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Comment · 3 years ago

thank you for sharing this sobering but hopeful perspective

Comment · 3 years ago

The truth includes both the other comments to this reply: modern science has given us more insight into our long standing problems (and some solutions too), but also technology that can be detrimental to our mental health. Yes it's true that both a poison and its antidote can be drunk from a cup. But people might be aversive to the cup they drank the poison from, even if it now contains the antidote. And to think the cup is the only way to administer the antidote may exclude a lot of people who might other benefit from the service

Comment · 4 years ago

Hi didn't mean to ghost ya. I should have given the disclaimer that I'm work at Bloomberg LP too.

I've seen & heard that percentage figure internally, especially as it's increased over the past decade. But I can't seem to find it in 10minutes of searching public documents.

Comment · 4 years ago

Ah yes you're right it's profits!

Comment · 4 years ago

Bloomberg LP is essentially a revenue generating arm for Bloomberg Philanthropies with >80% of revenue getting donated. The volunteering culture at Bloomberg LP itself is also fairly strong, compared to other medium/large tech companies, so there's a lots of opportunity to give back beyond knowing your revenue is going towards good projects. See [1] below for more info.

Aside from donating time and money, the company's service is also seen as a fundamental piece of the global economy today. Providing a common baseline of financial data and price transparency of assets creates liquidity and helps keep asset prices low. It also allows smaller players to enter the financial services industry without needing to be in the "Old Boys' Club". It also helps developing countries and other emerging markets to list their sovereign debt and manage investors.

1: https://www.bloomberg.org/

Comment · 4 years ago

I agree on Rands In Repose. The articles helped me pivot my priorities from shipping code to helping my team ship code. Here's a gist of the articles i found the most helpful: https://gist.github.com/samarkamat/f19a4c4596550429eae1b95cb...

Comment · 4 years ago

Funny how we both gave disclaimers with our recommendations.

Comment · 4 years ago

Given you like survival stories, I'm guessing you've also read Unbroken. But on the off chance you haven't, definitely check it out!

Comment · 5 years ago

this is a hallmark of good software, and a breath of fresh air to see, given the amount of proprietary lock-in in software today.