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by elliotto 3y ago
Does this article actually say anything? It seems like a tech bro founder who laid off 7% of his staff rambling and everyone eats it up for some reason? Don't forget the a16z quote because we aren't done shilling crypto
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by elliotto 3y ago
Having streets unable to be accessible by fire response vehicles doesn't seem like a good idea. What would be the alternative here? (genuine question, I'm not from the US)
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by elliotto 3y ago
I'm not sure what the rules are in the US but in Australia the infrastructure service life is set by regulation. It's not an economic / financial argument or even a benevolence / moral argument that causes this, it'
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by elliotto 3y ago
I think your post downplays the severity of the issue. Your link suggests in Victoria the median rent has increased by 14%, which is a phenomenal amount. I don't know what circles you are involved in but 25-35 % is consistent with for
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by elliotto 3y ago
https://archive.is/bGNm9
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by elliotto 3y ago
Great article. In Australia we have the ACCC as our consumer protection body, which does great work in this space. When I travel overseas I'm marveled by the lack of standardisation of ingredient and nutritional information presented i
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by elliotto 3y ago
Accidentally based
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by elliotto 3y ago
e/acc isn't a serious idealogy but is kind of just a bit with some philosophical backing. Its definitely a lot of fun. Its a bit unrelated, but I don't think your statement about capitalism being a result of human choices is
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by elliotto 3y ago
Adding to the other comments about it being 2005, I suspect they did not have the modern devops procedures in place to easily write and distribute a patch like you would today. Old games are hacked together, and I think WoW invented a lot o
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by elliotto 3y ago
Do you have a source for this? Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st century goes into wealth inequality in great depth, and would suggest that intra-country wealth inequality is dramatically increasing in the west, but he doesn't
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by elliotto 3y ago
Do you have a source on the British and US patent system being major contributors to their technological success? Im very interested in this point as I feel like software is the opposite, in which open source has been the driver of progress
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by elliotto 3y ago
This is capitalism's only strategy.
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by elliotto 3y ago
It's always interesting to see these prisoner's dilemma / tragedy of the commons show up in networking. If they hadn't abused the commons it would have worked out better for everyone.
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by elliotto 3y ago
This is a wild late stage capitalist, Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation take. The author exclusively refers to experiences as something to be bought. A Bali retreat, a dinner at Chez Panisse, you can imagine these as something Pat
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by elliotto 3y ago
Your point about it being an authority bias is really interesting and in line with a lot of the political views I encounter on this venture capital forum. It might also tie in a bit to the US disposition towards punitive vs rehabilitative i
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by elliotto 3y ago
Thank you for this comment. It's fascinating how everyone else in this thread seems to view education as a tool purely to acquire qualifications rather than for actually learning anything. I wonder if this is a US thing that has come a
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by elliotto 3y ago
Whilst it's unfortunate this kid might be cheating the system, I don't think it's worth being upset if they got through. The point of these exams is to allow students to study and learn these topics, which it sounds like they
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by elliotto 3y ago
Is this like one level of abstraction from the broken window fallacy? Investing money in window breaking companies rather than just windows (to be broken).
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by elliotto 3y ago
Would you say that there are social norms that either currently exist, or existed in the past, that are undesirable? For example, when it was socially normal to own slaves, would you consider this necessary and desirable? What about say, 30
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by elliotto 4y ago
I think we agree on the poor conditions / difficulty of the situation but just disagree on our conclusion of the description of the circumstances. I agree that working for these exploitative organisations is their best choice, but I wo
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by elliotto 4y ago
I wish the above poster hadn't used Uyghurs as an example because that's a bit more politically complex. But would you argue that when a large business moves into an undeveloped region and sets up a sweatshop with hazardous condit
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by elliotto 4y ago
This is a great description of all feel good American media
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by elliotto 4y ago
There's a lot wrong with everything revolving around money, such as this bank failure for one.
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by elliotto 4y ago
I can't speak to the WSJ, and perhaps it's a good example of the owner not meddling, but using Rupert Murdoch as an example of someone who doesn't meddle in their media empire invites a lot of questions. Rupert Murdoch's
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by elliotto 4y ago
Your other statements about AU/NZ culture have been extremely questionable, but this one is just complete nonsense. The idea that there is a genetic urge to impress England is bizarre, typically about 50% of people support becoming a r
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by elliotto 4y ago
This is a really important question; the answer is yes. Thomas Piketty's book Capital in the 21st century is a thesis on this topic and I would highly recommend it if you are interested in hard data on wealth inequality.
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by elliotto 4y ago
>Purpose is fleeting in modern existence. Religion is waning. Spirituality is trivialized. Both for excellent reasons. So many people in the world are just surviving, while others are going through the motions of modern existence, as if
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by elliotto 4y ago
I found this article profoundly sad. It's good to be passionate about your work, but this person seems to have been exploited. They had their vacation cancelled by management, were working 15 hour days, and spent late nights working an