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by nlosti 6y ago
I just think agreeing to let any individual in all cases, legally, be able to give money to another individual for research, is maybe jumping the gun a bit. Ok perhaps you don't agree with my idea of wealth inequality, fair enough, but
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by nlosti 6y ago
No I think the former should not be possible either.
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by nlosti 6y ago
Sure, okay, agreed that 6 million is not much on a global scale. But you can't be serious if you think 6 million in the hands of one person can't be used for some serious damage. You won't be able to buy a country but you cou
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by nlosti 6y ago
The second question is leaving a lot to be desired. Which individuals? What if they're part of an organisation? What is the actual research they are trying to fund? What could they gain from the research? What do you mean by 'shou
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by nlosti 6y ago
Wrong dichotomy.
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by nlosti 6y ago
It is disproportionately against Uber especially on HN. I haven't seen an article here about child labour in hardware companies in forever, but I definitely don't see them daily like Uber seems to have.
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by nlosti 6y ago
Just like in the restaurant industry, it's a way to offload costs onto the customer. Luckily in UberEats you don't have to confront someone if you don't tip them and aren't at risk of getting the side-eye which happens a
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by nlosti 6y ago
Why do these articles always reach the front page? Does hackernews hate Uber that badly? Or perhaps its profitable for news articles to always rag on them? Why is it profitable? Does everyone want to see them fail? They're no worse t
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by nlosti 6y ago
That really resonates. I'm where you were ~10 years ago. But another perspective is that, i try to become successful or develop hobbies to make other people proud of me. I get up in the morning to surprise people or see them respect me