a3voices

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by a3voices 11y ago
The way I solved my procrastination problems is that I do at least one thing per day towards my goal. More often than not, this puts me in a mental state that leads me to doing many things. I find that simply starting a task is the most dif
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by a3voices 11y ago
Well, there's some situations where it is so obvious to use debt that you don't need a cost/benefit analysis. For example, let's say you discover a large deposit of gold on land you own. You could use debt to buy the min
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by a3voices 11y ago
As anyone who's released an app knows, the real problem is Apple's excessively bureaucratic certificate and provisioning processes.
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by a3voices 11y ago
That's true if the capital is misallocated. Spending and debt can greatly increase a country's well-being if used effectively.
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by a3voices 11y ago
Misleading title. He didn't actually break up with his girlfiend, he just wanted to test the service.
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by a3voices 11y ago
Thanks, just did this! Great solution.
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by a3voices 11y ago
Maybe progress is anything that increases your revenue.
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US Labor Force Participation Rate(multpl.com)
1 points by a3voices 11y ago|0 comments
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Effective Altruism Complaints(overcomingbias.com)
1 points by a3voices 11y ago|0 comments
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by a3voices 11y ago
I wish I could have someone with a remote control fly me to work every day with one of these.
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by a3voices 11y ago
There is not a moral obligation to maintain side projects. If the users want the maintenance so badly, they can pay you large amounts of money for it.
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by a3voices 11y ago
So your position is that 18th century intellectuals didn't have an accurate perspective of 18th century Africa?
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by a3voices 11y ago
And what do you think the adult literacy rate was in Africa before the Europeans arrived? It most likely started with 0.00....%
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by a3voices 11y ago
Really? "The literacy rate in England in the 1640s was around 30 percent for males, rising to 60 percent in the mid-18th century." - Wikipedia
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by a3voices 11y ago
And who would teach them? If a society lives in extreme poverty for all of history, with zero economic and technological growth, what would make them become more developed and educated without external influences? “That one can survey the
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by a3voices 11y ago
Yes, much closer to one. Somewhere on a scale between what it currently is and a prehistoric society. Why do you think it wouldn't be? Africans wouldn't just magically absorb Western culture without exposure. I'm not sure if
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by a3voices 11y ago
So you're saying Africa would've been better off without colonization? I bet life would be much worse in Africa if it was never colonized. Did you know the homicide rate was 10-20% in prehistoric societies, and the life expectancy
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by a3voices 11y ago
Well one important financial reason is that the more hours you work, the less money you make per hour, unless you have a huge equity stake. So your effective wage actually decreases if you spend more time at work. Other reasons are work&#x2
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by a3voices 11y ago
Why would he want to work 286 hours per month? I hope he's making a million dollars a year.
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by a3voices 11y ago
That's inaccurate. It's actually caused by an increase in median wages and number of people employed. Wage growth is affected by money supply growth.
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by a3voices 11y ago
Actually you'd have to adjust the numbers by money supply increase, which grows faster than inflation.
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Investors Not Barking(overcomingbias.com)
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by a3voices 11y ago
Morality aside, I think widespread drug legalization will greatly increase usage rates. It could lead to a more dystopic future where a very large portion of people are using various drugs.
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by a3voices 11y ago
The Bitcoin dream of it being accepted by banks and replacing fiat currency will never come true, especially since financial institutions are focusing on blockchain technology as opposed to Bitcoin. This recent price increase will possibly
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by a3voices 11y ago
So why would people want to invest in Apple if the long term goal is not profit?
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My experience as a business consultant in Dubai (2010)(tech.mit.edu)
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by a3voices 11y ago
Are you opposed to alcohol use as well? Because the danger is relatively the same.
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by a3voices 11y ago
Code reviews add a layer of bureaucracy and greatly slow down software development speed. Because you have to worry about what others think about your code, in addition to whether it actually works or not. Most comments are nit-picking and
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by a3voices 11y ago
Well perhaps the reason they can't afford them is because they aren't educated enough to get high-paying jobs, and they waste money on drugs.
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by a3voices 11y ago
A stressful job to one person is a relaxed job to another person. It all depends on the individual's psychology. Perhaps other factors come into play such as how much savings they have, and if they really need the job financially.

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