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by bobl 8y ago
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by bobl 8y ago
> Also, I think it's pretty disingenuous to claim that large companies like Apple or Microsoft got big because they didn't pay taxes in Europe. I didn't, that is another story. I am saying that they had an easier time than
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by bobl 8y ago
I don't generally think it is that big a concern. You are unlikely to outwork people, especially with something like 20%. Or more specifically there are always people with less to lose than you do. It isn't something that European
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by bobl 8y ago
The example of the highway system was more for its time. Europe did, and has, just as the US built a lot of infrastructure over the years. But it is still lackluster in many places. Though the real lack of conversion isn't in one speci
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by bobl 8y ago
I am not so much concerned about growth as such, but about European countries inability to convert progress into prosperity. This might not be the best example, but take cars. A country like the US would build a interstate highway system, p
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by bobl 8y ago
I doesn't seem clear at this point whether re-usable will be significant for activities beyond earth orbit. Partly the excitement comes from being a workaround for humanities reluctance to spend money on space exploration. Believe what
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by bobl 8y ago
> [...] and a part of it is due to bad policies being enacted by the EU - most notably the EU VAT on digital services, the GDPR and now the Copyright directive. These rules came into effect the last year or so, the "battle" for
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by bobl 8y ago
As far as I understand there is still some time before humanity becomes interplanetary in any meaningful way, maybe even many generations. And what is going on so far these days is mostly about not regressing.
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by bobl 8y ago
Essentially competitiveness. Countries that are, or at least aspires to be, competitive would be restricting foreign companies and invest in infrastructure. While Europe is doing the opposite. We are selling our companies and restricting th
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by bobl 8y ago
Europe is losing ~globalization and we are fighting over the scraps. Which European country do you think will be overall obviously better in ten years? And not in the sense that "everything gets better", but in the sense of having
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by bobl 8y ago
While I do agree that land is different, sometimes I think the problem is that people see it as such. When housing markets rise people get rich, just like they do with e.g. stocks. The lack of affordability is a factor of inequality, and es
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by bobl 8y ago
What annoys me about this sentiment is that I was never a hipster, or posh, or greedy. I got priced out from anything decent all the same, while my hipster friends got rich. People aren't flocking to cities because they are entitled, t
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by bobl 8y ago
At least in big cities it is almost never that people don't want to build more, but that: 1. Property owner do not want to see their quite significant loans, or investments, decrease in value. 2. Renters do not want to get priced out o
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by bobl 8y ago
Most of these places would also just have a hard time "scaling" if they did managed to get people or business there. One successful or a couple of smaller startups might need at least a hundred people a year. So there really needs
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by bobl 8y ago
Sweden probably has a slightly undeserved reputation in this area. These days mainly the financing is socialized, which is still something. The services themselves are privatized. So the quality can vary wildly depending on location and pro
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by bobl 8y ago
To be fair I think it is worse these days than it could be. Over the last 50 years or so Sweden developed a form of egalitarian individualism, which has made social interaction a bit peculiar. But today there is rising inequality which has
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by bobl 8y ago
You said that the other respondents standard might be different. I am saying that this is the range. What would be the approximate numbers (salary and central apartment), at your company for someone getting hired today, say with a couple of
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by bobl 8y ago
Not sure how I can be far off when I am presenting a range. One that isn't hard to justify for that matter.
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by bobl 8y ago
Most developers will be making more than €3000 a month after taxes. The problem is usually housing and living costs. Both ranging from €500 to €1500 each, that is €1000 to €3000 total. If you are at the lower end you of course end up fairly
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by bobl 8y ago
"A Swedish contraception app has been reported to authorities after 37 users got pregnant and had abortions." https://www.thelocal.se/20180112/swedish-contraception-app-r...
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by bobl 8y ago
Those places are far more average with for example small city centers and limited transportation. As such there are far more competition, and therefor places to consider, before selecting one of those options. Especially since you might end
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by bobl 8y ago
It is significantly harder to attain a high quality of life at decent cost in Stockholm these days. Especially since the housing market is high, but stalling, and there is a recession looming. Sweden pushing itself as a good home for startu
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by bobl 8y ago
I think the confusion is largely between computer science, information systems, system sciences and management. Which are overlapping fields, but not necessarily practiced as such.
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by bobl 8y ago
It seem like Finland to a larger extent is still interested in providing good conditions for its citizens, for example: * Finland has one of the best school systems in the world. Sweden one of the most deregulated and is average in PISA ran
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by bobl 8y ago
Another nice quote: 'Oodi “fits very well into the Nordic story of how societies work,” Mr. Laitio said. “There are so few of us here, so we have to make sure everyone can develop to their fullest potential.”' A perspective increa
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by bobl 8y ago
Regardless if it is true, I unfortunately think Computer Sweden have been a bit naive here. They shouldn't be publish this specific information ~3 hours after the server was "locked down" (as they state in the article). This
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by bobl 8y ago
I touched upon this in my other comment. I don't think it is wrong to criticize, but there can't be meaningful change unless you actually allow yourself to address the problem. It is a bit hard to explain if you haven't exper
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by bobl 8y ago
I just wanted to add, if I came across as criticizing, that I do agree with you. I do think the county is at fault. I do think people should expect more. I am just not seeing people doing that. Sweden was never perfect, but some of its repu
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by bobl 8y ago
I would guess the server is run by the voip provider in Stockholm, which literally seems to be 1-3 contractors. Reading between the lines of the few articles published about the call center it seems like their business idea is to hire old n
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by bobl 8y ago
You don't outsource, or 'privatize', because you want responsibility. In the pitch for the company in question they are stating how Stockholm has the lowest cost of all counties for this service [0]. Apparently that means out

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