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by enaaem 2y ago
In the 60s, Dutch anti-car protestors had the slogan "Stop the child murder!". People were used to traditional cities where children could safely cycle around, but then cars came and started killing them.
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by enaaem 2y ago
Same guy recommending what the US should do: https://bsky.app/profile/dieworkwear.bsky.social/post/3lmb6y... In short he argues that there is no point in making $50 chinos. Similarly to Italy, the US should f
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by enaaem 2y ago
Different optimal solutions for different scenarios.
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The best way to sabotage Trump is doing exactly what he wants (and make sure he takes all the credit).
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by enaaem 2y ago
If you don't trust your government then you don't own anything, since it's the government that enforces and arbiters property rights. The fact that you own a home is only written on some piece of paper and you trust the gover
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by enaaem 2y ago
I have a hunch that America is not competitive in industries that don't get infinite VC money. Think of clothing, cars, and in this case machine tools. If you want cheap go for China. For quality/luxury you go for Europe and Japan
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by enaaem 2y ago
Most stuff on Amazon is made in China anyways. Might as well order directly from Aliexpress or the producer's website. Exactly the same items, but without the American middleman.
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by enaaem 2y ago
I follow a forum of my favourite sports team and people get into very heated debates who is good and who is not. By selectively pulling out stats and incidents you can really argue for any side. Note that they are fans of the same team, so
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by enaaem 2y ago
Indeed. You can use a scenario analysis to check hypothetical cases and discuss with your team what optimal tax rates could be.
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That can just be a simple extension of my argument. Instead of using at the immediate revenue you apply the optimisation rule for the long term revenue by using the difference in observed GDP growth.
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by enaaem 2y ago
I get the idea that small fractions of bigger pies can be more than a big fraction of a small pie. And I can assure you that Scandinavians are well aware of tax revenue optimisation. I will even say that it is very likely that they are alre
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by enaaem 2y ago
They are optimising different things and the GDP for them is just a means to an end. They are trying to achieve objectives like: healthcare for all, certain minimum standards of living and safe neighbourhoods everywhere. It's natural t
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by enaaem 2y ago
I actually stopped buying from Amazon and went to either the producer's site or Aliexpress. Literally the same products but without the middleman. I once needed to claim warrantee on a broken charger and after navigating all the dark p
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by enaaem 2y ago
Interesting what happens to tech valuation. A large part depends on global reach, 'infinite' scaling and a winner takes all probability.
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by enaaem 2y ago
That guy really got me into men's style.
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by enaaem 2y ago
I stopped being a Libertarian around 10 years ago. I could write whole essays about, but it started when I realised that the world was already anarchist and if Libertarian societies were superior then they would naturally outcompete other s
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- He doesn't mean it - It's a negotiation tactic - I don't know what tariffs are
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by enaaem 2y ago
As a former libertarian I used to argue against leftist why tariffs are bad. Funny how things have turned around.
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by enaaem 2y ago
The thing is that whether you click with your neighbours or not is pure luck and it's no one's fault. That's why you read many opposing anecdotes in this thread. When there are more local third places, there is a higher chanc
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by enaaem 2y ago
Generally speaking corruption and abuse by law enforcement never comes from the top. It will be stupid to be officially liable for it. What happens is that they look away.
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A businessman like Trump sees money as goal in of itself. Statesmen like Xi and Putin see money as a means to an end.
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by enaaem 2y ago
Yeah moving fast and breaking things does not work for car companies. In a software company if some programmers fix a bug, they (generally speaking) fix it for all users. For cars, you have to recall and manually fix all cars individually.
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This was always going to happen. It was a matter of time for competition to come. Tesla having tech company valuation is ridiculous, since they have none of the economic advantages typical of tech companies: easy scaling, network effect and
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by enaaem 2y ago
There is a huge difference between a chicken wing enjoyer (most people) and a chicken wing addict.
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by enaaem 2y ago
When you are stuck doomscrolling you will notice that it isn't even enjoyable, which is true for a lot of addiction.
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Anyone can commit treason given the circumstances and foreign agents know this. You should fire everyone just in case.
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Disgruntled former employees with financial problems are also prime targets for foreign spies.
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On the other hand. The current world benefits countries like US, Russia and China. A world order where any country cannot be pressured by any super power is interesting.
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I am from the (possibly naive) believe that beauty will change the world. So if you want to present any changes, it has to be beautiful. Ethical and logical arguments only work if people already desire your vision and are only used to ratio
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People can be become indifferent, which is a win for China.

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