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by mrtksn 1y ago
It's not a proposal it's a thought experiment demonstrating the problems with relentless profit optimization
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by mrtksn 1y ago
no it doesn’t happen like that, those who lose marketable value start doing something much less complex like driving taxi. There are numerous examples of such things. market doesn’t reassign anybody to anything because people don’t change o
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Not everyone is trying, it's mostly Mexicans and other south Americans so you can say that it's better than cartel ridden poor countries. Definitely provides great opportunities to do paid work or even invest but that's just
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by mrtksn 1y ago
"Can play instrument" is almost never good enough to sell tickets, just like "is good with computers" isn't good enough to be a professional programmer.
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by mrtksn 1y ago
That's already being done at some scale to consumers but the actual monumental shift can happen if it can be done to everybody. People are leaving a lot of money on the table by not gauging the prices for individuals that can pay much
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by mrtksn 1y ago
IMHO this wanders into the realm of philosophy at this point because of the word “better”. You can always choose alternative KPIs and prioritize. The KPI of profit has become harmful enough that people like Thiel observe that the system isn
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Whatever it optimizes for, often it makes it everything fall apart due to short sightedness, unaccounted externalities and actual failure in optimization. Would have been all fine eventually if human life wasn't finite and suffering di
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Amazing isn’t it, people don’t want to think about the implementation details at all. Things just happen magically, if the market demands more concerts and less coders then programmers start doing concerts!
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Sure, the issue isn't ticket resale but profiteering that damages the scene. An alternative could be the tickets be assigned for the individual like plane tickets but be transferable so if someone is transferring tickets all the time y
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by mrtksn 1y ago
People can't go to concerts despite being just as hardworking or just as big fans and start shooting CEOs on the streets. Some systems need to work and be accessible to everyone so we can sustain peaceful and healthy society. This is n
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by mrtksn 1y ago
It may lead to optimal profit but immensely hurt the society. Not everything should be optimized for profit. If you are going after full profit optimization we are leaving huge amount on the table by offering billionaires food at prices tha
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Ah this is just another step towards Turkification[0] of USA. This situation is just how it is in Erdogan's Turkey but you still have way to go if you are able to get your package out of the customs in less than a few weeks and no hust
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Interesting, so the US already has the tools to go after AI, self driving cars and robots.
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Denmark has a month and a half as EU presidency to go. I still don't get why they want this to be their legacy so badly.
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by mrtksn 1y ago
I'm member of the group hating to shop for clothes but love shopping most other things. The reason I hate shopping for clothes is that I don't understand it, I feel overwhelmed and I despise trying clothes on and off. Still, I wou
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Interesting but what's the point here? Just give the nephews some money and let them figure out what they want themselves.
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by mrtksn 1y ago
What is the point of this? Shopping is the primary reason people work, people love shopping. Not only that, people don't know what they what to buy so they learn in by looking at the options for ideas. Also, the point of buying present
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Michael Burry of 'Big Short' Fame Deregisters Scion Asset Management(cnbc.com)
26 points by mrtksn 1y ago|9 comments
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by mrtksn 1y ago
People believed that it is anonymous in a sense that its untraceable to them, this is why early adopters often used it in drugs and weapons trade.
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Why just they don't give the Web UI code to their AI and tell it to convert the code to Windows native code without making mistakes?
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by mrtksn 1y ago
There are some aspect of the US culture that are truly fascinating and IMHO most Europeans are jealous of but the rest is a cautionary tale about how you can be very rich(as a number on the bank UI) and have horrible life. The next iteratio
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Sure but he became the poster child of a certain trend. Besides, you can see the mentality all over the place. Contrary to what the social media makes you believe, EU isn't run on tickets income for old building - the place is packed w
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by mrtksn 1y ago
I don't think its about regulation, its the mindset. Since some time there's this trend of indie European developers with some who managed to make themselves a name like Peter Levels and be hosted on big podcasters and these peopl
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by mrtksn 1y ago
They can speak to the people actually working on the job? Even if there's no one to give the airlines a list the pilots can deliver the message when they talk at take off and landing.
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by mrtksn 1y ago
The most common current nukes are also adjustable yield. They call it dial a yield.
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Right, everything must about increasing the scoreboard in the bank UI.
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by mrtksn 1y ago
The article has a weird defensive tone, as if its not about Airbus but about feeling good for USA by giving it one to Europe(but claiming superiority on everything else). It's so strange to say that Europe doesn't have successful
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by mrtksn 1y ago
If they are allowed at work when they are not being paid, why don’t the airlines create a fund where they just pay them something so they can survive the shut down? IIRC the shutdown isn’t happening that often, they probably can just put mo
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by mrtksn 1y ago
Straw man argument
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by mrtksn 1y ago
And yet, the Germans are having long and healthy lives just like other drinkers like France, Spain and Italy. So maybe just relax and have a drink.

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