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> Perhaps Simon Sinek is right, but after reading the article, you are no closer to understanding why he thinks he's right than you were before. What do you know, the top comment i…

> lots of research indicates that the creative peak happens from 20-40 or so Is that a social or physiological phenomenon? I always assumed the great thinkers became less prolific …

> Adam Curtis is a prime example of what he is complaining about. Adam Curtis has produced some of the best documentaries I've ever seen. It's like people in this thread can't appr…

A business.

Kiyosaki teamed up with Donald Trump to write a more recent book, titled, "We Want You To Be Rich!". That speaks volumes about their angle and market. That said, the core philosoph…

> but interest rates are currently so low that it's almost impossible to get escape velocity through low risk investments. This period is not unique in this regard. Interest rate i…

>but thanks to the IPO we will never have any insight into that. They have to make up numbers like that, or they lose money. Do you really believe that private companies are more f…

> "Provided you aren't a sexist/rapist" Well, rapist is easy. But me and you may have very different ideas as what constitutes a "sexist". That's the crux of the problem; that's wh…

> Just because we're in pg's house, it doesn't mean we have to treat him like a god I'll be the first to agree with this, but I don't believe the guy owes anything to anyone. This …

The book is "When Genius Failed", and though it's been a a while since I've read it, I don't recall either of the Nobel Prize winners (nor Merriwhether, for that matter) participat…

> The problem with Bitcoin is that the people that informed about it are usually tilt pro-Bitcoin[1], while the people that are against Bitcoin usually haven't done enough research…

>Read the post before jumping to your reply button. Maybe you should do the same. Krugman isn't looking at Bitcoin as a technology, but as a currency. Just because he doesn't under…

You can go on and on, but nothing will ever change the fact that no entity ever forced someone into a mortgage, CDO or investment. Each and every time was a voluntary contract betw…

> "Can you explain the mechanism by which the rich keep the poor there?" The political system. Same as it's been for thousands of years.

> if you're someone who doesn't really know finance that well Well, you don't have to be a financial expert to understand the generalities of what you can and cannot afford. The re…

> can be a complete moron in another field A complete moron? In the field of monetary economics? Yeah, okay. You may think Bitcoin is major internet monies, but the economists are …

>If a service can't stand up on it's own, it doesn't need to exist. Ask the people who were priced out of transportation due to surge pricing what they think of the situation. Now …

> Surge pricing incentivizes drivers to actually show up and compensates them for tougher conditions and additional risk. I get it, and I believe it's well within their right, and …

> Why would anyone ever cash out of any position with a positive rate of return? The opportunity cost of doing so is predictable and calculable, and, really, needs only occur when …

> the taxi industry is "heavily regulated" for the benefit of the customer I get your point, but people decry the regulation that Uber is fighting against...until Uber implements f…

Every article, huh? Krugman has much insight to offer about the world of economics, although I know it's hip to rip on him nowadays. Oh well, stay ignorant.

> Chomsky certainly never left academic work for politics. Neither did Krugman.

> If every merchant you patronize today accepted Bitcoin, would you rather have Bitcoin in your bank account or dollars? At this point, and in the foreseeable future? Dollars. I'm …

>I disagree. I think it's both. Your turnip site instantly becomes the hippest turnip site due to it's location on Reddit.