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by gbacon 8y ago
What is utility if not an infinitesimal of quality of life?
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by gbacon 8y ago
This idea of the idle wealthy is a stereotype that harbors envy despite the fact that it does not match reality. In The Millionaire Next Door by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley, the author found that 80% of American millionaires had parents who wer
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by gbacon 8y ago
But at the same time an average person cannot afford to save any money! This assumption is stated and accepted around here uncritically but with zero supporting evidence. Four out of five Americans are not desperately hand-to-mouth poor a
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by gbacon 8y ago
Is it your contention that a grant of additional income would transform the entire 80% into net savers and not simply elevate their level of consumption? How much would that grant need to be? What evidence do you offer?
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by gbacon 8y ago
Quality of life considerations drive every exchange. Even a near-term oriented purchase of candy, for example, improves quality of life briefly. This of course applies to computers, smart phones, clothing, automobiles, houses, investments,
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Testing divisibility with state machines(blog.plover.com)
1 points by gbacon 8y ago|0 comments
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by gbacon 8y ago
… and the subsequent companies went on to be hundreds of times more valuable than Standard Oil alone … Freeze one company and let another group run ahead for decades, and it is not surprising at all that after that much time, the companie
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by gbacon 8y ago
How much implicit trust do users place in the manufacturers of their security keys?
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by gbacon 8y ago
Is there any way to generate a new key on the device? What steps can a paranoid user take to mitigate problem (1) above?
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by gbacon 8y ago
“Differentiation is mechanics; integration is art.”
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by gbacon 8y ago
Based on your comment elsewhere[0], I seem to be among the crowd you believe is throwing around irrelevant moral arguments when in fact I did not and 3pt14159[1] to whom you’re replying here did not. I was discussing valuation and 3pt14159
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by gbacon 8y ago
Equity is property, a resource to be allocated in some manner, and the earlier comment muses on an allocation that feels unfair emotionally.
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by gbacon 8y ago
Nowhere did I suggest any compulsion or moral duty. In fact, I wrote the opposite, namely that employees may walk away at any time. The point of looking at it from the owner’s perspective is to elevate thinking above “It’s so unfair! Harum
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by gbacon 8y ago
If not the Hacker News crowd, who remains to think of the 20% for whom systematic paternalism is an enormous net drag?
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by gbacon 8y ago
Because workers don't have money to buy stock Nonsense.
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by gbacon 8y ago
False.
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by gbacon 8y ago
You are responsible for your rate of savings. I am responsible for mine.
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by gbacon 8y ago
You have considerable influence over both your income and your expenses. Update your resume. Ask for references and referrals. Apply for different jobs. Make a budget and stick to it. Pay yourself first. Be patient and give it time.
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by gbacon 8y ago
Populism, nationalism, and authoritarianism don’t map neatly onto a one-dimensional left-right axis.
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by gbacon 8y ago
We have to take your money so those other scoundrels won’t take your money!
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by gbacon 8y ago
Become a shareholder. Save and invest more.
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by gbacon 8y ago
We've thrown a significant percentage of our lives, and they've only thrown in money Money saved, borrowed, or inherited represents a significant percentage of someone’s life. Even if you deny this, the money in someone’s pocket
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by gbacon 8y ago
We watch, we note abuses, they launch internal investigations, and they conclude that nothing was wrong. Case closed. Pay your taxes, citizen. Thank you; drive through.
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by gbacon 8y ago
Politicians and civil servants are subject to behavioral concerns too. Who will watch the watchmen?
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by gbacon 8y ago
Pioneers get killed; settlers prosper.
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Saying goodbye to search.cpan.org(perl.com)
3 points by gbacon 8y ago|0 comments
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by gbacon 8y ago
If the law is what five lawyers say it is, why have a written constitution at all?
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by gbacon 8y ago
The constitution provides an amendment process. If it is irrelevant or outdated, it should be amended and not changed by usurpation or fiat.
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by gbacon 8y ago
Notable excerpts: What’s left of the Fourth Amendment? Today we use the Internet to do most everything. Smartphones make it easy to keep a calendar, correspond with friends, make calls, conduct banking, and even watch the game. Countless I
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by gbacon 8y ago
John Roberts: aligned chaotic-neutral.

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