mrhands556

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by mrhands556 5y ago
I frequently find myself in talks with web3 people. The talking points are usually - this system is broken; blockchain addresses this! - fiat is made out of thin air; blockchain has scarcity! All the arguments fail when you start prodding
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by mrhands556 5y ago
Is there a magazine sub that’s worth getting in the tech space?
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Subbed to wired magazine for the past year. Has it always been like this?
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by mrhands556 5y ago
I used to enjoy reddit so much but it’s honestly the worst place on the internet today. Every major sub is infested with politics, bias mods and toxic comments. I wouldn’t be surprised if reddit is heavily influenced by bot activity. If you
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by mrhands556 5y ago
Reddit is and will change more over time. Today I get “posts you may like” on my home feed which are basically rehashed horrible takes from /r/politics on a different subreddit.
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by mrhands556 5y ago
What viruses have mutated to be significantly more deadly?
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by mrhands556 5y ago
If that was the case we would’ve been wiped off as a species 40 years ago as the seasonal flu mutated into a super virus.
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by mrhands556 5y ago
Africa has the youngest population in the world and they deal with viruses on a daily basis that are much more deadly than covid to young people. It will be hard to entice people to get vaccinated for covid in these situations.
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by mrhands556 5y ago
Wait… different branches for different environments? Wouldn’t you run into the same problems?
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by mrhands556 5y ago
What if buying useless shit gives certain people some enjoyment and happiness? If nobody bought anything what would we do for money?
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by mrhands556 5y ago
I pay an electrician a slight premium for knowledge and experience that won’t burn my house down. Sure, I could look it up on YouTube but the probability that I do something wrong probably outweighs the premium I would pay for a qualified e
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by mrhands556 5y ago
20 years working at FAANG your equity should be outrageous compared to other industry SWE.
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by mrhands556 5y ago
But why one companies and not the other in terms of trust? It’s not like there are inherently different types of people working at one company vs the other. I’m curious.