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moriarty:
mircea_popescu, i can see your proclivities towards the ancap notions
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, think social escorts, etc
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, cost of living is high in singapore, so those without the proper education tend to resort to less conducive means to make a living
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, but you're right, it makes for an interesting society experiment
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, it does not affect the parent as negatively as the offspring, particularly if the parent is not emotionally vulnerable to its offspring :)
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, in short, the motivations of the parents are not entirely aligned with the children
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, principal-agency dilemma
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, that's a good point, i like singapore's system too
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, i guess in a way you could say singapore is being "kinder" by telling you upfront that if you take that course, your employment chances will be fucked, so let's help make this idiot-proof as possible by barring you from choosing that road
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, so if photography has low demand but high applicant rates, then most of them get rejected
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, singapore took your opinion to a slightly more extreme point, their university application form consists of a ranking of six majors, and the state then allocates a major to you based on a threshold that is demand-adjusted
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, haha good point
moriarty: bounce has a point even though
mircea_popescu's intentions are noble
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, inefficient, i know, but hey some countries do it
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, to help the poverty stricken
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, of course this ideal is currently impeded by what i consider to be a gross infraction on one of the basic human rights, that is the freedom of movement across borders, one trivialised by border control and such
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, i see countries as clubs, that if you do not like the constitution or culture, then you are welcome to join something more to your inclination
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, like it or not, a country has got to stand up for the reason it was founded, otherwise, there is little point to be loyal or even nationalistic about it, when it can be hijacked philosophically
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, that would not be very meaningful these days considering how some no longer buy/sell bitcoin unfortunately
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, i've done a sybil on localbitcoins though :) just so i don't get pinned down as the guy with shitloads of bitcoin
moriarty: ;;gettrust assbot
mircea_popescu moriarty:
mircea_popescu, i've fully liquidated my bitcoin position, so i guess no motivation for me to join WoT now
moriarty: xmj, well black swan for starters has its roots in the classical Humean dilemma :) (i've referenced him because i know
mircea_popescu would like it)
pete_dushenski:
mircea_popescu to the extent that it's highly integrated and there are few obvious alternatives
pete_dushenski:
mircea_popescu: so the usians have alternatives? or...
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, an example of a less biased conversation would be one by Mandelbrot
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, finance or economics, is closely linked to the political nuances of a country, so whenever one reads journals by personalities like Paul Krugman, nobelist though he may be, i always read it keeping in mind his political proclivities
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, actually, the conversations in finance are not as cohesive unfortunately as in other fields, so the flipside of that is today the popular strand of conversation happens to be a fork that the more seriously inclined would not fully agree with or find it a bit juvenile
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, i've read works by Lacan and such, and i feel almost as if i have to delve into some metaphysical reality, and not take them at their analogies seriously, especially when they try to use precise notions from mathematics to attempt to build some sort of bridge to their reality
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, i guess i can see why from a philosophical sense, if one has inclinations towards the literal and the objective
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, so i suppose we ought to thank the popularists for at least reminiscing some of the past arguments for the popular public to enjoy a flavour of, and perhaps bring some publicity to what would otherwise be dusty fields relegated to the backshelves of some university library
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, well, i guess it was easier being a popular philosopher or statistician in the past, when one did not have to read countless landmark academic papers in order to keep up with the conversation, as one has to these days
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, anyone gullible enough to believe the authenticity or originality of Ayn Rand deserves to live in Galt Gulch :P
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, lol my fortune was in seven figures, so large enough for me :P
mircea_popescu: <moriarty>
mircea_popescu, UK, sorry to disappoint you in not being able to introduce fine latinas << nah it was because i was just laughing my ass off at this "galt's gulch" disaster.
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, BBU as in Birkbeck?
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, UK, sorry to disappoint you in not being able to introduce fine latinas
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, heh, well i made a fortune off bitcoin, but i never saw the point in holding a strong philosophical stance on the utility of cryptocurrencies
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, out of curiosity, your background, academically/work?
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, in short, first-mover advantage
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, well, i'd try not to dilute his book into a one-liner, but essentially a blend of technological warfare i.e. guns, a serendipitous adaptability to germs via advances in medicine, and progress in transport hulls made out of steel, which arose incidentally from ideal farming conditions e.g. arable land which gave rise to a choice of livestock, was why the seemingly unequal
moriarty:
mircea_popescu, Adam Smith is a classic if not a little dated, like most liberal arts field, perhaps it would be more helpful to consider more recent counterarguments like those by Jared Diamond
BingoBoingo:
mircea_popescu: Our pools' still not on the bot
ben_vulpes:
mircea_popescu: some usians claim that some kinds of ethanol burn more "cleanly" than others.
jurov: <
mircea_popescu> not necessarily. guy's old, he might die etc. <<< lol bitbet became assassination market >:D
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pete_dushenski:
mircea_popescu: the more annoying you are to larger groups of people, the less advisable it is to go into a fucking ravine. stick to the town, everyone's annoying there. << or why jooz are avowed urbanites.
pete_dushenski:
mircea_popescu: so you make a commitment to a house that exceeds the commitment you make to the woman in question. seems a bad equity play. << it's a terrible equity play. but plebs don't think in terms of +ev, only in the emotional "nao"
pete_dushenski:
mircea_popescu: decimation there used to be this thing that you're not a real woman if you give good head << missing a "don't" ?
pete_dushenski:
mircea_popescu: quebec was if memory serves 50.5 - 49.5 << ayup. pretty much each and every time they gave it a go
chetty:
mircea_popescu, that is a whole nother issue, especially since old folks are useless and irrelevant
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decimation:
mircea_popescu: in the us you can buy "umbrella insurance" for such a possibility
The20YearIRCloud:
mircea_popescu: some states/countries exempt homeowners from stuff like that, i know mine does
decimation:
mircea_popescu: there's this thing in American culture that you aren't a 'real person' if you don't 'own' your home
gernika:
mircea_popescu: agreed. not a viable outcome for employees. Although in my case they kept our product alive until it was killed in a second acquisition so it was sort of a semi-acquihire. Still a complete waste of money.
decimation:
mircea_popescu: my understanding is that the narrowboats are popular with chums who 'pub crawl' on water
decimation:
mircea_popescu: I haven't done the narrowboats, are they a good time?
gernika:
mircea_popescu lol seems to be better than other things I've tried
decimation:
mircea_popescu: but they 'spend' billions of 'money'?
decimation:
mircea_popescu: yeah that's pretty much the idea. it's amazing that such a seemingly 'approximate' algorithm can be made arbitrarily precise through iteration
SubCreative:
mircea_popescu: Ill give you a interview that covers some of it.
kakobrekla: <
mircea_popescu> what i don't get is the partial russian translation here and there < my guess is it wants to justify its legitimacy by providing translation service.
RagnarDanneskjol:
mircea_popescu - the deed bot is complete /demo ready, works like a charm. i think moloko wants to clean up a few things, I'll try to get him to drop in tonight to discuss - might be late
BingoBoingo:
mircea_popescu: It's Nick Denton's Facebook knockoff, except super scam
chetty: <
mircea_popescu> likely because mah people been trying to keep me from armflailing fits// that will be the day
BingoBoingo:
mircea_popescu: You know the notice that says you haven't been issued a warrant, that disappears when you have. Apple's diappeared.