hnracer

28 ms·

241.
by hnracer 6y ago
It's just your typical government incompetence, unfortunately.
242.
by hnracer 6y ago
Yes. Australia copied NZ almost move for move (travel nearly completely banned - small handful of daily flights with quarantine, harsh lockdowns), and failed, primarily because Australia is too big. They were able to eliminate covid in stat
243.
by hnracer 6y ago
It is functionally identical but completely theoretical and not achievable in practice. There's no way you can achieve that level of homogeneous control in a large democracy with states that have heterogeneous beliefs and political val
244.
by hnracer 6y ago
You can't nail people's door shut in the US with them inside, which happened in Wuhan. You also can't unilaterally and swiftly implement extreme lockdown measures that would be required, only China can move that quickly with
245.
by hnracer 6y ago
Did Ireland employ the same strategy as NZ? My claim isn't that being a small island nation is a sufficient condition.
246.
by hnracer 6y ago
China has totalitarian control over its populace which can simulate the level of control possible in a small island democracy. Vietnam I haven't studied.
247.
by hnracer 6y ago
That can only ever work in a small island country like NZ or a country with totalitarian control over the populace (China)
248.
by hnracer 6y ago
Hedge funds underperform the index because hedge funds exist. I'm going to circle back to what I originally said. The alternative reality of zero hedge funds is not a reality that can possibly exist. The reason it can't exist is b
249.
by hnracer 6y ago
The Nikola One has a range of 0km (unless it's powered only by gravity)
250.
by hnracer 6y ago
I don't agree that these are socially useless activities. They need to be done and therefore should be done at scale with the efficiency of automation and the leverage of capital behind it. The alternate reality you imagine, with no he
251.
by hnracer 6y ago
> It's crazy that this kind of thing is tolerated in financial markets It's not tolerated, that's why they're being fined
252.
by hnracer 6y ago
> Making investments is much easier than making actual things, so more people do it A talented person will make as much money or perhaps more money in software engineering than financial services. Most people in financial services make v
253.
by hnracer 6y ago
The overwhelming majority of talent in financial services is working to serve paying customers and to trade legitimately and legally on financial markets. There are occasional scams like this in financial services, just as there are occasi
254.
by hnracer 6y ago
This is a very interesting perspective. I'd never considered this before but it makes total sense.
255.
by hnracer 6y ago
I wasn't suggesting to not give credit to others when it's deserved, and I certainly believe in teamwork. What I'm suggesting is to not shy away from taking deserved credit for yourself which many people struggle with. It wi
256.
by hnracer 6y ago
What service is this?
257.
by hnracer 6y ago
Here's some of my learnings about getting promoted for those that really want to play that game: - Only the perception of your work matters - Attend the social events and get in good with the bosses - The countability of your major ach
258.
by hnracer 6y ago
Exactly my experience too
259.
by hnracer 6y ago
Memorize six digits to get seven back?
260.
by hnracer 6y ago
We might want to say that our existence is some evidence that the filter is ahead of us but it could certainly be behind us (in which case the logic of the Great Filter doesn't apply for our civilization)
261.
by hnracer 6y ago
It would imply their extinction far into the future, after they've evolved to our level of intelligence, since our existence implies that the Great Filter exists ahead of us, not behind us
262.
by hnracer 6y ago
I hope it's the same, because if it's different it suggests our impending extinction. At least according to the logic of Bostrom's Great Filter.
263.
by hnracer 6y ago
If I'm a self-maximizing psychopath then of course I wish to avoid hell. Nobody wants that. You are right about the escape clause in Christianity. What I would say is that a nonzero chance of hell is more of a deterrent than a zero cha
264.
by hnracer 6y ago
I agree with most of what you wrote here. I would argue two things though (1) modern society is very different from tribal society, I can use intelligence to extract/steal benefit from this new environment without the same social cost
265.
by hnracer 6y ago
I am not talking about whether I want society overall to embrace this framing. From a selfish perspective, of course I do not want that. I'm talking about myself only. I can act purely self-maximizing and reap the gains while society p
266.
by hnracer 6y ago
Yes let's suppose I'm a psychopath who is purely interested in self-maximization. I have an opportunity to steal money without getting caught. Why wouldn't I do it? If there's a hell then sure I can understand (it would
267.
by hnracer 6y ago
Why do I have a responsibility to other people in a materialistic universe? Why shouldn't I just do what I please no matter the harm to anyone else? I've heard the usual arguments from the new atheists on this topic and have found
268.
by hnracer 6y ago
Should someone that dreads prison (say, they are physically weak, or have an anxiety disorder) be given less prison time than someone who is more comfortable there? I think we all recognize that this would be unjust, and I think the same re
269.
by hnracer 6y ago
This is extremely unjust. Just because someone produces more value for society (works harder, is more intelligent, and is therefore more useful to their fellow humans and thus gets higher compensation) shouldn't mean that society takes