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by stat 5y ago
Imagine if every merchant came up with their own currency and forced you to pay them in it only. Wouldn't a global currency be a lot more efficient & frictionless?
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by stat 5y ago
Have you heard of the lightning network?
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by stat 10y ago
I watched this 10 times in a row. It gave me shivers every time...
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by stat 10y ago
I am not satisfied classifying the extremely broad category of "processed foods" as "bad". Technically olive oil is a processed food, so is milk and frozen meat. What about Soylent? It's very much a processed food b
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by stat 13y ago
I reformatted the story for better readability and included audio, read by Henry Goodman: https://googledrive.com/host/0B2j3XwTC5tA6dUg5QXBTQVNtV2c/Th...
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by stat 15y ago
"We understand the complexities of having a child and we also understand how selfish we currently are." How is not having a child selfish? I believe that having children is way more selfish - there's already 6 billions mouths feed and it'
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by stat 15y ago
He forgot "mitigating existential risk". Oh well :).
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by stat 16y ago
Your comment addresses the issue better than the linked article. Thank you.
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by stat 16y ago
We have evolved the ability to pursue goals that are more fulfilling than simply "Passing on the genes". That's why, for one thing, we have condoms. People can consciously decide whether to have children or not, and I believe most educated
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by stat 16y ago
I strongly agree. Limerance has never been a "great feeling" for me, especially because it pushes one to take important decisions that they would have never taken otherwise. What's best for your genes is not necessarily what's best for you.
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by stat 16y ago
Thank you for posting this! I went on his youtube channel to see what it's all about and I ended up watching the first 7 lessons in Biology... and I had 3 or 4 "gotchas" that I never got in school... man this is fun. I'm sure to continue wa
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by stat 16y ago
If what he says is true, then that means Diaspora will fail, because of the huge amount of funding they got.
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by stat 16y ago
I strongly agree. The concept of file is extremely popular because it is intuitive. Sometimes designers get carried away in trying to simplify an interface that doesn't need any simplifying. For some simplistic devices like a DVD player o