economicslol

5 ms·

1.
by economicslol 6y ago
Was the avocado toast bit above your head or are you just generally oblivious to sarcasm?
2.
by economicslol 6y ago
Both sides? Do you make the same argument for hearing from literal Nazis? You just need to weigh the arguments for and against the final solution? I'm not directly calling Libertarians Nazis but the analogy holds, I find very little of
3.
by economicslol 6y ago
You're right, the better solution is use taxpayer to bail out shitty companies that can't survive temporary economic slowdowns.
4.
by economicslol 6y ago
I don't understand. I agree. What is your point? We're talking about why people may not be interested in moving to the Bay Area...
5.
by economicslol 6y ago
So the capitalists that get massively rewarded for taking risks now get bailed out when those risks turned out bad? Sounds like BS to me.
6.
by economicslol 6y ago
They should have had an emergency fund of 6 Months of expenses for emergencies. Maybe they should stop eating so much avocado toast.
7.
by economicslol 6y ago
>SF and NYC are not the only tech hubs in the US. Also confused. I agree with your point. My comment was responding to a person who couldn't imagine people who wouldn't move to SFBay for a FAANG level salary/job.
8.
by economicslol 6y ago
https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi... TLDR: Citizen opinions don't have an effect on policy. I agree about education though. It's a tricky problem. Clearly people aren
9.
by economicslol 6y ago
>I'm not really picturing THAT many brilliant developers that fall under the bucket of: a) really smart and able to pass FAANG interviews b) not willing to relocate if they did get a huge offer What about anyone that wants to own a
10.
by economicslol 6y ago
>As for individual citizens, it appears most still see the threat of asymmetric warfare as a more profound threat to their life and livelihood than passive, blanket government surveillance I don't think this necessarily follows. I d
11.
by economicslol 6y ago
"Learn to program" People are still repeating this meme? But seriously while Uber and other companies are laying off thousands it's probably one of the worst times to try to enter the market as a new SWE.
12.
by economicslol 6y ago
Yeah and how'd the Heat do the year after Lebron went back to Cleveland? Spoiler: after just making a trip to the finals the previous season they had a losing record and didn't even make the playoffs So to recap: Miami with Lebron
13.
by economicslol 6y ago
This comment is laughable. They swept Cleveland in the first round and took NY to 7 Games and the Knicks then took the Rockets to 7 Games in the Finals.
14.
by economicslol 6y ago
We barely have the capability to put people in LEO reliably but you think we're landing on the moon in 4 years? Seems ludicrous.
15.
by economicslol 6y ago
Serioulsy I mean Jordan was winning scoring titles for years before he won a ring and when he took a year off to play baseball the Bulls were within an inch of the Finals and possibly winning it without him. Meanwhile Lebron has led teams t
16.
by economicslol 6y ago
> Sure Lebron has not won as many championships as Jordan (Lebron's 3 to Jordan's 6) He's won 3 and also been to 9 in a row, not a small feat. A little confused by the rest of your arguments, over their careers MJ averaged
17.
by economicslol 6y ago
Yes. That's my point. Uber is not essential, it is a luxury.
18.
by economicslol 6y ago
Because the Grandfather comment was about classifying Uber as an essential service when it's clearly not as demonstrated by yours and other comments. Using Uber a few times a month for extenuating circumstances is really not Essential.
19.
by economicslol 6y ago
So a luxury that you can normally get by without? You seem to be strengthening my argument that it's not essential. I think my point is being missed though and that is that using Uber as your daily commute is certainly not cheaper than
20.
by economicslol 6y ago
Well in an argument about Nationwide social policies your opinions and anecdotes are perfectly irrelevant and useless.
21.
by economicslol 6y ago
>Once you've smothered the competition in investor money, you're free to raise prices to profitability and beyond. That's the theory at least. How much can Uber realistically raise their prices before people realize that y
22.
by economicslol 6y ago
> the various unicorns didn't detect and ride user behavior but used their massive piles of cash to distort it in non-sustainable ways Seems likely given the ubiquity of "Pivots" where startups have already raised cash for
23.
by economicslol 6y ago
I have seen Europeans spit on people in my country and treat them badly. I as an American have seen it and have become wary of trusting Europeans. I saw it with my own eyes so therefore all Europeans are bad. I might be wrong, but let'
24.
by economicslol 6y ago
So you're saying Uber is a luxury. So it's not essential.
25.
by economicslol 6y ago
I should have specified, my point was that Uber is not the same as public transportation and is essentially a luxury good.
26.
by economicslol 6y ago
This is not some let them eat cake thing, frankly I think people with your pov are actually the ones saying that. How much would it actually cost to commute 20-30 minutes to and from work in an Uber? $40 a day? More? Let's just say its
27.
by economicslol 6y ago
Maybe not a bad idea but its ludicrous that WeWork was ever considered and valued like a Tech company, it's a real estate company with hipster interior designers nothing more.
28.
by economicslol 6y ago
>have a car mental model. I suspect buying a reasonable used compact car is much more financially prudent than using Uber as you means of transportation. Maybe the calculus flips in a dense city like NYC but there's no way people w
29.
by economicslol 6y ago
>The reason why software companies don't generally hire contract software developers Have you ever been inside a FAANG? Sometimes it feels like red badges outnumber FTE 2:1 so I have no idea what you're talking about.
30.
by economicslol 6y ago
Remember when Dara predicted "profitability" by 2021? LOL, just another Softbank/VC funded money pit.

More ›