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by datadata 4y ago
In the gravity example, you have a clear way to make a prediction and test it. The concept of gravity can clearly map via perception to reality, and thus the truth. Most of the questions in this article given as examples of massive disagree
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by datadata 4y ago
There is an objective truth for the physical reality of things, but that truth immediately gets murkier as you step away from physics or into more abstract concepts. It is important to establish that objective truth is out there, but it is
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by datadata 4y ago
Doesn't "past history" imply something that is no longer happening?
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by datadata 4y ago
Are you implying that existing financial institutions have put this type of scam entirely in the past? Because they certainly have not.
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by datadata 4y ago
It seems so obvious to us that this is a short term win at the expense of the long term. I wonder if data driven companies like this are locked into local minimums via tons of short term optimizations to boost metrics. In optimization algor
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by datadata 4y ago
Rather than a ban, would a very large tax for any ad spend work as a policy? This would seem to both reduce the overall number of ads, and force advertisers to allocate more resources to making better targeted ads that are more profitable p
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by datadata 4y ago
Ironically there are even billboards about how other distractions like texting while driving kills.
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by datadata 4y ago
Arguably nuclear is more abundant and lower cost.
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by datadata 4y ago
The fact that we all seem to agree that rich countries will pay a premium to keep their rivers clean seems to at the very least undermine the central argument of the article that capitalism places zero value on preserving the environment.
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by datadata 4y ago
I don't see your point? I didn't say that capitalism leads to conflict, merely that not pursuing economic growth should lead to being overwhelmed by those that do.
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by datadata 4y ago
Sure, but that is not a stable solution. Defection is rewarded.
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by datadata 4y ago
I don't disagree, but I think the Darwinian part transcends the idea of incentives. You wouldn't say that a tree has an incentive to reproduce, as a byproduct of a Darwinian natural selection they are guaranteed to have that prope
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by datadata 4y ago
The valuing of economic growth seems to be almost required as a Darwinian feature of nations. Resolve as a nation to value economic growth less than your neighbors, and you will soon be overpowered by them.
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by datadata 4y ago
People might be able to see it coming, but could still be enticed by the riches to be made for a while by playing the game even while knowing how it ends.
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by datadata 4y ago
I think article is saying the problem is not with the Jetsons, but with society. Meaning it is a problem we have realized the flawed vision of the future presented.
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by datadata 4y ago
If you were an associate, wouldn't this make you more, rather than less, likely to assassinate him? I.E. if I don't take action I'll be thrown out a window next anyway?
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by datadata 4y ago
> You can support immigrants being allowed to work without supporting all parts of the system! This is my exact position. You are assuming I am against immigration. In the big picture, the system that makes immigration is not compassiona
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by datadata 4y ago
If the US is supporting the worse conditions that make taking the job the lesser evil, and benefiting from the resultant labor (as parent comment claims), then it isn't really compassionate to support that system, as the system depends
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by datadata 4y ago
This is a good resource: https://www.weather.gov/media/owlie/backcountry_lightning.pd...
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by datadata 4y ago
It is possible that website loading is bottlenecked by latency and an irreducible number of round trips needed. Bandwidth is not obviously a bottleneck.
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by datadata 4y ago
Cheaper labor is sought, but also workers are capable of doing more and more productive work due to technology. The net is economic growth. Maybe I am an optimist, but generally things have gotten better. For example poverty globally has be
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by datadata 4y ago
You have said several times, "there is no regulation in cryto". If you know that this statement is not true, then why do you say it? Just say that there are many instances where lack of regulation has lead to bad results. I agree
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by datadata 4y ago
Do you honestly think there is zero accountability or regulations for all of crypto? Would not a single fee levied towards a crypto company for violation of a law invalidate the point you are trying to make? I would agree with you that more
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by datadata 4y ago
This is what the arguments you are making sound like to me: One single failure on an airplane can kill hundreds of people, even a single line of code could crash several planes. There are just thousands of accidents waiting to happen. Plane
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by datadata 4y ago
> smart contracts don't work and are broken This absolute statement is asserting that ALL smart contracts don't work. There is overwhelming evidence of some smart contracts working just fine, and of course a lot of smart contra
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by datadata 4y ago
From the article: > Speed is one advantage of crypto payouts. Reach is another. Millions of talented freelancers live in countries where it’s hard, if not impossible, to open a local bank account. For example, a majority of the people in
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by datadata 4y ago
Just like the ordinal number in the study of infinite sets
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by datadata 4y ago
How would you tie housing costs to cars?
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by datadata 4y ago
> Here's the number to pay attention to. CPI increases are accelerating This by itself is not surprising. The fed has a target of 2% inflation which means that even in the best case, CPI will by an exponential that gains 2% per year
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by datadata 4y ago
When I was observing the 2017 total solar eclipse, my attention was interrupted for a few seconds by someone who was driving a car. Their headlights turned on as they kept driving, not stopping for a minute to see something that for a given

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