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crostlybostly

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    Comment #49162184

    I think about this too. It would be easy enough to make your own DNS alternative or use the exact same protocol but remap domains as you please.

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    Comment #47516696

    I dunno, just seems like an okay system to me. We both get richer, I press some buttons on a keyboard then get paid and go hang out with my family. I am sure it could be better, bu…

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    Comment #47514614

    But if a billionaire pays you $100k and makes $110k in revenue the inequality went down, right? Their wealth went up by 10k and yours went up by 100k.

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    Comment #47511358

    The reverse is also true though. I am not going to work for you unless you pay me more for my time than it is otherwise worth.

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    Comment #47511337

    Agreed it’s a multitude of issues. I just think if people want results they should focus on the factors they can control. Changing government policy and industry policy is a slow p…

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    Comment #47504005

    How much of this is a cultural problem with Americans though? Immigrant families save a higher percentage than Americans even when they make less money. Americans notoriously overc…

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    Comment #47503977

    There are plenty of inventors that made more money than the capital providers. Nearly every founder (Jobs, Zuck, Musk, Google Guys, Gates) all made more wealth than the investors t…

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    Comment #47503901

    If you believe in AI hype (which you seem to) you should acknowledge the passive investors are the ones funding the massive data center buildouts, infrastructure investment, and pa…