zbyte64

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by zbyte64 3y ago
A tech unicorn slays, but for how long? I do think the intention of most American tech companies is to financialize some aspect of the market, and that is lucrative and "slays" - but I think such arrangements are moats built with
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by zbyte64 3y ago
UAW already went through some reforms which is arguably why they're experiencing a surge in popularity. In particular Shawn Fien was part of UAWD's 1 member, 1 vote initiative: https://uawd.org/ The characterizati
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by zbyte64 3y ago
We always ignore Nordic unions when ever we trash talk unions. If things were as easy as black and white then there wouldn't even be a need to debate, the productive non-union businesses would just slay and everyone would be working fo
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by zbyte64 3y ago
Job security is way better, work conditions are debateable because of a "work till you die" work culture.
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by zbyte64 3y ago
Are you saying GM's thinking is broken or the governments? GM did what was in their own best interests, the other was to declare bankruptcy - what company would have chosen different?
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by zbyte64 3y ago
Because the Nordic labor market is dominated by unions and is considered highly competitive on the global stage? Or because to believe that propaganda as a "universal truth" it would mean unions are not self-interested entities (u
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by zbyte64 3y ago
Both might be equally capable but the incentives are entirely different. An Engineer is motivated to deliver accurate predictions because that's their job. A CEO is not motivated to deliver accurate predictions because their main job i
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by zbyte64 3y ago
> They have to compete against other businesses to hire skilled positions. Yes, but because they are a collective when they "purchase" skilled positions they are usually asking for more than one hire. Yes they are competing aga
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by zbyte64 3y ago
Without unions, the logic of supply and demand favors larger businesses because they have greater purchasing power - they are already operating as a collective!
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by zbyte64 3y ago
The kind of coordination that requires less representation does not have your interests in mind.
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by zbyte64 3y ago
I don't understand how people perceive corporations as an individual that seeks to negotiate with you on neutral grounds.
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by zbyte64 3y ago
I agree with all of this, but if the problem is too hard for the expert, why would I listen to a billionaire/CEO?
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by zbyte64 3y ago
"it doesn't make people feel heard" isn't a real emotion, it includes a judgement about the AI. According to "Nonviolent Communication" p235; "unheard" speaks towards the feelings "sad, hostile,
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by zbyte64 3y ago
Imagine swapping out leaders and expecting the same outcomes. Why even bother?
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by zbyte64 3y ago
Woah there, let's calm down a second. There is no need to advocate for the profitability and ethics in kidnapping private jets with billionaires on board. I'm sure if we just vote then we won't need violent revolution to avoi
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by zbyte64 3y ago
Arguably they already figured out how to lecture us: "We can't scale back extraction so we might as well go for geo-engineering." Though they are probably still working out how to balance scare tactics with learned helplessne
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by zbyte64 3y ago
Devil's advocate: maybe because the author perceives "tickle down economics" as a position adopted by many of the working class and may even aide in survival.
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by zbyte64 3y ago
And the wild thing is, we have more control to change the situations we pursue than the quality of talent at our disposal.
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by zbyte64 3y ago
It only applies to first time homebuyers. That's not fuel for property speculators.
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by zbyte64 4y ago
Probably don't have bears in the area: https://newrepublic.com/article/159662/libertarian-walks-int...
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by zbyte64 4y ago
> When property ownership disappears, all natural rights do. Statements like this undermines their argument. Microsoft secures all sorts of rights under their EULA and is contractual. Enforcing property ownership is exactly how Microsoft
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by zbyte64 4y ago
Indeed. We've been told that the current economic system is providing better access for all, but when we point out specific cases when that is not the case we're then told it's providing better quality to fewer people as if t
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by zbyte64 4y ago
How many people commenting here actually have a family
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by zbyte64 5y ago
Another fast and loose term is "User". The claim OP makes is that Users will control the network and money created. Seeing how you can't directly transfer an NFT from opensea to a different marketplace, I find this claim dubi
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by zbyte64 5y ago
Ostensibly yes because landlords would get a larger share of the surplus, but as long as capital writes regulations, entities that extract more surplus will be better able to change the rules. Just look at how much was spent in California t
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by zbyte64 6y ago
Would it be accurate to say that the "Vibration" or nuclear-spin flipping doesn't emit energy or is neutral in the thermodynamic sense?
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by zbyte64 6y ago
By the time they have been refuted there's a stack of new arguments. Checkmate atheists.
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by zbyte64 6y ago
My family was surprised by the insurrection because the two sides presented didn't consider that a realistic possibility. But if one was to listen to leftist podcasts covering the IDW (Intellectual Dark Web) then it's far less sur
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by zbyte64 6y ago
How dare they act in a self-interested manner with no other regards.
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by zbyte64 6y ago
Right, some people might want to point to a single monetary policy or event but this is a sustained trend of piling on policy after policy. This looks like a "new" ideology showed up and drove policy decisions in a different direc

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