throwaway55-33

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   by throwaway55-33 14y ago

   What I find interesting in your anecdote is the son chose to attend university and develop his talent as an athlete before starting full-time work as a plumber. Even though the university experience might not have a monetary "return on inve
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   by throwaway55-33 14y ago

   The high wages of the plumber are naturally a function of supply and demand. They are often in part a result of a dearth or even a complete absence of competition. If there were an overabundance of available skilled plumbers in every comm
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   by throwaway55-33 14y ago

   You mean like playing on people's fears of paywalling by saying something like "If we don't alllow web advertising to be unregulated, all good content will be paywalled." You mean that kind of irrational fearmongering?
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   by throwaway55-33 14y ago

   Not only social pressure, but perhaps legal pressure too.
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   by throwaway55-33 14y ago

   "you are expressing your desire to not be tracked." Yes. And I think this is important. For example, for cases brought by the FTC, class actions, and other litigation it might be useful. If a company ignores the Header sent by the user an
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   by throwaway55-33 14y ago

   "No, there's no evidence to support my worry." OK, thanks.