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901.
by bpt3 3y ago
There's a major (and important) distinction between the two scenarios. The State Actors doctrine says that the government can't hire someone to do something on their behalf that they're not allowed to do. Under the Third Part
902.
by bpt3 3y ago
What on earth gives you the impression that any second act Adam Neumann has will be good for anyone other than Adam Neumann, or that he cares about anything other than benefiting Adam Neumann as much as possible at any cost to others?
903.
by bpt3 3y ago
She won't land at that high of a level, but I don't think you're that far off.
904.
by bpt3 3y ago
As someone who is involved in compliance in these industries, I would be surprised to see CISA having anything close to the impact you described. All I see are watered down checklists that can be verified by any human being who is semi-lite
905.
by bpt3 3y ago
No one said Costco offers the very best product in any or all categories. What they said is that Costco is upfront about what they're selling, rarely sells defective products, and offers a very generous return policy in the (rare) case
906.
by bpt3 3y ago
Or I can go with the huge sell-everything store because I'm perfectly fine with the service it provides. Not everyone is looking for some bespoke curated experience when buying a product. In short, the store that serves what I want is
907.
by bpt3 4y ago
Thanks for the answer. Maybe it would have been better for me to ask if you are planning to improve the python WASM libraries yourself or are you going to wait for the existing community to get them to the point where they're usable f
908.
by bpt3 4y ago
Maybe this is a silly question, but why not target WASM instead of React/NextJS?
909.
by bpt3 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticisms_of_the_labour_theor... https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfile/everything-wrong-wi... (free subscription required to read the full article, but you c
910.
by bpt3 4y ago
I thought it was the usage of a completely discredited economic theory to support their argument, but we can both be right!
911.
by bpt3 4y ago
You're really espousing the labor theory of value here?
912.
by bpt3 4y ago
Please explain.
913.
by bpt3 4y ago
As opposed to inviting it without the extra steps under socialism?
914.
by bpt3 4y ago
> Socialism is not a dictatorship, those are fundamentally different axes. A democratic society can vote to elect a socialist party and mandate them to create multiple competing companies in a given small market segment, for example. Has
915.
by bpt3 4y ago
> They should make good on their initial message from several years ago? Yes. > They should now keep all assets in dollars and not earn interest? Since that was how they initially generated interest in the asset, yes.
916.
by bpt3 4y ago
We agree, the person I was responding to doesn't seem to grasp that.
917.
by bpt3 4y ago
Fair enough, though that's an extremely low bar in the modern world.
918.
by bpt3 4y ago
> China seems to manage largely-decentralized decision-making in a socialist society. Is this the same China where the CCP issues 5 year plans that dictate what the entire country is going to work towards, and the state owned enterprises
919.
by bpt3 4y ago
Ignoring that this can be addressed through regulation, would you rather have limited choice between private companies or a single entity that mandates what you'll choose whether you like it or not and also can use force to enforce the
920.
by bpt3 4y ago
Did Citibank claim that its value was one-to-one backed with U.S. dollar reserves until they were caught not doing so? If not, they're probably not a relevant comparison to Tether.
921.
by bpt3 4y ago
What about Cuba gives you the impression it is functioning, unless your definition of functioning is anything above mass starvation and homelessness?
922.
by bpt3 4y ago
No, we can't.
923.
by bpt3 4y ago
Capitalism, no question.
924.
by bpt3 5y ago
So the internet then?
925.
by bpt3 5y ago
> I cannot believe more people don't understand this. It's so obvious. In my experience, anytime anyone says something like this without further explanation, they deserve a large amount of scrutiny and a healthy dose of skeptic
926.
by bpt3 5y ago
So you've decided to unilaterally determine my intent and tone, appoint yourself the arbiter of behavior, and inject yourself into a conversation to double down on your incorrect stance (from Wikipedia: "Due to the flexible nature
927.
by bpt3 5y ago
They did not. If you're referring to "living wage", that's not an objective or widely accepted metric. Please don't jump into conversations and chastise people for no reason, especially when you're incorrect.
928.
by bpt3 5y ago
> Fair share, the cost to run the country. For most people that's 33% of what we make a year. For megacorps that can be as much as nothing. That's your guess at what people pay now, not what their fair share is. Also, most peo
929.
by bpt3 5y ago
Yep. It's a great setup if you can get it (for yourself at least).
930.
by bpt3 5y ago
Taxing unrealized capital gains isn't happening because Amazon is lobbying the federal government, it's a fundamental premise of the US tax code and starting to tax them is arguably unconstitutional (I'm not arguing it is or

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