gpawl

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by gpawl 10y ago
Some people are libertarian, some are not. They argue. It's not complicated, it's the free market of ideas.
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Long-term members must make a killing reselling their tickets!
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It's not "artificial" any more than the retail price was artifically low. It's a ticket, any price is artificial.
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and so the tickets go to people who are willing to pay the price and enjoy the show, and the market continues to function effectively.
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When was the era of high royalties where bands got rich and didn't have to perform?
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> The company I co-founded made a few million and I learned an expensive lesson in equity at age 18 (I opted instead for the $14/hr salary). Don't feel bad; even if you got equity, your savvier business partner like would have
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"persistent discomfort" is not necessary. I know people who swim in open water; it seems too cold for me, but they are not in persistent discomfort. I know people who drink coffee, it's too bitter for me, but they are not in
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Giffen goods are likely to exist only in communities of extreme poverty, where the cheapest things you buy dominate your spending. That's why it was only found in an experiment performed on people living on subsistence: https:/&#
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When thing are going well, people have fun and tell happy jokes. When things are going poorly, and getting treacherous, people get serious and tell bitter jokes. I come to the conclusion all this logical sophistication is fine cover when pe
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The AMA constrains supply by limiting the number of med school seats; the classes and coursework don't matter for that.