theskypirate

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by theskypirate 2y ago
I'll never understand why people feel they have a right to be angry about random new foods that other people invent. No one asked you.
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by theskypirate 2y ago
> Earlier in the article the author mentions alexander's perfect track record of logistical balancing. Surely that, if nothing else, is far better attributed to his officer corps then him? They'd been doing this successfully fo
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by theskypirate 3y ago
Japan essentially reached full stagnation in the 90's and has continued to stagnate to the present day. Transition simply happens and society adjusts.
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by theskypirate 4y ago
This couldn't possibly be more wrong – we need fewer engineers, not more. We face two inescapable realities: 1. Hardware engineers should be located near manufacturing facilities, and should speak the same language as factory workers.
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by theskypirate 4y ago
There is a severe oversupply of engineering graduates in the US, that's all there is to it. All hardware engineering jobs have been colocated with the actual manufacturing facilities they are designing for – i.e., Asia-Pacific. Even
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by theskypirate 4y ago
Anecdotally I would say that standards are going down for Amazon hires. Recently I've seen some average and below-average people move there. They also seem to be expanding their hiring locations geographically. IMO the reason for al
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by theskypirate 5y ago
A Russian or Chinese charter city would be viewed negatively because these are hostile states. A charter city in the US composed of people from Canada would not be viewed in this way. Charter cities will not work in hostile cultural envir
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by theskypirate 5y ago
So should we just pretend to think that it's suspicious even though it doesn't seem suspicious, or do we really need to soak our minds in the void until we actually believe that it is? How many IQ points do I need to lose before
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by theskypirate 5y ago
> Electric cars won't solve anything, especially not if they are indirectly powered by fossil fuels. If they are not indirectly powered by fossil fuels then they will solve the problem.
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by theskypirate 5y ago
It's easy to be productive in that context. People pinging you to get help with something, that's a "positive distraction." You'll write a block of code super fast and send it back to them.
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by theskypirate 5y ago
> you really need to start doing something that you enjoy or that motivates you. Screw this advice. The world is filled with and is highly tolerant of mediocrity. Do your best and collect the biggest paycheck that you can. Not everyon
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by theskypirate 5y ago
"Why don't we just ban all <insert business thing>!" People always want a simple answer. Intervening in markets can be done successfully in some cases, but as a random member of the public you're never going to com
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by theskypirate 5y ago
It won't be a total war. The only disputed area is Taiwan and the surrounding seas. There is no benefit to China to take anything else.
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by theskypirate 5y ago
I want to work because I have ambition and I will never be forced to work. So it benefits me to perpetuate a system which forces you to work. If you are idle and happy then you should at the very least be in poverty and spend a great deal
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by theskypirate 5y ago
That's an ideological concern, not a financial one. The fact is that regular people can do very well investing in real estate, and inflation is very good for real estate investors.
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by theskypirate 5y ago
Society itself is collectively responsible for this failure, not the patent owners. Funding could have been provided through charity, or through legislation. But this was not done, and instead development of this drug was left up to profi
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by theskypirate 5y ago
If you take out a huge mortgage and buy a house, and then there actually is massive inflation, then you will have a very happy ending.
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by theskypirate 5y ago
The author here is exactly right for the majority of cases. Everyone trying to spin it any other way is delusional. Society is difficult and humans vary greatly – not everyone is able to succeed. Many aspects of society are also competit
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by theskypirate 5y ago
Of course demand is infinite. 1. Conspicuous consumption is purely competitive. There will never be a point where running faster stops being an advantage in a marathon. If everyone could afford five cars, then some people would still try