John Carmack on the Government
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John Carmack on the Government
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#2A tech god start talking about topic he does not understand well enough, and the article is full of descriptions without much data to back.
No one is immune from human nature after all.
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#3Considering recent changes in the US government's leadership, this really needs a (2010) in the title.
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Re: John Carmack on the Government
#5A tech god start talking about topic he does not understand well enough, and the article is full of descriptions without much data to back. No one is immune from human nature after all.
Yup massive respect for Carmack on a technical level but I can't agree with him here. At least on the individual level US has one of the lower income tax rates when compared to Europe or Canada. I don't see how going even lower would benefit US society as a whole(spending a little less on the military might help though).
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#6A tech god start talking about topic he does not understand well enough, and the article is full of descriptions without much data to back. No one is immune from human nature after all.
Yeah... with no sources for the extremely sweeping claims made, it's just a rant.
Re: John Carmack on the Government
#7A tech god start talking about topic he does not understand well enough, and the article is full of descriptions without much data to back. No one is immune from human nature after all.
This comment is especially relevant, given yesterday's popularity of Scott Aaronson's blog post.
Re: John Carmack on the Government
#8Considering recent changes in the US government's leadership, this really needs a (2010) in the title.
He reposted it last month.
Re: John Carmack on the Government
#9A tech god start talking about topic he does not understand well enough, and the article is full of descriptions without much data to back. No one is immune from human nature after all.
This is absolutely crazy, he did say, that he gained much of data point from Armadillo Aerospace project. Again, Peter Thiel reiterates the similar thing about "bytes and atoms".
What if the state of CA regulated Quality Controls and Error rates on Software produced? What if there is a regulation to prove that a Video game does not impair congnitive skills of 1% of people who play it etc.
The tech world is so lefty because, its "byte world" is nearly unregulated but the Aerospace, manufacturing etc. "atoms world" is regulated to death. That is the problem. If there is a person without depth, its is likely to be you than John Carmack.
Edit: As usual flagged, but if this was a testament to the group think article from the atlantic or new york times, this would have a couple hundred upvotes and a massive policy discussion. My respect for John Carmack has increased even further, he like many practitioners is an empiricist.
Re: John Carmack on the Government
#10A tech god start talking about topic he does not understand well enough, and the article is full of descriptions without much data to back. No one is immune from human nature after all.
Yup massive respect for Carmack on a technical level but I can't agree with him here. At least on the individual level US has one of the lower income tax rates when compared to Europe or Canada. I don't see how going even lower would benefit US society as a whole(spending a little less on the military might help though).
I found the post very rambley but I don't think Carmack was far off the mark. Most of his arguments seem to orbit around the concept that the federal government is hugely wasteful, which isn't a particularly uncommon or controversial opinion.
Your comment about the US tax rate is misguided though. While we might technically pay less than some European countries (not much less, in some cases), we also receive a lot less in return.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-myth...
A vast amount of US tax dollars go towards social security--a creaky, shuddering retirement plan that many expect will collapse before they ever benefit from it--and defense. When ~32% of your paycheck evaporates with no clear benefit like those enjoyed in European countries, it makes sense to complain.