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If you're willing to accept small changes as a win in a fundamentally broken system (in the sense the incentives aren't aligned and there is no real accountability feedback mechani…

> Being jaded and cynical will not help in the long run. This sounds like it's better to work within the system rather than try to overthrow it. You need more than a little angst t…

> There isn't anyone that would argue that a single or a group of firms dominating a sizeable amount of market, enough that they could, not that they do, influence and undermine th…

I'm not saying there isn't progress. I'm saying progress is slow relative to the work that needs to be done. I've also worked at enough robotics companies to be skeptical of anythi…

> Doesn't it seem like in If you buy the hype, sure. I know many startups that have already gone bust working on this. I've also seen lots of similar attempts in laboratories aroun…

Why do you think you could ever trust them?

Is there somewhere the general consensus is generally right?

I remember when Guitar Hero came out I didn't understand why anybody would play that instead of just buying a guitar. The point is the videogame itself is designed to be fun and re…

It seems pretty obvious the H-1B system hurt him.

Are we just going to ignore the negative externalities of AI? From my perspective, the main product of AI is bots spamming social media with misinformation - largely with a goal of…

It's more the fact that you're willfully ignorant which makes you annoying. Numerous people have already explained to you why you're wrong and you just keep repeating yourself. You…

Your analysis assumes collateral damage is irrelevant.

I strongly wish we had more comments like the one you're responding to. I find most comments here to be obnoxiously polite and I wish more ignorant opinions were publicly demolishe…

I don't believe you, but you can always prove me wrong and share your proof.

Fair enough.

So your point is that if we fundamentally change society, ignoring the fact that this is integral to human nature itself, then we can fix this problem? That's about as helpful as s…

I never said cheating is moral. I said cheating is advantageous. You think cheaters care that they're hurting society? You can't be a cheater without being selfish.

You're a caricature of my original point and you don't even realize it.

Hating cheaters does nothing to change the reality of it being an effective method for getting ahead.

> Not sure if it was the lesson he meant to impart though since I think most took away from it that to win you need to lie, cheat and steal. Better to teach reality than ideology, …

Call me naïve, but I actually suspect Brin started out believing in "do no evil" and changed over time after becoming ridiculously wealthy. Having the misfortune of actually knowin…