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I don't closely follow which articles are flagged, but I think that articles with a tech angle or some novel statistical or scientific analysis are favored over general politics. T…

When I see someone who doesn't care about language I think the following: "I'm too stupid..." The ironing.

For me the main issue is not that github removed offensive content, but the politicization of the concept. The most glaring discrepancy to me is that even though the word "nerd" is…

It's not that white privilege is real or not, but that there is no reason for constant articles about it on hn. In this case there was a "life hacking" angle, but as far as I can t…

You're right I should have looked at the website before posting.

If you look at a graph of world GDP, you'll see that it grows steadily and exponentially. The full set of causes is this is not known, but it can be shown not to be merely due to t…

DSGE models are precisely "dynamic discrete-time simulations with evolving state" and they are the workhorse of modern macro.

Yes, restrictions on prices indirectly redistribute wealth. But what I was saying was that the government should only redistribute wealth directly, via welfare and taxes (eg income…

While hn is full of orientalism, I don't think it's helpful to call out a specific poster, especially one who is trying to back up their claims with actual evidence. I usually post…

"Society has decided" is not a good substitute for an actual reason for a policy. I'm not arguing against democracy here. I also think you are confusing minimum pay with minimum qu…

I get that. But the two ideas are very closely related. See also my final sentence.

While I agree with most of your points, I think the informal economy mainly exists for tax avoidance, and not because very short term jobs involve an onorous amount of paperwork. I…

One difficulty with functional style c++ is just how verbose it is. Every time I tried to use std::transform (the equivalent of "map") I had to delete it and rewrite as a loop beca…

People support Uber because they support the logic of the free market, which is that the government should redistribute wealth, but not fix prices, including wages. Yes it's tough …

Economic models are computer simulations! The difference between conventional models and the kind of simulation you would like to see lies in the kind of assumptions that are made …

First, can you describe what the predictions were and what you consider their significance to be?

I don't see any fundamental difference between what your call simulation and what economists call models. The only difference is that your believe in the possibility of models so a…

The problem with Krugman is that he used a very "old school" Keynesian intellectual framework, while the rest of the field has moved on. The ideas of Keynes were not abandoned, but…

The distinction is usually referred to as saltwater vs freshwater economists (referring to the geographical location of the university's). Apart from MIT there is also Princeton an…

Not in any specific way, but he has a nerdy demeanor. There are many interviews of him online your can watch.

I met Terry in 2002. I had heard about him when I did the IMO training, but at some point someone said he was in the department so I should talk to him. He showed me some work he w…

"Let then eat Quinoa"

You can't have it both ways. "in the meantime" there will also be cases where $6 an hour would have made the difference between having a job and not having one.

Really odd that the professor does not mention carbon taxes in the story. It doesn't make sense to borrow game theory from economics but completely ignore the idea of taxing extern…

How about a rule title change to "poorly performing video gamers more likely to harass women". Not only is the title inaccurate and click baity, but as someone who was physically b…