zacharytelschow

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by zacharytelschow 6y ago
> As long as the platforms recommendation and ranking algos are a black box, there is no guarantee that [insert platform here] isn’t conducting misinformation campaigns via the platform.
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
"If you're in any way even slightly wrong, we're right." I don't think that's what people like myself are saying. We're saying that if you can't make accurate predictions (which there's ample evi
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
I like the part where global warming bloviators cry the sky is falling and make exact predictions then when it doesn't occur insult those that disagree and say they don't understand science. Wouldn't a long string of failed p
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
Yep. The doomsdayers have a pretty impressive track record of being wrong. They're getting better with their marketing, at least.
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
> THEN it must be true that the market can not figure out how to efficiently allocate this $1T of capital. You're essentially saying companies are choosing to do the wrong thing with their money therefore we're entitled to seiz
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
Rich people get rich (outside of criminals) by enriching the lives of others through voluntary trade. Get over it.
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
Propoganda? No. Outright ads on the final solution? Probably yes, but also bear in mind the Nazis weren't exactly broadcasting their plans to the outside world. (At least I don't think they were - am I wrong on this point?)
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
Breaking news: Businesses avoid taxes to maximize their profits just as individuals do. More at 9.
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
Do you believe imperfections in a system inherently mean the entire thing is flawed? What system would you prefer?
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
And the more technology we have, the more the differences in the ability to produce wealth in the first place will be magnified.
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
Absolutely - and that's a good thing. Those who produce more should earn more as well.
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
Plenty of newspapers have been unprofitable for a long time. Oh wait... Headline was slightly different ;)
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
Do you also feel we should hold the regulators who let it happen accountable?
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
Do you think it's coincidental tyrants are more powerful when their populace is unarmed?
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
No, we don't.
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by zacharytelschow 7y ago
Also of note is that it's illegal to pass on the right in Germany, making traffic more predictable and orderly.
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
So some means of legal tax reduction are fine and others are not? How do you arbitrarily determine which is which?
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
Same reason there aren't B Batteries - because you could never be sure if someone had a stutter.
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
No such thing as a free lunch. Shocker. Why not push for $25/hour and watch Amazon drop health insurance?
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
> turning your employees into welfare-dependent wage-slaves I wasn't aware staying with a particular employer was compulsory.
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
An 8% change in any behavior on a sample size as large as the country is huge.
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
> the availability of the cheaper short range Model 3 will spike demand before that happens. So Q1 2019. And Telsa is always on time with self declared timelines, so you know those cars will be rolling off the line by then.
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
Tesla is (attempting to) scale up production to capture market share at a time when it's just not profitable to sell electric cars. If BMW says they can't yet be made at a profit, I believe them - not the guy who lives on subsidie
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
The basic facts are black people commit more violent crime and have a correspondingly high rate of incarceration. They have a higher prevalence of single parent homes, a contributing factor to academic under achievement (and future crime).
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
What systematized injustices are you referring to?
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
> how will money fix the problems of lack of parental involvement and a culture that disparages seeking further education. Bingo.
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
So your solution to past injustices is systemetized injustices in the other direction?
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
"Listen, I don’t have a problem with firing teachers. I just don’t think the common perception of “infinite job security” for teachers is accurate. A much larger and more concerning issue - in my opinion - is that we have very poor mea
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
https://www.the74million.org/article/fact-check-just-how-man...
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by zacharytelschow 8y ago
Heavily subsidized transportation that hemorrhages money doesn't work.

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