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The government may not be out to intentionally "get" anyone, but it's still very capable of harming when it intends to help. That's what's behind a lot of the consternation over go…

City populations are some of the most unequal in all society. Extremes in close proximity. I've read research on this in the past, although I don't have any links at the moment.

The Fed never unwound, at least beyond an initial and failed attempt. When the Fed started unwinding a little over a year ago, they had to suddenly stop when markets tanked—hard. A…

If we want to handle this crisis, let's not create a yet larger crisis in the process. I'm not ready to go weapons-grade nuclear on civil liberties.

Not even close.

All of your civil liberties? Really? That seems to be a very high price to pay given we all die someday. I'd rather live in a world of risks than one without liberty. My mother is …

After a long and respected career at MIT he’s no joke.

You'll likely deal with each of these no matter which route you go; these things just occur naturally. School provides a little safety margin, but at a cost. And there's a differen…

Let’s not accuse HN’ers of being Russian plants, it’s bad for discussion in my opinion. It’s rotting Reddit already.

It’s amazing how controversial Marx is 150 years later, and I’ve only ever met one actual “authority” on the matter outside Marx’s actual writings. (And I’m in economics!) Makes me…

No, they don't need one. The article shows how some groups are pushing for legislation to allow news orgs to form a cartel, in order to compete with the likes of Google and friends…

I'm kind of tired of the trades "break your body" argument. I think just as many bodies routinely get destroyed in office environments—especially in tech. You know the trope. Sitti…

I urge you to look at this chart: https://www.financialsamurai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/... There's a strong correlation there. Fed funds rate seems to lead a bit. I agree wi…

It's a bit of circular logic. Big names are where big populations are. By that criteria San Francisco city has more "nowhereness" than San Jose. New York metro area is much more no…

I'd add it's not just HN, but most social sites are far into self-censorship territory. I agree though, HN is much more hostile these days. WRT dang, even today he shut down a thre…

We've done a pretty bad job at bringing back jobs. Labor force participation rate has fallen, while people are retiring later. Retirement/aging doesn't even help explain the drop. …

It doesn't mean they're automatically wrong, either. Not sure you're saying much. They created a whole website to outline their argument.

These patterns are likely to happen in times of extreme wealth inequality. Many people point the finger at Google and the like, and they may have a good case.

That's not what they're saying. They don't want Google specifically, for reasons they detail in-depth on their website. Being welcoming to everyone doesn't really work, or otherwis…

I think it's pretty obvious NASA does this so that we can eventually send the former middle class to Mars and make more room here.

Alchemists were experts on alchemy, but now we know their insights weren't all that useful for what they intended. (Although they were some of the smartest minds in their day.) Sam…

You make a good and valid point. But I think I'm just refuting his/her authority, not establishing my own. Also, there's so much pushing and shoving lately it's hard not to get cau…