cuergas

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by cuergas 14y ago
Writing style is important when trying to persuade. But for the discerning reader looking for facts, content is what counts. The top post shifts the focus from a blogger's (Greenspan's) account of his dealings with Mark Zuckerberg to "foun
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by cuergas 14y ago
I agree. /The web is a lottery./d (except I think it's quite possible for someone to do what's been done with Facebook without also being morally bankrupt) But is the rest of the comment an overstatement? Also, you forgot to mention great m
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by cuergas 14y ago
I was not trying to bait you into a trap by mentioning gambling. I only wish to point out that the choice to take a term from the gambling industry (one that profits from an addiction?) might be interesting. It might be suggestive. Or it
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by cuergas 14y ago
Let's assume the term whale is the same one that is used in casinos. Do you believe that gambling is not an addiction? I will defer to your knowledge on the history of online gaming. I'm not a gamer. However I'm not sure you are doing much
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by cuergas 14y ago
Or... maybe he just needed some traffic to his website. It seems everyone who had anything remotely to do with Facebook's origins has tried to cash in. This bothers wantrapreneurs because it highlights just how much luck plays a role in a s
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by cuergas 14y ago
Dude, you are cracking me up. And I know you're not joking either. Thanks for bringing some life to an emotionally bereft forum. You are familiar with this term they have for the big spenders on Zynga? "Whales". What kind of person call
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by cuergas 14y ago
Replicated is the wrong word. Superceded is maybe a bit better. Never say never my friend. These things take time.
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by cuergas 14y ago
But I didn't conflate. I specifically said I was not comparing the two. It is simply an example that fits within his definition: it brings wealth to a large number of people. You are bringing in other definitions of capitalism. I'm only
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by cuergas 14y ago
One implication is that people making arguments do not necessarily have to believe in them. And that anyone with adequate rhetorical skills can make any argument, even one that is not consistent with what they truly believe. Example: Reade
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by cuergas 14y ago
Neither Tesla nor SpaceX rely on millions of fickle web users handing over their personal information and regularly signing in to a website to look at photos and status updates. Nor can they be easily replicated by a competitor who is not
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by cuergas 14y ago
Does this also apply to Mexican drug cartels? Not that I am comparing FB to drug dealers, but I'm just curious how to apply this handy definition of capitalism. Are there any limitations?