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djbebs··on Copyright denied because the model’s pose is not unique
Copyright addresses no issue, it only causes them.
djbebs··on The Chinese Civil Examinations
Pretty sure he was surprised no parents had blown one of the CPS people heads clean off in their front lawn when they came around to take their kids.
djbebs··on Here Come the Crypto Hypocrites
Sounds like they were stealing the customers deposits in order to provide those margin services then.
djbebs··on Facebook owner Meta to remove news from platform if Congress passes media bill
The content is uncopyrightable...
djbebs··on Paying obese people to lose weight doubles rate of weight loss
Obesity declining with income doesn't mean less calorically intense food is cheaper, it just means that higher income better educated people eat less calories.
djbebs··on TSA now wants to scan your face at security
It doesn’t reduce the time to enter the country anymore than blocking your front door unless you pay a toll reduces your time to exit the building.
djbebs··on Ticketmaster's tech problem isn't a tech problem
Why should people not be able to sell what they own freely?
djbebs··on Kanye West Is Suspended from Twitter After Posting a Swastika
Are you banning the us flag?
djbebs··on Why America’s Railroads Refuse to Give Their Workers Paid Leave
There is nothing wrong with stock buybacks, and the only people negatively affected by them are the investors who own the business.
djbebs··on Why America’s Railroads Refuse to Give Their Workers Paid Leave
The government shouldn't be taking any side.
djbebs··on FTX’s collapse was a crime, not an accident
Theft is a crime regardless of what is being stolen, so is fraud.

No need for regulation to deal with this.

djbebs··on Ask HN: Would you want to buy direct, fractional ownership of a solar farm?
Depends on the price and conditions.
djbebs··on FTX’s collapse was a crime, not an accident
If FTX Terms of Service state that customer assets belong to the customer--not to FTX and those assets are used by FTX for any purpose that is a crime. Full stop.
djbebs··on Workers at Amazon’s largest air hub in the world push to form a union
If they would prefer to be unemployed, they can do it regardless of whether amazon retail exists or not
djbebs··on Workers at Amazon’s largest air hub in the world push to form a union
That's the same as in europe, except perhaps that in europe often specific unions are associated with specific political parties and act in conjunction.
djbebs··on A navigation app that illuminates public land within privately held property
As they should be.
djbebs··on Ghana plans to buy oil with gold instead of dollars
Right now. Can you guarantee that will always be the case we'll into the future?
djbebs··on Brazil seizes iPhones from stores due to free charger requirement
Bureaucrats going on a power trip thats about to get struck down by the courts.
djbebs··on Whales dying from consuming plastics
They don't.
djbebs··on ‘Some things never leave you’: Poverty’s indelible marks
Small amounts let you gather up enough capital to reduce the negative impact of emergencies.

People who don't have thay ability make mistakes when emergencies inevitably come around.

Those 10$ a week after a year is enough to make up a small car repair, or problem with your paycheck.

Just last year I had an issue where my paycheck was short 1000$, because I wasn't spending everything as it came in, it wasn't a problem. I had a big enough buffer in income and emergency funds to make up for it.

If it had happened to my colleague who doesn't save up, he would have had to get a payday loan to put food on his families table.

That's how people stay poor.

djbebs··on I hate living in my tiny house (2019)
Again, how does the existence of investors making money by providing housing prevent you from providing housing at below market cost?

You'll find that it doesn't. That any such restrictions are political decisions not investor decisions.

djbebs··on Gerontocracy versus Western Civilization
I'm not asking about tax brackets, I'm asking about percentage of tax burden.

Ie: out of all the income taxes paid, which proportion should be paid by the top 1% of people who make 20% of the income.

djbebs··on Gerontocracy versus Western Civilization
So your stance is that 20% of the income should bear 100% of the taxes?

So that 80% of the income should pay 0% of the taxes?

djbebs··on FTX Lawyer Says ‘Substantial Amount’ of Crypto Firm’s Assets Stolen or Missing
Did you miss the existence of decentralized exchanges?
djbebs··on Gerontocracy versus Western Civilization
And what about the top 1%?

Say they have 20% of the income, how much of the total tax burden should they bear?

20%?

25%?

30%?

djbebs··on Gerontocracy versus Western Civilization
What would you say is a fair amount to tax the rich?

Say the top 10% have 50% of the income. How much of a percent of the total tax burden should they be responsible for?

50%?

60%?

70%?

djbebs··on I hate living in my tiny house (2019)
I didn't know the laws of physics was what kept the greenbelt around
djbebs··on I hate living in my tiny house (2019)
You understand that investors are providing a needed service, right?

Their existence in the market doesn't stop you from existing.

djbebs··on European teams ditch pro-LGBTQ+ armbands at Qatar World Cup
Pretty much all of them.
djbebs··on European teams ditch pro-LGBTQ+ armbands at Qatar World Cup
Did you miss all the times people with mental illnesses have been discriminated and institutionalized?
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