halcyondaze

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Systems-based marketing guy. Personal writing at www.kevinespiritu.com Marketing writing at www.supremestrategies.com Twitter: @kevinespiritu
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Comment · 7 years ago
You're assuming he's optimizing his life for $
Comment · 9 years ago
This is a case of should be this way, but never will be. People have and always will respond to personal incentives, which is why framing this way is doing well.

If people are incentivized to get solar roofs for personal benefits and it happens to also help the "Life Economy," this is good. Especially because more people will get them when they're framed in terms of what an individual gains from installing it, not what Humanity gains.

Comment · 9 years ago
So a more serious Y2K?
Comment · 9 years ago
As a layman here, can someone explain this what the significance of the year 2038 is to me?
Comment · 9 years ago
Right but randomly posting in a link to Veblen good on Wikipedia because it's one example of when raising prices doesn't lower demand doesn't mean it's in any way relevant to this discussion. Almost no one would argue that this kind of travel is a Veblen good.
Comment · 9 years ago
Appreciate you sharing this, I wrote this years ago and am glad to see it's still getting traction :)
Comment · 10 years ago
Yes, I am expanding offline as well because I want to explore it as much as possible. Still fun for me, and what isn't I try to outsource to others.
Comment · 10 years ago
~$2k/mo from an informational hobby-related website I run and monetize with affiliate sales. Growing, too!
Comment · 10 years ago
It didn't do that after I googled a few images
Comment · 10 years ago
RIP to a true boss.
Comment · 10 years ago
It will never cease to amaze me how negative the overall comments are on HN.
Comment · 10 years ago
There's this, Anova, Joule, etc. Why are there >3 high tech sous vide companies right now, I honestly don't understand.
Comment · 10 years ago
Yeah it has. Peter Lik.
Comment · 10 years ago
Fair points!

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