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by togs 4y ago
I'd be happier to rent more if housing wasn't a disproportionately large share of my rental budget. Software developers continue to develop/maintain software in perpetuity. Landlords on the other hand have no incentive to do
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by togs 4y ago
> it's easy to make mistakes, even for the most honest brokers, when handling other people's money. If I accidentally charge the wrong card, I can reverse the charge in a few seconds; it's beautiful. The credit card system
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by togs 4y ago
This article doesn’t do a good job of defining its basic terms to make its claims. They admit knowledge worker productivity if ‘tricky’ to measure, yet are somehow sure it has decreased drastically, with no link to evidence.
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by togs 4y ago
They took away 'sort by new' for mobile users (most users), which means most users won't see (possibly valid) critical comments anymore. Remember 'YouTube comments' meme existing because the comments were just that
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by togs 4y ago
Seems hyperbolic. Meta is spending a lot of money on R&D right now (good news for longterm investors); Facebook is still the place for real-life connections (outside of business); VR is immature but will be a big deal once it lowers in
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by togs 4y ago
Your comment annoyed me so I started typing a response but then I remembered that you might be a real person with debt who worries about a sick relative, so it’s just not that big a deal. I think about giving up around 30 almost every day,
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by togs 4y ago
Imagine the Kardashians going full influencer for climate change
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by togs 4y ago
Traditional ads might become less effective. But all social interaction is mediated by ads now.
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by togs 4y ago
I tried instacart once, then never again because I felt dirty and it wasn’t that convenient.
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by togs 4y ago
Update was pretty painless. Everything else is the same.
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by togs 4y ago
I think the solution is that these jobs need to be compensated in proportion to their value, with applicants understanding what they've signed up for. Without moderation, there are no services. Governments that prioritize the protectio
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by togs 4y ago
This is the mindset all young people should have. One works for what one owns. It doesn’t matter how ‘hard’ the times are. We are Americans: we “beat the odds”, just like we did from the start.
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by togs 4y ago
You're right; percentages trip me up. Assuming 50% split. Revenue is $10, Youtube gets $5, Creator get $5. Revenue increases 30% (not what happened but for simplicity). Revenue is $13, Creator gets $6.50. Increase is ($6.50 - $5.00) =
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by togs 4y ago
So that's a 15% raise for content creators?
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by togs 4y ago
You have to admit the app is pretty good, though. Sure it's evil. But, like, who cares?
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by togs 4y ago
I used to agree about paying rent for my old files until I realized that it costs me anyways to ensure those files are available over a long time.
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by togs 4y ago
Good
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by togs 4y ago
Who cares though
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by togs 4y ago
Kind of okay with this if content creators really get 55%.
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by togs 4y ago
Agreed. People really don’t appreciate Bezos or Amazon enough
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by togs 4y ago
On the one hand, it’s easy to wallow in nihilism. On the other hand, many who employ an optimistic tone are selling something that probably won’t help
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by togs 4y ago
I don’t want to
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by togs 4y ago
I'm tired of "could". Just tell me if/when.
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by togs 4y ago
You pass the test
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by togs 4y ago
Which spies do you know?
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by togs 4y ago
Those all click for me. It's who/whom that gets me. To whom does this belong? Who climbed up that tree?
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by togs 4y ago
Post that reads like an advertisement
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by togs 4y ago
Stephane Michael Pacaud
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by togs 4y ago
No
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by togs 4y ago
Private Corporation frames Government, largely influenced by Private Corporation, as bad for labor. Vote.

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