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by ponow 6y ago
If it's that important for them to have less turnover, then they would pay for it with higher salary or other perks. But apparently it's not that important to them, due to the fact that they're still in business despite the
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by ponow 6y ago
Money is only part of the value relevant in a market transaction. There's the remaining value in a transaction, to you. I'll pay $10 for a very nice take-out hamburger, served with a smile. But I wouldn't pay $1 for that s
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by ponow 7y ago
It's as fair that you can refuse to pay $60 as it is for the author to ask for it. It strikes me that most people who would pay $30 would also be willing pay $60 in this instance, as it's not as if many new C books are coming out
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by ponow 7y ago
"Reckless"? You mean sub-optimal. Sure, if the issue is spreading disease people outside one's family, then fine away. But choices whose primary consequences are to be borne by the family, ought to stay within the family.
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by ponow 8y ago
I see inefficient-yet-hybrid SUVs in Pittsburgh, yet more-efficient-yet-gasoline-only subcompacts would be banned. I frequently see people who won't alter their own wasteful practices (always buying new things, instead of re-using or
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by ponow 8y ago
Maybe so, but in some circles Macbooks are the most prevalent computer, and these Linux advances are thus hugely relevant.
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by ponow 8y ago
The term "social choice" is unnecessarily confusing, and should be deprecated. I don't believe you're referring to a population as a whole making a choice, but rather a population having to endure a consequence of an in
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by ponow 8y ago
No, altering incentives is not the point of government, at least by a reading of the US constitution, history, or probably polling. Admittedly it is a method desired currently in the Democratic party.
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by ponow 8y ago
People can already freely choose to buy goods with comparatively longer, clearer, better-honored warranties, which would put upward pressure towards your 10 year goal. Unfortunately, providing that protection is expensive for manufacturers
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by ponow 8y ago
That definition of invention as marketed product is so demotivating to anyone who would put in the decades of personal focus and study necessary to advance a particular area of engineering or science.
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by ponow 9y ago
Because in life, all prices are subject to change. Maybe you wouldn't expect the hot dog to double in price to $10, and conversely the vendor wouldn't expect you to become bored with hot dogs and now are only willing to pay half
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by ponow 9y ago
Correlation is not causation.