johnvanatta

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   by johnvanatta 8y ago

   Paul Graham wrote a great essay on this: http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html From what I've seen, it's definitely true, most "news" is at least influenced by PR firms. Part of why (now old school) b
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   by johnvanatta 8y ago

   London and Brexit immediately come to mind!
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   by johnvanatta 8y ago

   Ehh. It doesn't matter up until the point it does. I quit my last job partly because we moved from a nice area in a dumpy building to an awful space (no natural light) for ~10 months. My health suffered, I felt depleted, and the entire
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   by johnvanatta 8y ago

   And the modern side will also be the losing side if violence breaks out. The urban prosperity machine requires trade and highly specialized work, which is vulnerable to political turmoil. Whereas the guns and food are overwhelmingly in the
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   by johnvanatta 8y ago

   Some of that is happening in the US right now. Dense (mostly coastal) cities; built on clustering effects, immigration, and highly skilled workers; are thriving. That model is working, but it brings with it high pay disparities and disrupti
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   by johnvanatta 8y ago

   I think there are different trends happening in different professions. I remember once when the sales team was hiring. They invited in a half dozen people one day and gave 3-4 offers. Whereas in engineering it'd take weeks to find anyo