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by snitko 10y ago
I really don't understand people who think politics is something we need. Why? Why do you need a select group of people to tell the rest how they should live their lives?
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by snitko 10y ago
The solution is to make it extremely difficult/costly for them. It is never democratization and lobbying, because for a person to see any kind of change in the direction he wishes, it may take years. And even then it's just asking
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by snitko 10y ago
Actually, (b) is exactly the opposite. Instead of voting for certain economic policies and hoping "my guy wins" I can just use Bitcoin, which has the qualities I need, here and now: for instance, I can send money to anyone in the
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by snitko 10y ago
This small example shows the true nature of any democratic government: if you vote the way they don't like, they will not submit to it. Voting is useless.
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by snitko 11y ago
People don't need to make those decisions. Currently, safety decisions are made by the government, which really doesn't have any competition and thus is not incentivized to improve its set of regulations. If you had 2-3 companies
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by snitko 11y ago
Apologies, you're right. But I don't think he's right about the fact that a pilot cannot fly three types of aircraft either.
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by snitko 11y ago
I don't think the system where airlines sponsor pilot's education/certification is the only viable one. Other institutions, such as banks, can offer student loans. Another point you made about the fact that pilots cannot fly
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by snitko 11y ago
Not really. There are airlines who hire young low paid unskilled pilots, there are pilots from various countries with different English skills, there are pilots who didn't get enough sleep last night. Then there are airports that have
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by snitko 11y ago
I hope I don't sound arrogant, but a short way to put it is that it turns out social and professional obligations meet you!
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I go to sleep 1 hour later every day(romansnitko.com)
18 points by snitko 11y ago|3 comments
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by snitko 11y ago
You sign up for a law firm and trust it with its choice of arbiters. Much like when you buy a cake, you trust the baker with ingredients and recipes. If you later feel sick, you never go to that bakery again and trash its reputation.
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by snitko 11y ago
> If this really works, good, but how do you solve that humans will see that the contract between two other parties is better and will want the same deal? Will you give it to them? Not sure I understand the question. Who is giving whom
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by snitko 11y ago
I don't need a source. I'm from Russia and also lived in Latvia. Internet and phone calls are super cheap. I normally pay about $5/mo for my phone (unlimited calls, unlimited 4G internet) and $50/year for a decent intern
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by snitko 11y ago
> Okay, let's say there's no governing body. Now, there's a dispute. How is it resolved? Fight to death? You've got an excellent question and I've got an excellent answer for you: https://www.youtube
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by snitko 11y ago
From reading your post I feel like there's this thinking that's ingrained very deep in you, which is that no matter how corrupt or awful the system is, you think the solution is more government and more control... layers of contro
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by snitko 11y ago
> Privatization is not a general solution though. It needs regulation and oversight to keep unfair market practices to a minimum. That's a statement, not an axiom, although it's taught as an axiom. Did you know that the US mi
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by snitko 11y ago
> If there were no taxes, you'd probably have to buy tickets to walk and drive on roads, stroll in the park, swim in a sea Do you have to insert coins into your smartphone every time you call someone these days? And yet it's
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by snitko 11y ago
That's your opinion. I think taxation is extortion. Who's to say I'm not entitled to my point of view?
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by snitko 11y ago
Spending is only good if it is wise. If you tell a company "sorry, you have to spend it now" it is equivalent of telling you "sorry, I don't care if you don't like any house on the market now, you'll have to bu
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by snitko 11y ago
Semi-usable? How so? I regularly buy things with Bitcoin and I haven't noticed any decline in products and services being offered for Bitcoin. Expedia still accepts it. Cheapair still accepts it. Dell still accepts it. Many other large
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by snitko 11y ago
Why is it a sinking ship? I can still send money to anyone anywhere in the world for a very low fee relatively fast, without any restrictions, long forms or questions asked. I don't know what do you think Bitcoin's value is to peo
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by snitko 11y ago
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Desktopen – a CLI util to open and position X windows(github.com)
1 points by snitko 11y ago|0 comments
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by snitko 11y ago
>Money is an artifact of the state; always has been always will. Nothing can be further from the truth. You don't have to go too far for the example. Cigarettes in prisons are used as money. People use all sorts of things as money
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by snitko 11y ago
Lawyers in their current incarnation wouldn't exists and wouldn't be able to charge those high prices unless they weren't state licenced (you can't be a lawyer without state permission, basically) and unless they had to
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by snitko 11y ago
Well, think twice. Just by incarceration rate alone you can tell that the US govt is more dangerous to its own citizens. I'm also much more likely to be shot by a cop in the US than in Russia. Russia also doesn't execute people (t
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by snitko 11y ago
I think countries have problems because of governments, not because their governments aren't strong enough. Paying more to police officers doesn't make them behave any more civil. An example of that is the US where police abuse is
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by snitko 11y ago
I am. Lobbyists and lawyers only exist because there is a government monopoly on law.
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by snitko 11y ago
> Corruption at all levels of government is rampant in Russia I'm not concerned with corruption. It's a different side of coin. What happens in the US or in Europe is that if you need stuff done or if you need to win in court,
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by snitko 11y ago
While all you are saying is true, I also think the very same kind of propaganda, but actually much more efficient, is happening in Europe and the US. People go absolutely insane if you start questioning democracy, social programs or anythin

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