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by squish78 8y ago
The alternative being what?
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by squish78 8y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/iamverysmart/
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"Most of the modest costs of decarbonization will never hit the federal budget, as they will be absorbed by the utility industry, the automobile producers, and other parts of the private economy." This worked out great for France.
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by squish78 8y ago
I always imagined that MENSA was the final test of intelligence. You scored high enough on the IQ test, but if you pay a self-congratulation fee to get your name printed in a book, you're still a rube
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by squish78 8y ago
Customers engage in a voluntary transaction with Amazon. Where should these customers have spent their money instead? I'm not sure I understand what you are proposing as an alternative. Taking Bezos assets to do something with?
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I can think of a few worse things that have happened to civilization
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by squish78 8y ago
Bezos doesn't have $150 billion sitting in a bank account. Net worth != liquid cash. Roughly $120 billion of his worth is Amazon stock.
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Surely this is satire?
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In his world, it seems like the only equitable solution is for everyone to become subsistence farmers and hunter-gatherers
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He lost me when he compared it to being a plumber. If we didn't have plumbers, our infrastructure would collapse very quickly. Without sanitary waste disposal, disease would run rampant
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by squish78 8y ago
We should tax things more because they are popular?
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by squish78 8y ago
I assume it's also easier to live in a car in LA than SF or NY
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That, and carbon recapture
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Most likely why they aggressively hire college grads and keep the developer workforce young. I doubt they teach corporate ethics in any comp sci program.
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Likewise, Belize and Qatar have higher obesity rates than the USA, so it's not necessarily correlated with the development of a nation
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by squish78 8y ago
The differences are indeed fascinating. The first vehicle you listed would never be owned by a private individual unless they used it for a business. It seems like the inverse is true with non-commercial pickup trucks in Europe
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by squish78 8y ago
I don't disagree with your points, but paying >$40k for a vehicle is an impossibility for most people. A working class shmuck like me can't prioritize luxury
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by squish78 8y ago
You're preaching to choir. I think they are beautiful cars, but for other people. I've never paid over 10k for a vehicle, and I've never paid a mechanic. I only see a vehicle as a tool and Tesla is just another impractical st
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by squish78 8y ago
Now I want to know more about your beekeeping father
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That seems like a reasonable alternative, but I like to also do maintenance on my own vehicle and have been working on combustion engines my whole life. I supposed it is as unnecessary as anything in life, no more or less so than a Tesla, C
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by squish78 8y ago
I work in an office job. Here are some of my reasons for owning a pickup truck, yet not a mining dump truck. - I volunteer at a community garden and move mulch/plants/soil - I cycle, kayak, and go camping and it's easier to t
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by squish78 8y ago
The Market Gardener is incredible. It's so information dense I need to read it 5 more times though. I'm going to some of the principles on my small suburban lot and scale up someday
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Netflix, Xbox Live, etc..
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How would you see that playing out?
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by squish78 8y ago
I remember back when Facebook was only available to college students. I wonder if any startup would create another 'exclusive' network to increase it's perceived social value
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by squish78 8y ago
I don't think multigenerational poverty gives these "hicks" you speak of the choice to move the the Upper West Side even if they wanted. They don't choose their life anymore than the urban poor does
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by squish78 8y ago
I see, apologies for misunderstanding your rhetoric
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Sure it can, ass-kissing the wealthy isn't everyone's hobby
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by squish78 8y ago
Here's my unpopular opinion, and I'm making some assumptions for the sake of discussion. For most of the history of civilization, people would stay in the same place, with their extended family and interact with the community thro
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"following your dreams is for people with rich parents"

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