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The crypto economy has about the same market size as a country like Russia, Italy, or Brazil.

A country like Iceland is far smaller, and their currency famously fluctuated in 2008. Would you consider Icelandic króna as money? Most people do.

Because everyone knows how to inspect hardware against future supply chain attacks, right?

The Museum of Holography still exists! Worth a visit next time you are in NYC.

They also offer classes and a residency program that I have been keenly considering.

I'm personally here for thought-provoking, high-quality content. To quote the HN guidelines, "Anything that good hackers would find interesting."

AI content is typically lower quality, but I'm not opposed to AI-aided content just on the principle of the thing?

An emphasis on driving users towards IRL socialization, and strengthening geographically local communities.

Partiful works well?

They are not big-tech American, and as a non-profit, they aren't beholden to advertiser or investor interests.

Very fair, and worth addressing. May I ask- what are the main barriers preventing you from socializing? Could intentionally designed apps or social structures reduce those barriers? What do you think would be most helpful?

I'm not sure which happy, anti-social countries you are referring to.

"It may turn out that people aren’t hanging out at bars, but at home." I understand that entertaining at home has been in decline over the last few decades, and is at or near an all time low. Putnam discusses this in Bowling Alone, and all research I've seen lines up with that.

My belief is that most people agree that the decline of community is a problem (I'll cite the Surgeon General's report, for example). I'm open to reconsidering my position if you have sources for the opposing viewpoint.

This is the issue that is top of mind for me at the moment. If you're frustrated by political polarization, this is one of the root causes! I'm very eager to hear any ideas on steps we can take to systematically reverse this damage to society.

Because liquidating / selling your shares is a taxable event. If you purchased a simple ETF to begin with, your tax burden would have been lower.

In Apple's case, it is also a demonstration that leadership strongly cares about design (a core value of the company).