reedjosh

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by reedjosh 5y ago
Sure, I could end up voted in as the mayor of a small town. That's nothing like making it into congress. A small town mayor has none of the power a member of congress would. In democracy the larger the seat, the larger the infrastructu
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> So every government, the world over, even those at war with each other, all decided Yes, it's quite a possibility. Please read into the growing concentration of world power via corporations and un-elected organization like the WEF
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> partly because it's easier for the government to just tell everyone to get vaccinated. Do you make no allocation in your mind for the potential that the government is corrupted and the motivations have nothing really to do with pu
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> I built/kept a bunch of muscle and muscle tissue taxes your system What!? In what world is muscle not a good thing. Muscle mass is even a measure of health in aging that fairly well predicts longevity.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
As I've known it it's not really a ketogenic diet if your taking in >20g carbs per day. > Ketogenic diets can induce weight loss (20–23). In a 2020 meta-analysis of 38 studies lasting 6–12 months and including 6,499 particip
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Wow, I've been investigating Intel Management Engine lately, and this comment feels quite poignant.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Cheapest and most easily attainable.
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Well, real estate, gold, and bitcoin don't.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Yeah, I don't get the downvotes. It's worse that they won't reply why either. At least converse when you are in disagreement. > The stated goal of govt seems to be low (but positive) levels of inflation and high growth. Ye
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Couldn't agree more! Then add to that the fact that you're taxed on `gains` for investment. So buy an ounce of gold. 1 year later sell it for 6% more than you paid. Cool, beat inflation right? Well, no because now you pay capital
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> Former boss ...
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> Something fundamental changes in your life when you become debt-free. This to me is the only legitimate criticism, and it really boils down to risk-reward. If you're holding cash for say a backup fund, great! That's good secu
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by reedjosh 5y ago
This doesn't change the equation. Go buy a house that will increase by >5%/year, but then don't pay it off any sooner than you have to. Make the minimum payments, and invest in something that will return a stable 5%+ with
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> Even going from 50 -> 300k, is no easy joke. Yeah, it does take a lot of effort. I put in a lot of 50hr weeks to get this kind of gain, but it's totally doable. > That resume is basically signalling the candidate does no wor
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Yes, $300k at age 30. I'm remote too. Go read Blind posts. You do have to be pretty good, but it's about where I'm at, and there are plenty others like me.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
About four.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
I was quite satisfied with the position I was in at the last two companies I left. All the things you mention matter to me, but I added 50% to my salary on my first jump, then another 110% on my second. All in just over a year. Money is st
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by reedjosh 5y ago
I think politics are a big part, but I've been wondering a lot lately how much of this was leaded gasoline as well. Crime waves and angry parents could easily have been lead poisoning.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Gross. Just let people work where they want already!
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Beatiful comment.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
I love VHDL!!!
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by reedjosh 5y ago
The US doesn't like losing tax cattle.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> Otherwise what would be the point of having a government to begin with? You tell me. It seems the reasons keep expanding. Ostensibly governments were initially for defense of a nation. People even resisted the creation of the US feder
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> "free market" never meant an un-fettered market free of government influence and control. What could it even mean then? You could maybe make a case that people don't mean a totally free market when arguing using the term
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> Good thing we have economists whose job is to not forget about those things. Because authority! Aka argumentum ad verecundiam.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> I agree, but that's also the price to be paid by living in a society. I really dislike this point. I keep seeing it as a justification for more government control, typically without real justification. > We could just remove al
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by reedjosh 5y ago
But also probably not very decentralized.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Seriously scary stuff! Not news to me, but I hope enough read this message. The war for freedom is lost if this is accepted.
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This.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Monero does solve these issues though.

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