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by s73ver_ 9y ago
The internet had a significant use. Bitcoin hasn't really found one yet. And I would say that the proper comparison would be to a company during the .Com bust.
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So, when employees want a raise from their employer, they generally have to work at the higher level for a while before they get the raise. Essentially working at a discount for a while, until the employer has decided to give the raise. Why
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NO! Lesson learned: Don't be a shady asshole.
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Shouldn't the lesson be, "Don't be involved in shady dealings"?
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There may be populist factions on both sides, but the one on the left is not very powerful, and the one on the right gave rise to Trumpism, which very clearly would not be in favor of this at all.
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Why are you assuming you wouldn't benefit?
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It's only sustainable if you can pick winners.
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The closest I can remember is there being a guy who was going through customs coming back to the US. His laptop was inspected, and he had left child porn open on the screen. The inspectors saw it. The guy quickly closed the laptop, causing
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Because the warrant was obtained for the information. Judges generally frown upon cuteness used to try and be 'technically correct' regarding their orders.
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Semantics is important here. Which is why things like your completely incorrect statement are even worse.
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Which is also going to happen if you do give them equity. Most people these days know that equity trends toward being worthless anyway, either through the company going under or the equity being diluted to hell and back.
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But in those situations, you usually don't get the value of the stock. You end up with equity in the acquiring company, and now you've got to vest for another year or two.
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And I know several dozen more that got fucked by it.
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And the employees are continuing to work; i.e. continuing their investment of talent and time.
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Neither is a website being able to publish private sex tapes of private citizens, or out the sexual orientation of a private citizen.
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At the same time, what Gwaker did to Thiel is despicable as well. This is truly one of those cases where there is no good guy, just a bunch of bad guys being bad.
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If Thiel wasn't a billionaire, he wouldn't have been able to do what he did. On the other hand, if he wasn't a billionaire, Valleywag might not have been as interested in his personal life.
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Having many people donate means that there is some democratic consensus behind the suit, rather than one person's fiat decision.
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That quote is almost never relevant when it's quoted.
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Why?
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I think renting homes can be just fine, but there needs to be savage, almost draconian punishments for not acting as a good landlord. Do 3 strikes: On the 3rd strike for not fixing things up, you straight up lose the property to the tenant.
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For that to happen, those people would have to be spending money in Hemet, and not just at the grocery store or the gas station. They'd have to be dining out in restaurants in Hemet (local ones, preferably, not just fast food chains),
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What makes their increase rational?
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Even if it's not all you care about, it's still extremely important for living in this world.
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Yes. However, none of those laws prevent you from firing someone who is creating a hostile work environment for your other employees.
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It's not a strawman if plenty of people in this comment section are making the exact argument. And if I can't fire an employee for being hostile to my other employees, then I do not have freedom of association.
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I feel this is grasping at straws. If I'm running a series of charging stations, then I absolutely do want full control. And if I'm the customer, I can simply call Visa or MasterCard if the owner tries that shit.
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Firing someone is part of the right to free association.
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But now you're getting into the "free speech for me, not for thee" part. You're basically saying that Damore is entitled to free speech and protection, but that Google and his former co-workers are not. Remember, who you
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"It was (mostly) ugly but contained a lot of truth." That's just it; it really did not. It contained a lot of things that people who aren't members of those groups he targeted think are plausible. "I do think that m

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