caracustard

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by caracustard 4y ago
That's one way to read it, except it's more like "replying to a comment stating that EU startups (something that is about money) don't have to catch up to their US competitors with "sure, but don't get surprise
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by caracustard 4y ago
You also forgot to mention the terms on which China does that and at whose cost. Also, it's one thing to "just" build something, but a whole other to maintain and service.
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by caracustard 4y ago
"...people are overprotective of their neighborhoods or communities." Me: huh, people seem to finally get why NIMBY is a thing! "...it came from decades of corporate greed and government dysfunction..." Me: nevermind...
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by caracustard 4y ago
The reason that the current generation hates suburbia to me seems like a result of a cultural process that can be considered borderline indoctrination and the fact that for whatever reason suburbia doesn't move on with the times. I can
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by caracustard 4y ago
Exactly. And what do people do when there are tasks that: a) most people don't care about and b) are fundamental to the well being of the community? They offer a reward for accomplishing those tasks. Why would they service your area at
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by caracustard 4y ago
Ah, the fundamentally anarchist/anti-establishment ethos of millions of computers connected to each other (making a coordinated and organized establishment of their own with hierarchical substructures).
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by caracustard 4y ago
By that logic lets stop paying street sweepers and sanitation workers. See, their incenitives are mutually aligned with the interests of those who walk the streets, so there is no reason to "extract money". Sure thing, but the art
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by caracustard 4y ago
Does this imply that the EU is "non-capitalist" or something? "EU startups don't have to "catch up"..." then don't get surprised when EU talent is poached by US and Asian HRs for x2-x3 rates. And befo
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by caracustard 4y ago
Diets are not a "little discomfort in the short term" and treating them in such a way is a slippery slope to things that neither you nor i would be happy to observe. To adopt a particular diet means to be reliant on a specific set
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by caracustard 4y ago
Great, now all the supervisor-management-efficiency-productivity-optimization junkies have a perfect reason to mandate uniforms in workplaces that don't require a uniform. Way to go.
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by caracustard 4y ago
"There are a variety of needs and use-cases, so "the" doesn't make sense." That's very true, however i view those services the same way i view communication services like Slack. Eventually most users are just g
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by caracustard 4y ago
Bad generalization and prejudice right there. While whether someone is brought up in an environment that encourages care absolutely influences the choices people make down the road, whether the person in question was "wanted" does
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by caracustard 4y ago
While competition is always welcome, i wonder how many more collaboration services we're gonna get before someone finally makes "the service" to use.
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by caracustard 4y ago
1. That's their personal choice. The only thing you could do is find them a financial advisor or tell them about investing. People change their financial attitudes when they understand that money can be used to make more money. 2. Anal
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by caracustard 4y ago
Talent is inherently "inequal" as you can't put any sort of a restriction or a cap on the skills or abilities of an individual so i'm not sure what you're trying to say there. The results of the "precisely real