HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

curious_fella

9 karma · joined April 25, 2016

submissionscomments
curious_fella··on Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson says the company is mining cryptocurrencies
> What do you get for correctly calling the bubble in 3 years?

Well, if you knew when the bubble was bursting, then there would be no problem!

curious_fella··on Apple plans to spend $1B to support advanced manufacturing jobs in the U.S
People are not coming from around the world for middle class jobs like auto-manufacturer or steel worker. Jobs like these used to be the heart of the middle class, and they certainly weren't under sweatshop conditions (unions made sure of that).
curious_fella··on Requiem for the American Dream – Noam Chomsky
1. flagging != downvote

2. let YouTube take care of that

curious_fella··on Why So Many Smart People Aren’t Happy
I feel like he was referring the Current Events and the state of the world?
curious_fella··on Why So Many Smart People Aren’t Happy
Can you give an example of one of those "double layered" illusions? I.e., the view most people are fed, the view most intelligent people are fed, then the view you see?
curious_fella··on The Epic Rise of John D. Rockefeller
It does matter. Monopolies are not "good for capitalism" if they prevent honest competition from battling the monopoly for business. If, as argued above, monopolies naturally "self-destruct" in favor of newer, more ferocious competitors, then regulation isn't necessary.
curious_fella··on The Epic Rise of John D. Rockefeller
> All businesses rise and fall over time. The popular narrative that, unchecked by government, a business will eventually rise to absorb everything is not borne out by practice.

Interesting assertion, do you have any books/data to back that up?