Wait, isn't that the buddy of our all good friend Mr. Trump? I guess we should all listen to him.
Are any HN users stupid enough to say they will leave the country if he is elected?
Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]
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Re: Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]
#62One interpretation of this interview: If Machiavelli had had a prince for a disciple, the first thing he would have recommended him to do would have been to write a book against Machiavellism. --Voltaire
Another interpretation of this interview: P.T. for POTUS.
Re: Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
Except that it isn't. For example, if everybody in the world opened a single Google Docs document, then the system would break horrendously. This type of software is still very much compartmentalized.
Sounds like it's still a good problem for us to keep working on then :)
I'm just glad our parents didn't develop the office stapler to perfection instead of working on more relevant issues.
Re: Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]
#64after Trump nomination, o to -1, sorry Thiel, you are not welcome
Your comment is not useful, but nevertheless his endorsement is worth discussing. It's obvious that trump is more aligned with his world view of a more risk taking, long-term planning and less people-pleasing leadership. You should also not assert yourself as a representative or gatekeeper of the community. It's this mindset that should not be welcome here.
What if Thiel started openly calling for the deportation of Muslims? Or if he started calling non-white people rapists? Or made grossly misogynist comments? Would it be alright to tell him to take a hike then?
At some point, if a person is supporting values that are antithetical to your culture, then you're going to ask them to leave. This may or may not be that time for Thiel.
Re: Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]
#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is an interesting TED lecture about the gradual rise in intelligence, how children are usually smarter than their parents.
Well, our parents invented things like nuclear energy and semiconductor physics, while we invented, what, social media?
We build the LHC, we landed on a comet, we decoded the human genome...
Re: Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]
#66OK, the big theme here is "innovation has slowed down, but this is being masked by all the activity around computers". So let's take a look at that. Way too many smart people are tied up doing rather banal things with computers, or in finance. That's capitalism in action. What isn't being worked on? Thiel is bothered by lack of progress in medicine. Medicine is now working on really hard problems, most of which are c…
"Thiel is bothered by lack of progress in medicine."
For my part, I'm astonished by the progress. I could go on and on, listing just my own medical history. We live in the age of miracles and it'll only get more amazing.
Re: Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]
#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your comment is not useful, but nevertheless his endorsement is worth discussing. It's obvious that trump is more aligned with his world view of a more risk taking, long-term planning and less people-pleasing leadership. You should also not assert yourself as a representative or gatekeeper of the community. It's this mindset that should not be welcome here.
What if Thiel started openly calling for the deportation of Muslims? Or if he started calling non-white people rapists? Or made grossly misogynist comments? Would it be alright to tell him to take a hike then? At some point, if a person is supporting values that are antithetical to your culture, then you're going to ask them to leave. This may or may not be that time for Thiel.
You can't judge people with "what if they did X".
Many of the immigrants who arrive to a western countries have antithetical cultural views. Do you find it appropriate to tell them to take a hike? Isn't it better to act as grown ups instead?
Re: Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]
#68OK, the big theme here is "innovation has slowed down, but this is being masked by all the activity around computers". So let's take a look at that. Way too many smart people are tied up doing rather banal things with computers, or in finance. That's capitalism in action. What isn't being worked on? Thiel is bothered by lack of progress in medicine. Medicine is now working on really hard problems, most of which are c…
We don't have "less and less of a role" for most of the population. Economically they have a role to play. The reasons they aren't playing those roles are simply dumb rules.
https://www.chrisstucchio.com/blog/2016/robots_didnt_take_ou...
Re: Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]
#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your comment is not useful, but nevertheless his endorsement is worth discussing. It's obvious that trump is more aligned with his world view of a more risk taking, long-term planning and less people-pleasing leadership. You should also not assert yourself as a representative or gatekeeper of the community. It's this mindset that should not be welcome here.
> ... nevertheless his endorsement is worth discussing. It's obvious that trump is more aligned with his world view of a more risk taking, long-term planning and less people-pleasing leadership. Given some of Thiel's views and statements on politics (and without necessarily making a value judgment on those views), I'd honestly put more money on his just wanting to hurt the functioning and credibility of the US govern…
It's certainly a possibility. But what if political correctness is indeed becoming problematic. For example political correctness is often limited to "what he has been saying about women", even though in america racism is visibly more prevalent than sexism. In the end, i may not agree with the positions, but he doesnt sound like a fundamentalist who is not open to debate. Certainly people with contrarian views are not "not welcome".
Re: Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]
#70Very interesting talk. I'd love for him to write a history of capitalism type book. "The History of Innovation and Globalization". Start it off with the x-axis=globalization and y-axis=innovation model and go from say 18th century to now. I always enjoy history of economics books. I like the mainstream books but really enjoyed the perspective and research that went into "An Austrian Perspective on the History of Econ…
I think it would be a biased history book. He has strong opinions and that would not apply well to history.