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Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by pinkfoot »

adventured wrote: post #102
NicoJuicy wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would the euro be in real trouble. The only thing I see is Hungary and interference of China, but those things will usually resolve themselves. Nobody trusts China = I agree. I don't think anyone considers even the pound. But, Trump made sure that a lot of people are starting to back away from the US. So I can't agree with the "going the opposite part". If Trump would see another term i foresee huge troubles ahea…

> Why would the euro be in real trouble. How about zero net economic growth for 20-25 years and no prospect of that trend changing? Countries in the Eurzone who have seen negative real economic growth since 2007 or 2008: Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain The only growth economies over the past decade are smaller: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia,…

> has stagnated the US went from a GDP per capita of $48,300 to $65,000 .

Largely by adding trillions to the GDP via hedonic and imputed contributions.

GDP exists these days to show that government debt is below x% of GDP.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by pinkfoot »

redis_mlc wrote: post #152
NicoJuicy wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would the euro be in real trouble. The only thing I see is Hungary and interference of China, but those things will usually resolve themselves. Nobody trusts China = I agree. I don't think anyone considers even the pound. But, Trump made sure that a lot of people are starting to back away from the US. So I can't agree with the "going the opposite part". If Trump would see another term i foresee huge troubles ahea…

Everything you wrote is the opposite of true. The Euro is a scam, with most EU members "sick men" and Germany unwilling to foot their national pensions and welfare schemes. Allies say they hate Trump publicly, until they need a superpower to intervene, then they all call him Daddy. US citizens love Trump ... just not the coastal elites and wannabe elites. Who was the only leader with the common sense to halt air trav…

The only man on earth the CCP fears is Trump. What does that tell you?

Care to support this - with you know - evidence?

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by TheAdamAndChe »

The discovery and research of CRISPR makes in vivo genetic modification possible and safe, is going to absolutely revolutionize humanity. Imagine a world completely devoid of genetic diseases or with treatment for those diseases. Imagine a reduction in occurrence of over 50% of cancers. Imagine being able to change fundamental aspects of yourself. Imagine a grad student learning tools that can be used to recreate smallpox or make influenza cause cancer. This revolution is happening _right now_.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR?wprov=sfla1

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by rhlsthrm »

gitgud wrote: post #123

Low-code software solutions like Airtable and Monday. They're finally entering the mainstream and gaining widespread adoption.

What kind of things are people using them for? It seems like most of the low-code stuff I see is more low-code tools and examples of things that can be done with low-code. Are there examples of things that are really novel with low code?

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by rmrfstar »

panarky wrote: post #74

Doing nothing. We've been indoctrinated from an early age to be productive, to schedule every moment, to sacrifice sleep, to always be learning, building, networking, searching and improving. The covid19 lockdown is showing many people the benefits of disconnecting, de-scheduling, refusing or ignoring invitations, and being still with our thoughts for hours or days at a time, producing nothing of tangible economic va…

> producing nothing of tangible economic value

Just because something has a low/zero market price does not mean it has no economic value. It just means it is not valued by people with lots of money and their pals in government.

Similarly, just because something has a high market price does not mean it has real economic value. See, e.g. LBO funds and their ridiculous fees.

Market prices are determined as much by market structure as they are by people's preferences.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by rhindi »

Homomorphic encryption and the trend of making everything end to end encrypted online. Puts an end to surveillance, data theft, and complex regulatory frameworks. Makes people feel safe about using online services, and makes companies feel safe using third party cloud services.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by rmrfstar »

DreamScatter wrote: post #101

Geometric algebra It's an algebra which unifies linear algebra with quaternions and tensors. My implementation in Julia is at https://github.com/chakravala/Grassmann.jl We have a chat community of geometric algebra enthusiasts at https://bivector.net

Cool!

But, what's the practical/applied angle here?

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by jl2718 »

DreamScatter wrote: post #101

Geometric algebra It's an algebra which unifies linear algebra with quaternions and tensors. My implementation in Julia is at https://github.com/chakravala/Grassmann.jl We have a chat community of geometric algebra enthusiasts at https://bivector.net

Anybody have an idea for how much hardware acceleration is possible for these types? I had a mathematician come to me with a proposal to develop an instruction set, but I don’t think I know enough to say whether it’s worth it versus emulation with real vectors.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by rmrfstar »

wreath wrote: post #156
quickthrower2 wrote: post #151

Robinhood. r/wallstreetbets and other mainstream amateur investors investing or betting on crazy risky assets from crypto to options. Indie hackers - the last 5 or so years is the first time I’ve seen a lot of info laid out for this group to thrive. The traditional business and startup advice doesn’t apply directly. Expect to see a lot more people doing this as they get dissatisfied from work or just need a bit of ex…

> Netflix and other networks raising awareness of social issues and kind of being in charge of what social issues get to be covered and what don’t. Related is education from Netflix instead of other sources. I started noticing this recently where even in Netflix shows (not documentaries) there are subtle messages. Honestly, I find it annoying because I'm there to decompress for an hour or so and not have these issues…

You literally cannot consume media without this feature [1,2]. There is nothing new under the sun.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessary_Illusions

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by robotron »

erulabs wrote: post #29

- Grime music. A UK hybrid of hip-hop and punk, with a focus on showing poverty as a cold reality rather than a hardened persona - removing the "gang" in favor of the "pang". Honesty and sadness in mainstream music is on its way back. - Self-hosting. A hugely growing movement to host server-side software yourself (on a cloud provider or at home). De-platforming is not possible unless ordinary citizens can host applic…

Isn't grime a decade or so old by now?
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