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by hoaw 8y ago
I'm not arguing specifically about his actions, but about his actions in relation to the future. Like in any societal shift there are opportunities for the people who come out on top to leverage their position for themselves. Whether t
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by hoaw 8y ago
It is supposed to be like that. It is entertainment made for a broader audience. And it is also fairly "cheap" to make. If you want more science you can buy his books or watch cosmos (a new one is coming this year). Or you can &qu
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by hoaw 8y ago
Yes, allocation of resources is pretty much _the_ issue right know in terms of the future. There is certainly a lot of opportunity to capture wealth for yourself, to mistreat the environment and in other ways "win". But in the end
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by hoaw 8y ago
It isn't that irrational. I know many people who didn't have very good career prospects before getting a career in software development or system administration. And while most people are making decent money the tech industry is b
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by hoaw 8y ago
Presumably you are able to charge more than the average high income earner. Because usually an employer would pay maybe 70k SEK a month and the employee would get half of that after taxes, but that also includes pension. So in a low tax cou
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by hoaw 8y ago
I wouldn't overestimate homogeneity as a reason for the Swedish welfare state. The strong Swedish state probably goes back to the nationalization, and later decreased influence, of the Swedish church. That standing was later used by th
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by hoaw 8y ago
I have made that calculation and it hasn't really been that convincing for me. If you are moving for opportunities, including say career or housing, that is one thing. But in pure tax, the difference really isn't that big between
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by hoaw 8y ago
> Whereas, if all the richest Swedes live outside Sweden, that does tend to suggest that something made them move. Not really, at least not in the way I assume you are thinking. In a small country, of course someone who has international
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by hoaw 8y ago
What you are saying is fairly correct, but I don't agree with your conclusions. > There are studies showing that the highest margin taxes in Sweden actually lose more money than they make, due to dynamic effects. In other words, Swe
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by hoaw 8y ago
The whole idea that a country like Finland could create and maintain talent without a domestic market is completely silly, if not entirely unsupported. Which is also true for much of the US. Arguably even the Soviet Union couldn't. And
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by hoaw 8y ago
Having easy access to decent food is by far the easiest way to maintain your weight. That is literally the first thing you should try to achieve if you want to lose or maintain weight. I don't even know what your point is if any at all
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by hoaw 8y ago
Other than housing those points really aren't that helpful. Your problems moving to Sweden are going to be practical, not political.
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by hoaw 8y ago
I don't disagree with that Sweden has problems, but the problems are still on a completely different scale than most other countries.
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by hoaw 8y ago
I wouldn't say it is tradition. It is just that since housing wasn't just left to the private market for much of the second half of the 20th century property prices were never that high to begin with. Even when prices were inflate
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by hoaw 8y ago
Yes it has, except maybe were the economy is in serious decline. I am guessing you haven't been to many smaller towns. Smaller cities with jobs, like say Lund are still very expensive. Sweden is just in denial over its complete failure
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by hoaw 8y ago
Advertisements are pretty much messages trying to convince people to see something in a certain way. Surely North Korea has plenty of that since it is essentially their entire society. And the stronger the message the less substance. A lot
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by hoaw 8y ago
> Infrastructure requires a continual investment, which means that at any given time you can always point at something that is, quite literally, crumbling away. I don't really see your point. It is easy to point to something that is
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by hoaw 8y ago
That only makes sense if you imagine living an entirely different life. What most people need is $1 million in addition to their future normal income. That gives you the opportunities for safety, career advancement and quality of life that
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by hoaw 8y ago
> I personally have no problems with a company/college having higher standards than "it's against the law" - they simply need to ensure that investigations into those broken standards don't turn into witch hunts.
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by hoaw 8y ago
As far as I know that is a similar deal. Knowing how software works is an essential part of being a music producer today. You would have great benefit from already having extensive experience with a software suite. The same isn't true
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by hoaw 8y ago
I just don't think it is accurate. Often pursuing something means giving up other things, which won't help you not to struggle in life. There is often no plateau in menial or highly competitive professions. Trying to e.g. become a
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by hoaw 8y ago
I do think it matters, because we are trying to establish some sort of utility of having focus in the context of the conversation. The theory of this thread is that a lack of focus is harmful and, at least partly, to blame for why young peo
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by hoaw 8y ago
If your only had a piano, instead of a computer, your story wouldn't be particularly convincing. People who grew up with a computer, before most other people had one, were lucky to find a rapidly growing industry. Most other people are
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by hoaw 8y ago
I get why you would say that and why it is alluring for people to agree, it even is for me to some extent. But I don't really see any, even indication of, evidence that it would be true. I think you are confusing cause and effect. The
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by hoaw 8y ago
I understand that this is his position, what I don't see is his reasoning. If everyone is free to do what they want with their own time and money, they are also free to condition their participation in the project. As far as I can tell
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by hoaw 8y ago
> Though Rich is right, it pains me to read this because it is indicative of some disputes in the clojure community. I am genuinely curious why you, or anyone else, would think he is right. I can see why people would agree or why he want
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by hoaw 8y ago
There are many thing you could do with it, but I don't think Facebook is really interested in developing it as its own business. They probably just want to incorporate it into their own machine.
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by hoaw 8y ago
Scotty is doing a good job of catching everyone up on what is going on in China. Chinese manufacturers have been putting out 10x10x10 boards for 50 RMB ($7 USD) for many years now. Rush order (24 hours)? Another 50 RMB. Yellow solder mask?
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by hoaw 8y ago
More people in the US also can't take time off, or are at least discouraged to do so. I have also found that many over the counter drugs for e.g. a cold that you find in Scandinavia aren't readily available in the US. Instead they
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by hoaw 8y ago
Ultimately affordable housing isn't a factor of price as such. There have always been very expensive parts of town. It is how abruptly the city ends. Once these smaller cities get expensive there it nowhere to go, the rest is suburb. 1

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