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Can't say I've ever felt that massive corps and the people that work there are super productive. In many instances they seem less productive than government.
If the small companies were productive they'd be big companies.
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> I'd be surprised if people pretend the market is still rational: see nfts. Or the modern stock market. NFTs are an entertainment / art product. Them having non-zero value is the same as the original Mona Lisa selling for more than a perfect replica. What about the stock market are you darkly hinting at? > Not to mention the market irrationally rewards short term good (or even bad) and long term bad behavior, but it…
> NFTs are an entertainment / art product. Not strictly. It could also represent the ownership of a house. Usages like that are not widely-adopted, but NFTs are so much more than art.
That's a horrifying suggestion.
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While I've not read that book, the synopsis from Wiki would suggest that the arguments put forth in there are almost entirely obsolete owing to the internet. In particular: --- The buying public: the "bewildered herd" (a term here borrowed from The Phantom Public) must pay to understand the unseen environment by the mass communications media. The irony is that although the public's opinion is important, it must pay f…
The excess of often conflicting information, is the same as no information.
The greatest thing about tight, upcoming elections is that governments actually start to do a tiny bit of what people want. Great result.
But Congress can only go far back so agencies are racing to put out regulations now so that a potentially hostile Congress in 2024 can't undo what they did easily.
See for example net neutrality from the FCC, FTC regs, airline refund regs from FAA and more.
Yes, all of this might help in the election, but if this were really just about elections, you would see these announcements in September and October.
The greatest thing about tight, upcoming elections is that governments actually start to do a tiny bit of what people want. Great result.
The saddest thing is that people rush to vote and be lied to by politicians that spend 3.5 years bickering, getting courted by lobbyists and ignoring all their pledges to the people. We call it democracy, proudly wear pins saying "I Voted!" and shame on you if you ever criticize it.
If you voted for the winner, and you don't like what they're doing, it's your fault for voting for them.
If you voted for the loser, and you don't like what the winner is doing, you need to shut up and accept the result of the vote.
If you didn't vote, that's your own fault for not participating.
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The CGP Grey videos on The Rules for Rulers actually makes me less cynical about all of this.
The greatest thing about tight, upcoming elections is that governments actually start to do a tiny bit of what people want. Great result.
It leaves a bad taste in the mouth, doesn't it? Why haven't they taken action until now? People aren't children to be appeased by such gestures.
The greatest thing about tight, upcoming elections is that governments actually start to do a tiny bit of what people want. Great result.
You are underestimating the time it takes to get stuff done in a big bureaucracy AND the fear of the Congressional Review Act. It's the nuclear option where Congress not only reverses an agency decision but also ban the agency from ever doing that thing again in the future. But Congress can only go far back so agencies are racing to put out regulations now so that a potentially hostile Congress in 2024 can't undo wha…
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Anecdote: I've had countless dealers over 20 years in many countries and continents, not once has someone tried to sell me anything else (besides hash). It's always been some cheery barefoot guy with dreads growing it in his closet. Now that it's legal in Germany I'm going to grow my own, and experience the (surprisingly common!) miracle of harvesting the exact legal limit of 25 grams from 3 plants ;)
However, if you wanted something other than weed, you would have someone who may be able to help you out
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do you know how many poor people get caught up on mj charges every year in this country? not to mention this will lead to prior charges being expunged from people's records. but sure let's prioritize those two guys.
Very short sighted thinking. If they beheaded Sam bankman fried there will be a clear message to not commit financial crime, and the aspiration and motivation would almost zero. The gesture of the freeing these two brave whistleblowers is much more important than you think. Noam Chomsky calls this censorship flak of his five filters. > If you want to challenge power, you’ll be pushed to the margins. When the media –…
1. https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/317793-people-were-a...
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do you know how many poor people get caught up on mj charges every year in this country? not to mention this will lead to prior charges being expunged from people's records. but sure let's prioritize those two guys.
Very short sighted thinking. If they beheaded Sam bankman fried there will be a clear message to not commit financial crime, and the aspiration and motivation would almost zero. The gesture of the freeing these two brave whistleblowers is much more important than you think. Noam Chomsky calls this censorship flak of his five filters. > If you want to challenge power, you’ll be pushed to the margins. When the media –…
Literally beheading him won't put off the next person like him. His current punishment is probably enough to put off anyone sane.
Assange isn't a whistleblower just by founding WikiLeaks any more than Musk is a brain surgeon by founding Neuralink, he's the figurehead.
Manning and Snowden get that title, but not Assange.