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I'd be happier to rent more if housing wasn't a disproportionately large share of my rental budget. Software developers continue to develop/maintain software in perpetuity. Landlords on the other hand have no incentive to do anything, because if tenants don't rent they simply die ignored on the street. So I suppose I am tired of renting.

> it's easy to make mistakes, even for the most honest brokers, when handling other people's money.

If I accidentally charge the wrong card, I can reverse the charge in a few seconds; it's beautiful. The credit card system is amazing. I even forgot my card once, and learned how to use my iPhone in its place.

With crypto...well, transacting is like programming except when you make a mistake you lose money. There are no safeguards. Like, sure, it's technically my fault for sending $400 to a null address, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm upset about it! And I consider myself somewhat tech savvy...imagine the customer complaints!

This article doesn’t do a good job of defining its basic terms to make its claims.

They admit knowledge worker productivity if ‘tricky’ to measure, yet are somehow sure it has decreased drastically, with no link to evidence.

They took away 'sort by new' for mobile users (most users), which means most users won't see (possibly valid) critical comments anymore. Remember 'YouTube comments' meme existing because the comments were just that bad.

It's a pattern of 'don't restrict, just make it less convenient to use'.

Seems hyperbolic. Meta is spending a lot of money on R&D right now (good news for longterm investors); Facebook is still the place for real-life connections (outside of business); VR is immature but will be a big deal once it lowers in cost.

Your comment annoyed me so I started typing a response but then I remembered that you might be a real person with debt who worries about a sick relative, so it’s just not that big a deal.

I think about giving up around 30 almost every day, but am scared I won’t have the courage to do so. More realistically I see my end in the cold on a street saying random things out loud while someone walks by feeling a mixture of discomfort, annoyance and guilt.

Imagine the Kardashians going full influencer for climate change

Traditional ads might become less effective. But all social interaction is mediated by ads now.

I tried instacart once, then never again because I felt dirty and it wasn’t that convenient.

Update was pretty painless. Everything else is the same.

I think the solution is that these jobs need to be compensated in proportion to their value, with applicants understanding what they've signed up for. Without moderation, there are no services. Governments that prioritize the protection of children among other things should enforce this.

This is the mindset all young people should have. One works for what one owns. It doesn’t matter how ‘hard’ the times are. We are Americans: we “beat the odds”, just like we did from the start.

You're right; percentages trip me up.

Assuming 50% split. Revenue is $10, Youtube gets $5, Creator get $5.

Revenue increases 30% (not what happened but for simplicity).

Revenue is $13, Creator gets $6.50. Increase is ($6.50 - $5.00) = $1.50. $1.50 is what % of $5.00? => 10% of $5.00 = $0.50, therefore 30% of $5.00 = $1.50.

Thus Creators receive an increase of 30%.

So that's a 15% raise for content creators?