metalchianti

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1. 31.▲
   by metalchianti 7y ago

   Not always but definitely true for anything politically controversial.
2. 32.▲
   by metalchianti 7y ago

   Our current system is completely fueled by legalized price gouging. It's insane how much the medical industry is allowed to exploit these regulations.
3. 33.▲
   by metalchianti 7y ago

   Strange but mine doesn't scroll UNLESS I move the mouse. I wonder if this is because I have the "Adjust for best performance" option set?
4. 34.▲
   by metalchianti 7y ago

   It's shocking to me that more people aren't aware of this fundamental concept when democracy is discussed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority
5. 35.▲
   by metalchianti 7y ago

   I know nothing about the capabilities of Superhuman but with other clients (e.g. Outlook) I can circumvent (most?) tracking by disabling automatic downloading external content.
6. 36.▲
   by metalchianti 7y ago

   Yes. How many people do you need in a room to be confident that one of them has the same birthday as you?
7. 37.▲
   by metalchianti 7y ago

   This is a fantastic analogy. With so many sources available--mainstream and other--we now have opportunities to get a holistic picture by relying on many different narratives. However, technology also makes it easier for people to seek out
8. 38.▲
   by metalchianti 7y ago

   I must strongly disagree with this. Diet Coke has a very aspartame-y taste but Coke Zero is incredibly close to original Coke with 0 sugar. The trade-off of Coke Zero vs. regular Coke to me seems like a no-brainer!
9. 39.▲
   by metalchianti 7y ago

   Stop trying to blame consumers--consumer products only make up ~10% of plastics[1]. [1] http://theconversation.com/the-world-of-plastics-in-numbers-... , https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/7&
10. 40.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    While I would also prefer this, I also wonder if a 5-hour/7 day week would lead to more productivity and a better work-life balance. This would definitely require more strict work hours and would necessitate more remote work to reduce
11. 41.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    And streams of refugees? Surely they're not feeling from their war-torn home nations. This post is sensationalism and part of the reason why people don't take climate alarmists seriously.
12. 42.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    Or Vault 7.
13. 43.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    I can't make out what he's saying in the video, but maybe something about the "Trump administration?"
14. 44.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    I may be wrong but I don't think that last statement is true if the lifetime of the customer/asset is short--especially shorter than expected. The business model seems too new and for me it hasn't proven itself viable.
15. 45.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    I don't see what makes this scenario "more likely". You're still confusing correlation with causation but just using another cause.
16. 46.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    I agree. Believing in science seems to imply "dogmatism for the 4 or 5 highly politicized scientific talking points in the mainstream narrative."
17. 47.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    I understand what you're saying but in my opinion the statement "People are NOT rational actors" leads directly to "Economics is NOT simple", "Econ-101 is NOT a comprehensive overview of the field", and &q
18. 48.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    I don't know if I agree with a lot of these and I don't know why these falsehoods pertain specifically to programmers and not the general populace. "People are rational actors." should be number 1 and most of the other
19. 49.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    Storage is a factor too!
20. 50.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    I think the issue at hand is different because it's a question of censorship. You'd be infringing on the liberties of others and a central authority would be deciding what's ok and what's not. You could make the argument
21. 51.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    Could you elaborate? If not (b) then it seems she would certainly fall into (a).
22. 52.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    How do we know this isn't hearsay? Or completely fabricated by the OP? This is no different than the stuff that gets posted to sites like 4chan daily.
23. 53.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    Something tells me that Bezos can afford to hire a lawyer who won't allow that to happen.
24. 54.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    Wow, not surprising to me. I noticed an explosion of Birdbox memes on social media yesterday. I hadn't heard of the movie and did some research. Mediocre reviews and the plot seemed like ordinary horror/thriller. Still, these meme
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    by metalchianti 8y ago

    It seems like your anti-Trump sentiment is serving as a heuristic for general anti-Americanism. The reality is far from this. The US scores high on list of freedom indices[1] and HDI[2]. So yes, the consequences of making a "bold"
26. 56.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    The same inter-generational wealth logic would apply pre-1970s. I think that 1970 is used as a starting point because that's also when real wages started dropping relative to production output. I'm don't think it's fair
27. 57.▲
    by metalchianti 8y ago

    I bet that compound earnings are the main contributor here. It's much easier to save more money because you're wealthy and have more money. Across generations this effect is massive.