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I notice that when anyone says anything negative about the rich on the internet, people show up at lightspeed like you insulted their mom to defend them
Because stereotyping is not, in fact, OK when you do it.
Too much influence, too much power over others, and way more than their share of... Everything.
I thought this was going to be Peter Thiel but if he's on brand, he's living under or in a volcano on a tropical island somewhere. Plus he probably can't stand on previously consecrated ground. Honestly, Palantir is one of those companies where I think I'd rather be homeless than work there. The amount of direct evil Palantir is responsible for is hard to overstate (eg [1]). The rich are just trading assets with Mono…
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I am trying to figure out why you’re getting downvoted. Maybe not enough people are picking up on your sarcasm?
I guess he is referring to Peter Tiel, but the reference is too subtle even for HN public.
> landed a $10 billion software contract with the U.S. Army The United States has ~$38,000,000,000,000 in debt which means a baby born in the US will get $1000 in Trump Bucks to invest in S&P 500 along with a $111,000 share of that debt with its $3,000 a year interest per person. Can someone explain to me how long this will be sustainable? I'm a little sad that I'm not getting any free borrowed money in order to funn…
Buy gold and silver. Seriously. If you do not see the precipice we are a top of I have nothing else to say. ever since the great recession the Fed has been propping up the economy with low interest rates and Quantitative Easing. There is no way out of this but for an even greater depression. All these fake trump bucks and investment plans are not for the children, they are for the investors that need the money in the…
This. This will make all the difference, everything else is secondary.
In today’s media/social-media hellscape, how does one even begin to build a community? Every front page is filled with negativity, divisiveness.
I used to think preppers are nutjobs. As I grow old now, it feels more like they have a point
The Mountainhead https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35396529/
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You’re thinking of Peter Thiel, who is not the CEO of Palantir.
I know who I was thinking of. Theil is looking fro the Antichrist, and the antichrist is Karp. Signs of the antichrist: 1. He will exalt himself. 2. He will heed his inner voice above others. 3. He will be hostile toward the true God. 4. He will exalt human logic above faith. 5. He will prosper for a season and be loved. 6. He will not desire women. 7. He will not follow the faith of his fathers. 8. He will viciously…
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People see the rich getting richer while they struggle. This is your daily reminder we live in a segregated society
Why does this bother people? Who cares? There's always going to be stratification. Has literally no impact on anyone. Is it just jealousy?
> landed a $10 billion software contract with the U.S. Army The United States has ~$38,000,000,000,000 in debt which means a baby born in the US will get $1000 in Trump Bucks to invest in S&P 500 along with a $111,000 share of that debt with its $3,000 a year interest per person. Can someone explain to me how long this will be sustainable? I'm a little sad that I'm not getting any free borrowed money in order to funn…
I notice that when anyone says anything negative about the rich on the internet, people show up at lightspeed like you insulted their mom to defend them
If someone has a good argument regarding x, it is not a good response to say “why are you defending x?” Just respond to the argument on its merit. You’re not adding anything useful to the conversation.
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I notice that when anyone says anything negative about the rich on the internet, people show up at lightspeed like you insulted their mom to defend them
Because we're all temporarily embarrassed startup founders who haven't exited yet .
There’s a widespread faith and believe in the idea that there’s opportunity in every corner, regardless of familial status or other shortcomings.
This belief is largely factual, as the vast majority of unicorn founders and billionaires come from an upper middle class uninteresting background.