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imjk

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    It may be counter intuitive, but in some ways the opposite may be true. Viruses that are more deadly, are much less likely to cause massive pandemics like we experienced with Covid…

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    Call me cynical, but I think the likes of Kanye, the Kardashians, Trump, even Elon, etc. are much more calculated than they are deranged. They know how to work the media and manipu…

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    I'm going to assume OP was being sarcastic.

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    This is literally the policy aim of the Fed right now. Unemployment is at historical lows with inflation running rampant. The ostensible aim of interest rate hikes is slowing infla…

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    This is a bad take. Oracle today is worth $216B. Over the last 15 years Oracle, under the leadership of Ellison, has grown 5x in value, returning significant shareholder value. I p…

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    "All staff members preparing to depart to the station had to undergo a PCR test in Belgium two hours before leaving for South Africa, take a PCR test five days after their arrival …

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    This is the first I’ve heard of this. Where have you heard this?

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    Summarized succinctly in this tweet from MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle: https://twitter.com/sruhle/status/1184628336066289664?s=21

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    I read his biography over a decade ago in one night and it has stayed with me probably more than any other book I've read. It's such a gripping read. His talent and intellect were …

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    Comment #20904702

    Also similar (and a personal favorite): https://awards.visitcenter.org/awards2016/editors_choice/ind... https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sweet-photo-series-reveals-wh... Photographer…

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    While you're not wrong, I don't think all (maybe any?) of these are examples of specifically targeted markets taken over by the companies you mentioned. Apple probably didn't targe…

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    Judging by the quality of his writing, I’m going assume he felt it like a calling, stronger than any other.

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    I think you’re mostly right, but there’s more nuance to it. I think traditional dating sites like match.com started to plateau around then, in part due to lack of innovation, but a…

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    Sure, you have to work to target your own audience and build the trust with them yourself, but it's a tradeoff that benefits you in the long run. Your not beholden to the whims "th…

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    As a counterpoint, do you think Slack has a growth rate of zero?