peacetreefrog

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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
People can easily (and rationally) advocate for things that are in their own interest individually, but ultimately lead to them being worse off when everyone acts similarly. See the prisoner's dilemma. What's "free market&qu
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
Whether the employees are "taken care of" or not is subjective. What does that mean? The drivers are free to do something else, presumably where they feel more taken care of. The fact they aren't means Uber is their best op
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
Plenty of companies manage to make money and provide well above minimum wage and health benefits. If Uber were "forced to employ them properly", there very well may not be an Uber (at the very least there will be fewer drivers),
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
"Since workers for most gig economy companies are considered independent contractors, not employees, they do not qualify for basic protections like overtime pay and minimum wages." "Most [drivers] said the money they earned f
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
Exactly. The National Bureau of Economic Research just did a paper on this: http://www.nber.org/papers/w23296 and found twice the supplier surplus compared to more inflexible working arrangements. They estimate that
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
Agree, bottom line: if you think gig economy jobs are a rip off, don't get one. It's as simple as that.
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
nice work, some feedback: would be nice to have a sample output file at the beginning in order to see what you'd get at the end
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
To me, it's a lack of imagination -- not the ability to imagine the kinds of work people will be doing in 100 years (which is very difficult), but the lack of empathy/ability to get out of the here and now. In 1800's over ha
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
this guy needs a little more humility. as dan boudreaux writes: "It’s called “history.” Since humans first controlled fire and carved arrows, history is a long tale of the invention and use of labor-saving techniques and devices. Do
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
Moneyball. Will affect the way you (strive to) make decisions. Worthwhile even if you've seen the movie and/or don't like baseball. The End of Faith. Definitely don't agree with all of this, but if you're at all on
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
Not sure what this has to do with plasma apart from the word donate
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
In that case I agree, it's certainly possible to analyze it, and market forces (number of firms collecting donatations etc) probably has a lot to do with the price, along with laws, alternative opportunities for doners, technology, how
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
It is interesting how the (monetary) price for blood is basically $0, while for plasma it's > $0. Know nothing about blood or plasma, but I'd imagine this is because donating plasma takes longer and is more painful. Wouldn&#x
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
Pretty basic economics. Quantity supplied generally == quantity demanded, as long as there's a functioning price system. It's why you can go to a gas station and (while the price certainly changes) count on them never being out
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by peacetreefrog 10y ago
You're welcome to "make the case" for whatever you want, but this comment suggesting it's something in anyone's control belies what's really going on. The price system and "profit" splits aren't
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by peacetreefrog 11y ago
buy high, sell low, nice
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by peacetreefrog 11y ago
This is what discussions like this remind me of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmZRLxnXamM