I was a regular reader of ZH for a long stretch leading up to the 2012 election and in my opinion their content is toxic and fuels paranoia. Lots of "end stage capitalism" and "prepper" type content. From my perspective…
It's really good for the economy to go out for lunch. You create a lot of jobs by doing that. If you're mindful of where you eat you can also support immigrant and minority owned businesses.
Not that recent. We left the gold standard in 1971. All that inflating monetary supply has to get stored somewhere. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS
Identity verification which helps with fraud prevention most likely. It only has to prevent a small % of fraud attempts to probably be worthwhile for them.
I have been very happy with my 1 year old pair of WP glasses. There aren't any nose pads or spring hinges but I haven't noticed any negative effects from those design choices. For $110 with anti-glare coating I have no…
Sunglass Hut is owned by Luxottica and sells their products: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxottica Yes they do really produce that many different brands.
Marketing by Nike. Have you noticed how many pop culture figures wear Nike and Converse (mostly Chuck Taylors) which is owned by Nike? That's no accident.
This explains why I have seen such an increase in the number of cars with Lyft lights in their windshield driving around town.
I am not upset. Points 5 and 6 on that article detail what I believe are legitimate criticisms about the lack of transparency in the process and how ALEC is used to bypass what I view as reasonable requirements for…
Maybe most companies can get the results that they want with small, strategic lobbying. It could be both effective and efficient, from an economic standpoint. Why else would organizations like ALEC exist?…
Apple bought Shazam, and their recommendation system is quite good.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a lot of data, not that granular but by region and larger city it is very good: https://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm
digital entertainment
It's dangerous to be so confident about something that hasn't happened yet. Something about counting chickens...
The people that own insurance companies would become less wealthy. The industries (the 6 companies that own the majority of the media industry https://www.morriscreative.com/6-corporations-control-90-of-... ) that rely…
A Minecraft mod seems to get credit for being the first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_royale_game
Birch beer is my favorite. Very nice wintergreen flavor. Boylan's has a good version that's pretty widely available in the US.
Or have the person doing the grocery shopping live stream themselves in first person with the option to ping the recipient if there are any decision points that need attention.
Those organizations are composed of individuals. There are also many ways to influence people's perspectives, often without them realizing.
Maybe humanity behaves in a manner much more suited to a stable, civilized society when it is being monitored.
There seems to always be fear mongering by people who benefit from the "opportunities" created by the suffering of those most vulnerable whenever there is a sufficient amount of fear, uncertainty, and doubt pumped into…
Seems to me they're being mindful consumers.
Or you can organize and vote. This is still a democracy.
It's good for the economy. Creates a lot of jobs.
With Ethereum, is creating an economy of scams really something positive?
I was a regular reader of ZH for a long stretch leading up to the 2012 election and in my opinion their content is toxic and fuels paranoia. Lots of "end stage capitalism" and "prepper" type content. From my perspective…
It's really good for the economy to go out for lunch. You create a lot of jobs by doing that. If you're mindful of where you eat you can also support immigrant and minority owned businesses.
Not that recent. We left the gold standard in 1971. All that inflating monetary supply has to get stored somewhere. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS
Identity verification which helps with fraud prevention most likely. It only has to prevent a small % of fraud attempts to probably be worthwhile for them.
I have been very happy with my 1 year old pair of WP glasses. There aren't any nose pads or spring hinges but I haven't noticed any negative effects from those design choices. For $110 with anti-glare coating I have no…
Sunglass Hut is owned by Luxottica and sells their products: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxottica Yes they do really produce that many different brands.
Marketing by Nike. Have you noticed how many pop culture figures wear Nike and Converse (mostly Chuck Taylors) which is owned by Nike? That's no accident.
This explains why I have seen such an increase in the number of cars with Lyft lights in their windshield driving around town.
I am not upset. Points 5 and 6 on that article detail what I believe are legitimate criticisms about the lack of transparency in the process and how ALEC is used to bypass what I view as reasonable requirements for…
Maybe most companies can get the results that they want with small, strategic lobbying. It could be both effective and efficient, from an economic standpoint. Why else would organizations like ALEC exist?…
Apple bought Shazam, and their recommendation system is quite good.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a lot of data, not that granular but by region and larger city it is very good: https://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm
digital entertainment
It's dangerous to be so confident about something that hasn't happened yet. Something about counting chickens...
The people that own insurance companies would become less wealthy. The industries (the 6 companies that own the majority of the media industry https://www.morriscreative.com/6-corporations-control-90-of-... ) that rely…
A Minecraft mod seems to get credit for being the first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_royale_game
Birch beer is my favorite. Very nice wintergreen flavor. Boylan's has a good version that's pretty widely available in the US.
Or have the person doing the grocery shopping live stream themselves in first person with the option to ping the recipient if there are any decision points that need attention.
Those organizations are composed of individuals. There are also many ways to influence people's perspectives, often without them realizing.
Maybe humanity behaves in a manner much more suited to a stable, civilized society when it is being monitored.
There seems to always be fear mongering by people who benefit from the "opportunities" created by the suffering of those most vulnerable whenever there is a sufficient amount of fear, uncertainty, and doubt pumped into…
Seems to me they're being mindful consumers.
Or you can organize and vote. This is still a democracy.
It's good for the economy. Creates a lot of jobs.
With Ethereum, is creating an economy of scams really something positive?