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Comment #22354130
Its an interesting discussion no doubt. Sometimes easier to have a "dress code/standard" in an office as it sets an (externalised) baseline. I think the key thing is balance, not e…
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Comment #22354067
GDPR "hurt" tech companies, but hurt the big ones less than the small ones. The big tech companies have increased market dominance so it seems like spirit of the law was actually t…
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Comment #22354043
While true it is harder for companies to manipulate those 2 measures. E.g. could Facebook run with 20 staff? Would Facebook and its shareholders be satisfied with 20m in annual rev…
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Comment #22295675
I think those 3 things are the complexity
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Comment #22177720
Great arguments, the number of people in society lacking basic economic understanding is astounding.
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Comment #22177695
Unfortunately the resources to resolve the issue are rival and limited. This ultimately means that giving to the poor deprives another. The question then becomes should the parents…
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Comment #22153518
The caste system existed long before India was a colony
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Comment #22153191
Interesting argument and its true that income taxes hurt production and producers. My biggest challenge with the idea of governments printing the money they need is that there woul…
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Comment #22146048
I believe many people are really wanting improve their environmental impact and thus unfortunately carbon footprint is not a good enough proxy. Water use and water pollution are ju…
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Comment #22115812
I've also seen prepay or discounts work well. Such as a free pro account for life or 50% off platform fees I like your idea too. Id expect that it would create a trusted beta group…
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Comment #22082439
Part of the problem is that there are too many edge cases. Consider when Steve jobs had a $1 salary but the rest was stock options. This tax would not apply in these instance, but …
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Comment #22074635
Great article. In a similar vein, I first started with react years ago and spent MANY hours even trying to get the libraries working together. Complete nightmare. I put it down for…