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by fairity 4y ago
You're hanging on to poor word choice, without making an honest effort to engage with the actual idea. I'd suggest removing the word "equally", and making an honest attempt at having a conversation.
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by fairity 4y ago
People gawking at the magnitude of the fine are perhaps underestimating the scale of profit being generated from the enterprise in question. To be clear, I'm not sure one way or the other, but I'd keep an open mind to the possibi
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by fairity 4y ago
Bringing up unpunished propaganda during the Bush era is irrelevant when most here would agree that was equally vile and punishable. Two wrongs don't make a right. The predominant perspective here is that free speech should be protect
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by fairity 4y ago
The rate at which we forgive and forget prior actions should decrease as someone ages in a monotonic way. Reason being an individual’s capacity and willingness to learn and change their values and behavior decreases with time. Sure, the 18y
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by fairity 4y ago
I’m wondering if Amazon photos is a precursor to Amazon taking a second shot at building a new smartphone. The switchover cost from Apple to Amazon would be lower if files and photos were already synced, and Amazon invested a suspiciously
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by fairity 4y ago
> This is taught, at least at German schools. It‘s just that nobody pays attention. Interesting, is the curriculum anywhere online? Curious to take a look. > This is way too subjective to be part of a curriculum. Trying would border
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by fairity 4y ago
It seems like learning how to learn and learning what matters in the world (and therein how to be happy) are the two most important things to learn. Yet, for some reason, our standard school curriculum don't touch on either subject.
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by fairity 4y ago
> That is not the purpose of companies. They exist, fundamentally, to improve life for real people, From where do you get that idea? From a legal standpoint, the purpose of corporations is ambiguous (take a look at the Articles of Incorp
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by fairity 4y ago
> This is telling every Google employee who actually works on stuff (as opposed to managing people) "you, your comfort, and your professional development are less important to us than a tiny, tiny fraction of our quarterly profit. W
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by fairity 4y ago
More of a meta discussion, but it's interesting that pretty much all HN threads on PG's recent essays have a strong, negative sentiment. My guess is that this is explained by 3 factors: 1) The quantity and quality of new ideas in
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by fairity 4y ago
> As a society, we have to decide that certain kinds of voluntary agreements are too exploitative, have too big of a power differential, to be compatible with liberty and therefore are not permissible. Do we though? If UBI and universal
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by fairity 4y ago
> If no one works, society will cease to function. I assume you don't actually mean to suggest EVERYONE would stop working. Rather, I assume you're suggesting that UBI, at a level of ~$1500 per month, would result in anyone ma
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by fairity 4y ago
I'd like to discuss whose responsibility it should be to ensure citizens have access to basic income (to purchase food and shelter) and healthcare. Is it: 1) the government 2) corporations or 3) nobody? Currently, it's the gove
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by fairity 4y ago
No, this isn't a consequence of the status quo newsfeed algorithm. This is a consequence of Facebook making a purposeful strategic shift away from in-network content to suggested content. This strategic shift was highlighted in their
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by fairity 4y ago
I can empathize with you, having been in your exact position almost to the T. The one thing I'd caution against is being overly critical of your bad habits. Life is this amazing playground. We can choose our own values and work towar
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by fairity 4y ago
I think a primary root cause to all motivation problems is that our brain is programmed to be lazy. By lazy, I mean, we are programmed to exert the least amount of effort possible to secure our safety and physiological needs. And, in today
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by fairity 4y ago
Hilarious take. Having communication problems? Just quit! Don’t mind the fact that your startup is potentially worth millions, or that you otherwise enjoy your work. /s
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by fairity 4y ago
Content is king, and one of the primary objectives of this hardware is to capture more & unique content.
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by fairity 4y ago
This is a typical example of over-generalization. The author believes because he is successful, his approach to success must be correct or optimal. The truth is that almost all ventures will end reaching his level of success if you simply
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by fairity 4y ago
The standard is 1x for regular financings, but bridge rounds tend to be more distressed, so I wouldn’t be surprised if market is more like 2x.
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by fairity 4y ago
> At this point "taking responsibility" would mean resigning and letting someone more competent fix his messes. Your derision is probably blinding you from the solution that's most likely to produce the best outcome -- him
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by fairity 4y ago
> Being an immigrant isn't some magical power No one’s claiming it’s a superpower, but there definitely seems to be some quality of immigrants that makes them more successful entrepreneurs. And, it’s not just highly educated parent
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by fairity 4y ago
Ding ding ding, yes, TikTok surfaces better content because of the nature of its recommendation algo. One of Facebook’s top priorities is now following in their footsteps — moving away from social graph-driven recommendations to AI-driven
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by fairity 4y ago
This article is a very long rant that ultimately doesn’t make any useful claims. Of course subscription models aren’t for every business. Of course customers would prefer to not have to subscribe. What’s your point? If you’re saying that
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by fairity 4y ago
> The Metaverse. Much like VR in general, I don't think is ever going to be mainstream. It doesn't solve any problem. VR will eventually reach the point where meeting someone in person will feel virtually the same as meeting so
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by fairity 4y ago
I have a recurring nightmare where this exact thing happens - I’m back at MIT as a second semester senior and realize I don’t have enough credits to graduate. Happy to see this was the start of a wonderful journey for you! Now, if only I
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by fairity 4y ago
> Uber is a prime example of a company that seems destined to fail. If your unit economics don't work then you're fucked Have you actually studied Uber’s recent earnings? I’m pretty sure rideshate contribution margin is positi
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by fairity 4y ago
My read on the situation is that Magnus had two goals: 1) remain world champion 2) get to 2900 elo #1 got in the way of #2 because all the elite grandmasters constantly focus throughout the year on preparing for Magnus, which creates a head
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by fairity 4y ago
> And since it's extremely difficult to escape your class. This idea that it's 'extremely' difficult to escape your income class is commonly spread and factually incorrect. It's true that upward economic mobility
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by fairity 4y ago
> Living a life, a real life, with real relationships and real sunsets and real beaches - is an enormous privilege. Many of us are wasting it. Leave your phone at home, and truly live You seem to have found a mode of life that's b

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