plutonicks

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by plutonicks 7y ago
Its an interesting discussion no doubt. Sometimes easier to have a "dress code/standard" in an office as it sets an (externalised) baseline. I think the key thing is balance, not everyone is comfortable to wear a 3-piece suit
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by plutonicks 7y ago
GDPR "hurt" tech companies, but hurt the big ones less than the small ones. The big tech companies have increased market dominance so it seems like spirit of the law was actually to crush competition so that there fewer players fo
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by plutonicks 7y ago
While true it is harder for companies to manipulate those 2 measures. E.g. could Facebook run with 20 staff? Would Facebook and its shareholders be satisfied with 20m in annual revenue. This scenario requires trade offs. My opinion is that
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by plutonicks 7y ago
I think those 3 things are the complexity
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by plutonicks 7y ago
Great arguments, the number of people in society lacking basic economic understanding is astounding.
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by plutonicks 7y ago
Unfortunately the resources to resolve the issue are rival and limited. This ultimately means that giving to the poor deprives another. The question then becomes should the parents and children of parents who make more sustainable choices b
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by plutonicks 7y ago
The caste system existed long before India was a colony
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by plutonicks 7y ago
Interesting argument and its true that income taxes hurt production and producers. My biggest challenge with the idea of governments printing the money they need is that there would be no accountability. It is reasonably apparent that gover
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by plutonicks 7y ago
I believe many people are really wanting improve their environmental impact and thus unfortunately carbon footprint is not a good enough proxy. Water use and water pollution are just two factors that are probably more significant, and have
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by plutonicks 7y ago
I've also seen prepay or discounts work well. Such as a free pro account for life or 50% off platform fees I like your idea too. Id expect that it would create a trusted beta group that has more buy in... How did it work out?
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by plutonicks 7y ago
Part of the problem is that there are too many edge cases. Consider when Steve jobs had a $1 salary but the rest was stock options. This tax would not apply in these instance, but should. Wed also find that it does apply when it shouldnt. T
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by plutonicks 7y ago
Great article. In a similar vein, I first started with react years ago and spent MANY hours even trying to get the libraries working together. Complete nightmare. I put it down for a year or 2 until it matured to a level of stability that