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I'll never understand why people feel they have a right to be angry about random new foods that other people invent. No one asked you.

> Earlier in the article the author mentions alexander's perfect track record of logistical balancing. Surely that, if nothing else, is far better attributed to his officer corps t…

Japan essentially reached full stagnation in the 90's and has continued to stagnate to the present day. Transition simply happens and society adjusts.

This couldn't possibly be more wrong – we need fewer engineers, not more. We face two inescapable realities: 1. Hardware engineers should be located near manufacturing facilities, …

There is a severe oversupply of engineering graduates in the US, that's all there is to it. All hardware engineering jobs have been colocated with the actual manufacturing faciliti…

Anecdotally I would say that standards are going down for Amazon hires. Recently I've seen some average and below-average people move there. They also seem to be expanding their hi…

A Russian or Chinese charter city would be viewed negatively because these are hostile states. A charter city in the US composed of people from Canada would not be viewed in this w…

So should we just pretend to think that it's suspicious even though it doesn't seem suspicious, or do we really need to soak our minds in the void until we actually believe that it…

> Electric cars won't solve anything, especially not if they are indirectly powered by fossil fuels. If they are not indirectly powered by fossil fuels then they will solve the pro…

It's easy to be productive in that context. People pinging you to get help with something, that's a "positive distraction." You'll write a block of code super fast and send it back…

> you really need to start doing something that you enjoy or that motivates you. Screw this advice. The world is filled with and is highly tolerant of mediocrity. Do your best and …

"Why don't we just ban all !" People always want a simple answer. Intervening in markets can be done successfully in some cases, but as a random member of the public you're never g…

It won't be a total war. The only disputed area is Taiwan and the surrounding seas. There is no benefit to China to take anything else.

I want to work because I have ambition and I will never be forced to work. So it benefits me to perpetuate a system which forces you to work. If you are idle and happy then you sho…

That's an ideological concern, not a financial one. The fact is that regular people can do very well investing in real estate, and inflation is very good for real estate investors.…

Society itself is collectively responsible for this failure, not the patent owners. Funding could have been provided through charity, or through legislation. But this was not done,…

If you take out a huge mortgage and buy a house, and then there actually is massive inflation, then you will have a very happy ending.

The author here is exactly right for the majority of cases. Everyone trying to spin it any other way is delusional. Society is difficult and humans vary greatly – not everyone is a…

Of course demand is infinite. 1. Conspicuous consumption is purely competitive. There will never be a point where running faster stops being an advantage in a marathon. If everyone…