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by bequanna 3y ago
I guess I don't consider this a legit argument. You could point to negative externalities that are the result of literally everything humans produce/consume. But if we want to use that metric, OK. I would venture a guess that the
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by bequanna 3y ago
A more apt comparison would be alcohol vs illegal drugs. Coffee vs meth or heroin does even come close to ringing true. What are the individual or societal costs to consuming coffee? Both approach zero.
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by bequanna 3y ago
It seems like desalination is discussed on HN frequently but I have yet to see tech that makes any financial sense, even with somewhat cheaper power.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Very cool! How are you getting/using ibdb data? I thought the API was locked down (?)
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by bequanna 3y ago
Your comment makes it sound like the only people choosing to homeschool are ultra religious nuts. That is absolutely not what the numbers say. It is two things: 1. The pandemic exposed to parents that many teachers were doing a poor job and
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by bequanna 3y ago
I’d be curious to hear opinions on why this large compensation discrepancy exists. AFAIK, my company has never considered outsourcing to remote Euro workers. Is there a perceived difference in engineer quality? Time difference?
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by bequanna 3y ago
Yes, there absolutely is a difference and the second group is incredibly small. I think it is important to make that distinction.
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by bequanna 3y ago
A large number of people have refused the COVID vaccine for completely valid reasons. The vast majority of that group absolutely vaccinates their children against polio, measles, etc. They aren’t the anti science luddites your comment paint
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by bequanna 3y ago
Antivax movement? Are you assuming everyone who was not interested in the COVID vaccine just plain doesn’t believe in vaccines?
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by bequanna 3y ago
Pride can be, and often is, expensive.
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by bequanna 3y ago
That just sounds like outdated ideas are held and perpetuated by your upper middle class.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Merry Christmas!!
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by bequanna 3y ago
If you haven’t, I’d suggest you visit a large or mid size city in a prosperous north Midwest state like Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, etc. People I know from the East Coast that have visited are typically floored by the quality
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by bequanna 3y ago
> It’s still great. I’ve been to NYC many times and have friends in their late 30s that live there. The ones that live there say the same (“it’s great”) but never elaborate. From the outside, it honestly looks like a dirty, difficult, ch
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by bequanna 3y ago
Hmm what options are there for this? Pumping water, Bitcoin mining, what else?
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by bequanna 3y ago
It simply seems like supply and demand to me. There many, many people trying to be successful in arts and entertainment. Why would someone overpay for something that may be seen as a commodity because of the overwhelming supply?
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by bequanna 3y ago
> People who have an innate drive to make music or art are vulnerable to be exploited, but place the blame where it belongs: on those who would exploit them. I don’t understand this. Why are only people who make music or art special in t
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by bequanna 3y ago
I guess I don’t see the “clear and present danger”. It just isn’t obvious to me. Can you elaborate on the specific things Trump did that have shaped your opinion to think he is a “dictator wannabe”?
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by bequanna 3y ago
Trump, Trump, Trump. Is anyone else sick of living in a world where that is the media’s answer to literally every question?
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by bequanna 3y ago
Zoning is one issue but the big problem is converting commercial buildings to residential is often just as expensive as building new residential from scratch.
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by bequanna 3y ago
You’re right, but I don’t know if I would call depreciation a “trick”. It’s quite common. Cash flow is an important piece of the picture but is often ignored.
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by bequanna 3y ago
That could be. Very interested to hear specific ways the Europeans are beating us and where exactly they are hiding all that prosperity!
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Also, not paying your fair share for defense seems to have its advantages.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Can you cite some specifics? I’ve travelled to quite a few places in Europe and coming from the American Midwest, we are beating much of Europe in most/all QoL metrics by a mile. Much larger and nicer homes, larger properties, mincer a
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by bequanna 3y ago
I personally think that has more to do with state taxes raising prices and young people choosing vape over traditional tobacco.
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What exactly do you believe is going to happen, worst case?
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by bequanna 3y ago
Their best defense to a large scale move away from fossil fuels is to simply keep production high and prices relatively low. OPEC should be very careful about exercising their power too aggressively as alternatives are now very competitive
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by bequanna 3y ago
It's essentially the same in the US. If there is a large risk when work is low quality, there is regulation. The more possible danger, the more regulation. This is OK. But an argument for regulation that is just some hand waving and re
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by bequanna 3y ago
I’m not some free market purist but in this situation we absolutely do not need more government regulation and the risk of low quality work is quite low. A typical handyman can’t and won’t touch anything that could actually cause harm (gas,
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by bequanna 3y ago
How in the world would more regulation around who can fix a piece of broken trim board help at all? We should be thankful the US doesn’t have a system like that which artificially reduces the supply of labor. We should make it easier for pe

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