all vc-supported , with huge money. not exactly the "indie studie that made it big" type. But more importantly, those are a decade ago (and TikTok reportedly bought its users).
At this point it doesnt seem there is any potential for making a profitable app company, the profit would be to be acquired
> Immigrants have higher crime rates and we're taking in more immigrants, which is bad.
This statement isn't the issue. What is an issue is that the establishment isn't willing to have a real discussion on this topic (illegal immigration, cultural dilution, economic benefits, etc...). The rise of far right and far left rhetoric is an expected response to the status quo, where people feel pushed into opposing tribes.
No I’m not. Here I was expanding on the point the parent made where abolition was an example:
> [S]elf-censorship is never good. People holding views that you find offensive don't need to stop doing anything, and this has both exposed bad people and led to revolutionary new ideas
This is a silly argument given the above example.
Remember the topic is about self-censorship and whether getting offended about certain rhetoric is natural, not about any specific topic which might offend people.
Eh? In my experience logs are some of the most valuable data produced by software. Debugging, experiments, software quality, auth trails, analytics, customer support, privacy, security, audit/compliance and abuse are all seriously useful applications for logs. Throwing them away is like dumping gold.
Isn't it wiser to donate $5 mil after you've lived a full life? Giving away your future nest egg is quite a rash decision for a young person. Especially when that money will almost certainly end up mismanaged or end up in the pockets of cronies.
This is my hesitation. My wife and I debate about whether it is better to donate continuously or save up and donate most of it toward the end of our lives. My argument is that 1) if all human lives are equal in value, then we can help more total humans by letting investments compound 2) if we have some kind of unexpected emergency in life we will really wish we still had that money available. Her argument is that 1) we could die at any time and would not be around to see that the money is used how we like and 2) helping those in need earlier can also compound the benefits for their lives, which could potentially cause those people to then help others, and so on.
EAs have attempted to calculate how much better it is to donate to e.g. deworming today than to donate to the best cause in a few years. The implied interest rate is decently high.
No, it's not wiser. The charities to which I give have a clear and immediate need of funds to protect children from malaria and worms. It does not help those children if I wait 40 years before giving anything.
> Giving away your future nest egg is quite a rash decision for a young person.
There's risks involved, of course. But the risks are minuscule compared to the risk unfairly borne by others because they do not have the privilege of sophisticated healthcare systems, food, and clean drinking water.
I'm in my twenties and make more money than 99% of my fellow citizens. If I can not find a way to help children literally at severe risk of death before 5 years of age, who can?
Not so -- if you do your homework. My first donation is always of time rather money: A thorough, skeptical vetting of the organization itself. Start with reading the Form 990 (in USA). If the org makes its Form 990 hard to get, that's red flag #1.
Joe Rogan isn't even right wing - he's clearly a progressive (literally a Bernie Bro) - it's just that he's usually willing to talk to conservatives on his show.
Yeah, I’m not right wing either, I just actually believe in free speech for everyone. Even people I don’t agree with. This new movement to censor and silence opposing perspectives is disgusting and should frighten people. Win with the merits of your ideas and perspectives, not by silencing the people who oppose you by claiming moral superiority.
I've been saying this is coming for years now, and honestly, it seems like people are really starting to speak up. I'm happy to see more comments like yours.
