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undefined3840··on Currency is popular again, especially the $100 bill
Depends on how you use it. If you own your own private keys and aren’t transacting from a hot wallet like Coinbase then yes your transactions are public but your identity is not tied to your address
undefined3840··on Currency is popular again, especially the $100 bill
Pretty much
undefined3840··on Currency is popular again, especially the $100 bill
It’s somewhat ironic that the people I know who are into crypto are somewhat more likely to use cash than your average person for privacy reasons...
undefined3840··on Ask HN: Early exit? Do you call yourself unemployed?
Yeah unless you are an extreme outlier and have expensive tastes you should be able to live off that very easily.
undefined3840··on Ask HN: Early exit? Do you call yourself unemployed?
You are way overshooting. Of course you can comfortably retire with less than $10M under 40!

The money is still working for you, presumably, through dividends on investments, etc.

undefined3840··on Ask HN: Early exit? Do you call yourself unemployed?
Can’t you just say self-employed? That is what I do.
undefined3840··on Famous Memos
Sorry, but I think it’s beyond time to move away from the “cult of the CEO” and not lean into it.

Reading these memos in a vacuum only serves to perpetuate the myth of the cultish male CEO (and yes, every single one listed is male) as some prescient God-like figure who can do no wrong. Pass.

undefined3840··on Ask HN: How do I minimize money to China?
I feel no guilt over living a minimalist lifestyle...
undefined3840··on Ask HN: How do I minimize money to China?
Just don’t buy anything unless you have to.
undefined3840··on A Guy on Reddit Turns $766 into $107,758 on Two Options Trades
I mean in wallstreetbets. I think a story about a massive literal Wall Street bet is well within reason for Bloomberg news
undefined3840··on A Guy on Reddit Turns $766 into $107,758 on Two Options Trades
Not really. Loss porn is equally if not more popular on WSB than gain porn.
undefined3840··on A Guy on Reddit Turns $766 into $107,758 on Two Options Trades
Yes. It’s more a story about wallstreetbets and Robinhood.
undefined3840··on SoftBank Plans $5B Rescue Financing for WeWork
/r/wallstreetbets
undefined3840··on Amazon Has Transformed the Hasidic Economy
I grew up with a lot of Mormons...anecdotally would say their families were more often SMB owners than not. Utah also has a pretty happening tech scene nowadays.
undefined3840··on Amazon Has Transformed the Hasidic Economy
I think there’s something about knowing you need to care for a large family (e.g. a member of a religion that values having lots of kids) that is motivating for entrepreneurs in a way I don’t always hear about e.g. entrepreneurial tendencies among Hasidic Jews and Mormons
undefined3840··on Zombie debts are hounding struggling Americans
Interesting. Yeah seems like a legal gray area. I could see one bad Supreme Court case turn them on it’s head.
undefined3840··on Zombie debts are hounding struggling Americans
Does anyone know what law governs ISAs? Like why would a Lambda school be able to forcibly collect income if a student tried to vanish without paying if they found a job?
undefined3840··on Coinexchange.io is Closing Down
Living in a country where you have no choice but to earn in a local currency with runaway inflation is objectively shittier.
undefined3840··on Unicorn Feces
Opendoor also has pretty negative reviews from everything I can find online. Would guess tech is hardly a component to this business - likely just some basic pricing models. Seems like the basic playbook is to lowball desperate homeowners, make a few thousand dollars worth of renovations (if at all), and then turn it around and try to sell it for a lot more. Not exactly rocket science, and definitely riskier in a downturn in their core markets like Las Vegas and Phoenix with relatively high supply as is.
undefined3840··on What Happened to the West Village?
Cities change...it’s the longing for days past that created the housing crisis in SF in the name of preservation.

I’m not familiar with the exact building restrictions in West Village but I assume there’s strict height restrictions that have been grandfathered in long ago...I’m going to guess these restrictions is the exact reason why the ultra wealthy can just buy up a small building and make it into a SFH, which obviously just exacerbates the housing problems in the neighborhood.

The story touched on this a bit but also seems like every time I visit half the stores are either closed or new because rents are so high for businesses. The only stores that I see have staying power are the ones that look like obvious money laundering fronts like jewelry stores. It’s this strange ghost town for retail.

undefined3840··on LinkedIn loses appeal over access to user profiles
I recently learned from a recruiter that one license for one recruiter for LinkedIn is $10k a year, so that is what they are protecting.
undefined3840··on Singapore to become first country banning ads on sugary drinks
It’s a “friendly authoritarian” surveillance state. It’s great if you obey the rules, but you sound like you lean toward libertarianism...Singapore is the complete opposite.
undefined3840··on Singapore to become first country banning ads on sugary drinks
In SF sugary drinks are taxed extra.

There are signs that demand for sugary drinks are on the decline naturally e.g. demand for sparking water has increased as people look for alternatives to drinking a coke. And there was a recent article on how juice consumption has dropped to new lows...

undefined3840··on Jack Ma Says 12-Hour Work Week Could Be the Norm
Wouldn’t be surprised if this guy ended up being a puppet for some larger entity this entire time ala Epstein.
undefined3840··on SF to Establish Office of Emerging Technology
It’s a gold rush town. People put up with a lot when there’s billions to be made.
undefined3840··on SF to Establish Office of Emerging Technology
This actually makes this announcement even worse. A $250k budget is an utter joke, so it begs the question if this was all done as a troll move toward the entire startup ecosystem in SF to get everyone riled up.
undefined3840··on SF to Establish Office of Emerging Technology
I don’t understand what this proves other than the individual risk tolerance of every fourth person you saw this weekend.
undefined3840··on SF to Establish Office of Emerging Technology
It’s called prioritization
undefined3840··on SF to Establish Office of Emerging Technology
Yep. Can’t wear sandals anywhere either for fear of stepping into a used needle and contracting something.
undefined3840··on SF to Establish Office of Emerging Technology
Too comical. Scooters are a threat to society but not record level property crime, car break ins, and opioid addiction and mental health issues among the homeless
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