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Re: Are we the baddies?

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Post by sothatsit »

xoralkindi wrote: post #94

> Someday, people will have to realize we live in a society. What will it take? Anarchism, socialism and communism can work perfect in a small village where everyone knows and trusts each other. But if you scale it up it does not work well because people can be corrupt. If you want to scale up to a Geo Global level that is trust-less the best way we know is to use Capitalism, but Capitalism ends up becoming more and…

Most people aren't looking to eliminate capitalism. They just want constraints to be put on it. Higher taxes on wealth, stricter antitrust enforcement, investing in social infrastructure, or passing laws that protect consumers don't prevent capitalism from working.

Australia has social healthcare and massive mining companies. They coexist just fine. There really is a lot of wiggle room between fully embracing socialism and going full anarcho-capitalist, and maybe the tradeoffs of shifting towards the socialism side of things are worth considering.

Although, George seems to just want to flip the table out of the belief that real reform that would impact most people positively will never get passed in a democracy. It would require too much change.

Re: Are we the baddies?

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Post by taneq »

ggm wrote: post #2

For some people, paying the premium to jump the queue is the point. What they didn't forsee is what happens when everyone has wound up paying the premium, and the queue is now with you again. This is mostly Australian frequent flyers, when it was a high barrier to entry it conferred advantages and now Fly in Fly out work has commoditised club status, there is next to no boarding advantage, and no points flight availa…

> now Fly in Fly out work has commoditised club status, there is next to no boarding advantage

Why would you want to be on the plane earlier than necessary? Only thing I can think of is better access to the overhead lockers, which fill up fast these days.

Re: Are we the baddies?

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Post by haveyoucinsdrd »

quailfarmer wrote: post #60
haveyoucinsdrd wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hardcovers last longer, resource use is real. Cheap things is a regressive tax on the lower incomes who have to replace cheap stuff faster. They can’t save for better stuff. When it comes to media like movies… really? Still? The resource use of Top Gun and Star Wars is bonkers. Can’t we just have local theater and you know socialize? Do we need the movie to come together and socialize over? I so thought we were done…

Paperbacks are _not_ a regressive tax. The book is equally readable in both forms, and often more portable in paperback. Hardcover books are (mild) luxury items that can command a higher profit margin and thus are easier for publishers to justify. Very few individuals are buying hardcover books in order to maximize utility over many decades

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Re: Are we the baddies?

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Post by andrekandre »

wohoef wrote: post #108
delusional wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think this is what struck me as well. Hearing what I can only describe as radical anti-capitalism coming from George Hotz was not what I expected when I opened that link. That said I have felt the same feelings expressed by Hotz in this post. I commend him for saying it.

Call me crazy, but I think capitalism can exist without mass manipulation.

it definitely can, but the question is for how long and to what extent; historically, players with power and money will always want more and so things tilt in that direction....

Re: Are we the baddies?

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Post by xoralkindi »

sothatsit wrote: post #121
xoralkindi wrote: post #94

> Someday, people will have to realize we live in a society. What will it take? Anarchism, socialism and communism can work perfect in a small village where everyone knows and trusts each other. But if you scale it up it does not work well because people can be corrupt. If you want to scale up to a Geo Global level that is trust-less the best way we know is to use Capitalism, but Capitalism ends up becoming more and…

Most people aren't looking to eliminate capitalism. They just want constraints to be put on it. Higher taxes on wealth, stricter antitrust enforcement, investing in social infrastructure, or passing laws that protect consumers don't prevent capitalism from working. Australia has social healthcare and massive mining companies. They coexist just fine. There really is a lot of wiggle room between fully embracing sociali…

> Most people aren't looking to eliminate capitalism. They want sensible constraints to be put on it. Things like higher taxes on wealth, stricter antitrust enforcement, or investing in social infrastructure don't prevent capitalism from working.

In capitalism the capitalists end up being the government. They can choose who gets elected, the laws, they even start political parties.

Re: Are we the baddies?

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Post by ZeroGravitas »

dontlaugh wrote: post #104
robin_reala wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not particularly radical is it? Maybe I’m in a bit of a bubble.

Exactly, it’s very mild first steps anti-capitalism. Nothing about class, for example.

A few posts before he shared a story of a black woman Amazon delivery driver caught on camera complaining about delivering to a rich person's large house.

He attributed this to basic monkey psychology and said it led to revolutions where all the rich people get killed and society gets poorer overall.

I read it as mocking poor people, but maybe he was trying to warn the people who get killed in those kinds of revolutions.

Re: Are we the baddies?

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Post by Klonoar »

bragh wrote: post #115
Klonoar wrote: post #109

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No? Just... don't be creepy. I've done this a few times over the last few days alone (in Seattle no less, a city infamous for being antisocial - though I'm willing to accept some were tourists for the 4th). IME, people are actually starved for human interaction.

It makes no sense to have a high risk of getting blasted all over local Facebook groups/Instagram/Tiktok for daring to approach while being ugly when they can use dating apps for zero risk. And if dating apps feel expensive to use, then there is Photofeeler also to validate your attractiveness.

You are seriously overthinking this shit.

Re: Are we the baddies?

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Post by varelse »

ggm wrote: post #2

For some people, paying the premium to jump the queue is the point. What they didn't forsee is what happens when everyone has wound up paying the premium, and the queue is now with you again. This is mostly Australian frequent flyers, when it was a high barrier to entry it conferred advantages and now Fly in Fly out work has commoditised club status, there is next to no boarding advantage, and no points flight availa…

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Re: Are we the baddies?

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Post by StefanBatory »

Klonoar wrote: post #109
seydor wrote: post #66

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> You can literally go outside and talk to people. You can't . If you talk to modern city people the way you casually said 'hi' to strangers in the 90s , at best you 'll end up in a tiktok branded as a creepy person

No? Just... don't be creepy. I've done this a few times over the last few days alone (in Seattle no less, a city infamous for being antisocial - though I'm willing to accept some were tourists for the 4th). IME, people are actually starved for human interaction.

I sometimes browse my city Spotted pages.

It's an common thing to see someone complaining about a "creep" (quotes as in, I'm quoting them) because someone tried to hit up on them and so on.

In today world, what you're speaking is at best dangerous.

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