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I appreciate this reflection. I'm not sure if we assume we need everyone participating in the labor market, that we need their active contribution. I think it might be more about "…

I wish more people would play the game Monopoly and realize how much it can suck to live in a world full of monopolies.

lol, I actually sang it (or tried to) to open my college commencement speech :-) Brutal for one sober person, probably more fun for a group of non-sober people :-D

I mean I think sometimes it reduces pain. But it can also increase pain? I've definitely stayed up later than I've wanted to, or got into a fight with someone because I paid more a…

It seems the author is instead arguing that we should say that AI is a destructive tool and we should not use it. I was hoping the article would not label it purely good or bad, bu…

Are CEOs outsourcing too much of their thinking to their employees? I find I'm not thinking less per say, just thinking about different things. Maybe you could argue there are CEOs…

TBH, I wonder how much one-shotting posts are just lying about one-shotting it.

It's rare that something posted on HN brings me to tears but I feel lucky when it does. Thank you for this.

How much of this is the dangers of the technology vs the dangers of saying no to the Trump administration?

But at least collectively pulling it :-)

Fair point, just looked it up and it seems to be illegal to do that. But in my experience, many probably still do it, or people don't trust that hospitals will follow the law...it …

Fair point. I also think the same group you're talking about is probably not thinking about going back home with just government benefits to sustain them. They probably are more fo…

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Why "correctly"? Who says that a country or a group of humans or even an individual human is beyond saving?

Yes, pouring money may not be a very efficient solution and graft can certainly happen. For me it's a combination of how much graft do we allow if we take the long perspective and …

Perhaps. I think it's more about the passport ranking so one can travel and also the salary bump. But even if more of the other government services, try living in a country where i…

Like Waymo meets Zipcar?

It might be. It also lets my loyalty go slowly by slowly. Monopolies work until they collapse. If you can't tell, it frustrates me so much. I wonder how the internal culture of Ube…

Because I think we've been generous because we recognize the benefits that come to us for being so generous. Proper generosity recognizes that the other's well-being relates to our…

I wish they would spend some of that on the help/support function within their apps. Whenever I have a problem on Uber, it feels like a never-ending maze to figure out how to get a…

I think the biggest question the US needs to ask itself is do we want to be normal like most countries or better?

> Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi have adopted a three-tiered duty structure for imports from outside the East Africa Customs Union under the terms of the Protocol on …

I wish governments would realize that the more barriers and friction they put between their citizens and good tools, the worse their economy will probably be.

You wrote 7 paragraphs originally. What specifically do you want me to address?

It seems that you may not want to actually have a discussion, rather just reinforce the idea that we're either screwed by employers or screwed by helplessness. Fair, my one example…