt
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by baron816 5y ago
I think your comment, and the responses to it help advance my point: there are a bunch of narratives out there that are not wholly rooted in reality (or out of date in your case). These can have detrimental effects. There are certainly blac
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by baron816 5y ago
A lot of this is driven by narratives—A narrative that college isn’t worth it anymore. A narrative that (white) men are uniformly privileged and life is just easy for them. And a narrative that those men aren’t wanted by society any more. I
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by baron816 5y ago
Just because California is a blue state, doesn't mean it's uniformly blue. Trump received more votes from California than any other state (6 million vs 5.89 million in Texas [1]). There are a lot of pockets of very staunch conserv
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by baron816 5y ago
So people don't want to take the vaccine because it was supposedly not tested thoroughly on humans, but they're willing to take livestock dewormer which is well known to be toxic at these doses?
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by baron816 5y ago
Submitted this earlier today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28395148 A few big names are working to create a totally new city in the US, which they hope will eventually growth to a population of 5 million. Here’s the
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Bjarke Ingels designing “new city in America” for five million people(dezeen.com)
3 points by baron816 5y ago|2 comments
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If you ever wondered how you could kill half a million people and get away with it, here you go.
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by baron816 5y ago
I hope the war between Musk and Bezos eventually gets adopted into a poorly conceived movie or TV mini series.
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Considering the projected impact of lab grown food, I'd hope there would be much more investment in developing that, even from governments. It seems like such a ripe economic opportunity that could have first mover advantages too. Esta
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Rethinking Climate Change: The path to 90% emissions reductions by 2035(youtube.com)
16 points by baron816 5y ago|12 comments
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I'm hoping there will be a big housing boom this decade. I think with remote work, and a continued backlash against NIMBYism, it's not unlikely. That'll keep the economy driving forward, plus create a lot of nice blue collar
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by baron816 5y ago
One thing I learned from reading The WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Heinrich is that saving (delayed gratification) can be detrimental to a lot of people in various societies around the world. Part of it is that if you have money, t
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by baron816 5y ago
Some things I miss: Liking/saving all the songs of an album. You used to be able to do that with one click and they would be added to your liked songs play list. Now you either have to like all the songs individually, or like the album
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by baron816 5y ago
I’m not. What I’m saying is that you can’t compare someone’s debt level to their expected earnings one or two years out. It still entirely possible that masters degrees are a very bad deal, but the figures they show don’t fairly demonstrate
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by baron816 5y ago
The average medical student graduates with >$200k in debt, with medical residents earning an average of about $60k. But med student debt isn’t a problem because doctors earn much much more after completing their residency. The article sa

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