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by wyre 4y ago
This is like saying we’ve had the Internet a lot longer than we’ve had social media addiction. Obesity rates started rising with the introduction of drive-in food, which wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for car culture.
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by wyre 4y ago
Miles driven per capita would be a better comparison. Americans drive more than any other country. https://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/americans-drive-more-dy...
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by wyre 4y ago
No. 77% of soy is fed to livestock. https://ourworldindata.org/soy Japan has one of the highest rates of soy consumption in the world and they also have some of the least obesity and the longest lifespans so I fail to see h
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by wyre 4y ago
I can’t help but think of course Andreeson wants us to build. The man’s a venture capitalist and has a lot to gain when other people build things.
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by wyre 4y ago
I listened to that episode too. Not sure if he’s out of touch or simply only cares about his own agenda. Certainly freaked me out a little when he was speaking fondly of what I would describe as the cryptocurrency dystopia.
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by wyre 4y ago
> parochialism Thanks for the new word!
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by wyre 4y ago
And now those woods are a new suburb, the empty lots a new target.
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by wyre 4y ago
I don’t see either of your sources showing public transit is more fuel intensive than a car. The first report assumes 2.2 people in a car which I don’t think is an actual average and a greyhound bus was 4x more efficient than the car.
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by wyre 4y ago
Cheaper housing and better social programs together would be great.
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by wyre 4y ago
Neither the impossible or beyond burgers use hydrogenated oils. The beyond burger doesn’t use soy protein.
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by wyre 4y ago
“Go to work or go to jail” is antithetical in a country that emphasizes freedom. They probably don’t want to work cuz working low wage jobs is a shit experience and are one bad day from losing their job and becoming houseless again.
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by wyre 4y ago
Only on HN is a 1 million dollar salary a bad deal
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by wyre 4y ago
Why isn’t this the basis for a tv show?
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by wyre 4y ago
I think your being pedantic. Dogma is fine usage. They argued that Apple isn’t a privacy-focused company because they store our data on their servers, while the bar for companies to protect our data is so low it’s a tripping hazard.
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by wyre 4y ago
I think this dogmatic take is pretty useless. For the vast majority of people icloud is a QoL increase that is worth not “owning” our data. All Apple does with our data is keep it safe (CSAM not included), but I would love to be proven wron
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by wyre 4y ago
A VR interview isn’t that different from a video interview when compared to an in person one. My concern is this reads like an applicant must have a vr headset to be eligible for interview.
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by wyre 4y ago
I learned the word for this recently is called Embourgeoisement. It’s at least a very similar phenomenon. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embourgeoisement
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by wyre 4y ago
I have an easier time seeing the fall of the US before I see the fall of Amazon.
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by wyre 4y ago
https://framebuildersupply.com/ https://www.torchandfile.com/
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by wyre 4y ago
Interesting! Thank you!
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by wyre 4y ago
>fine They are much less efficient however
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by wyre 4y ago
I wish but it’s too late. All the cities (at least in the States) being designed now are sub/exerbs.
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by wyre 4y ago
Dude, have some compassion.
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by wyre 4y ago
Except investors are buying more housing than is being built. Also, car companies are more than happy to lease their vehicles, but people would prefer to own.
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by wyre 4y ago
> "investors are buying all the housing" is a myth propagated by NIMBYs. Is it? https://www.redfin.com/news/investor-home-purchases-q4-2021/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business&#x
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by wyre 4y ago
Idk, seems like it scales pretty well; their stock prices don’t seem affected by their not giving a shit.
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by wyre 4y ago
Your post does nothing to negate the fact than many, many people fall under the definition of a wage slave. Private property doesn’t exist in nature.
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by wyre 4y ago
Too many people live paycheck to paycheck to have the freedom to quit their jobs to find something else. Also, Uber isn’t making a lot of money. They have been hemorrhaging VC for years and aren’t making any profits.
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by wyre 4y ago
Our societal system does hold proverbial guns to peoples heads to force them to work. We all need money to pay rent, eat, take care of our families and our health, etc. That money has to come from working (or inheritance if one’s lucky).
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by wyre 4y ago
Trades can be exploitative if the exploited doesn’t have a good understanding of the trade.

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