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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 2d

Useless degrees guaranteed that they would not make as much money as they could.

The reason China has been advancing as fast as it has, is that they were very pragmatic about their educational investments.

And it's true that luck is a contributor to many normal people being among the 1%.

khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 2d

It seems like Americans now have less buying power... Because housing, healthcare, etc. have become much more expensive.

There is a group to really be blamed there, but I choose not to say who they are.

Also, 1955 was the post WW2 boom. That could never have been maintained.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 2d

The goal isn't to have "the government" sponsor it... The government will never sponsor it.

This is where Musk's aim of getting Tesla to $8 trillion in valuation over the next decade or so comes in – which will get him $2 trillion in stock.

He has to figure out how to get the money in other ways.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 2d

Not sure the real world outcome is better down this route.

Unfortunately, we're all subject to our governments.

Next time Democrats are in power, they should create some better rules around this.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 2d

I imagine they'll be declared essential workers or something to make sure that they're paid.

khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 2d

The bill for the changes the Democrats want, seem closer to a trillion dollars.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 4d

The answer may be to reflect honestly on how you should really see certain feedback, and what it is really telling you.

khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 4d

In the end, the user of the tool has responsibility for how they use it.

OpenAI can certainly trace generations back to who created them, if it's being used or sold illegally.

khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 6d

If it looks at 20 sites and gives you a summary, even slightly flawed... That's often going to be better than you just reading one webpage and forming a judgment using that.

khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 6d

Providing Tomahawks doesn't seem meaningfully different from NATO directly attacking inside Russia.

I'm not sure the US would've given Ukraine a lot even if it did give them.

And using them would likely result in more retaliation on civilian infrastructure and supply chains in Ukraine.

khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 7d

But a lot of the problem there isn't "the rich", although it is a systemic problem.

Many of the 1% are just people who happen to own a million dollar house in NYC, because asset prices appreciated.

People got useless degrees because they were too optimistic.

... "Us vs them" won't help you much.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 7d

In an absolute sense (which is what really matters), people are on average richer now than they were 50 years ago. And in many countries, quality of life has improved "a lot".

In the US, people are less happy despite higher buying power 'cus housing, healthcare, education etc. exploded in price.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 7d

Where is this "back" coming from? There is no coming back.

Anyway, Musk's plan is more to make money from his other projects, and use that to fund the Mars mission.

You can't make money from Mars, near term.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 7d

I think the end result is similar, except that they'll have even less access to inside information.

I think it's often that people who choose to be more ethical, just lose out on opportunities that they would have if they conformed to their governments.

Not sure what the solution for that is

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 8d

That is why space is critical.

Because without expansion into space, or production in space, humans eventually have to limit what they can have, and accept less.

And "billionaires" aren't exactly hoarding stuff. Those companies produce value. They have stock in those companies.

That's not taking.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 8d

It's true that this is mostly going to work based on robots... Thus the Tesla Optimus robots research.

And there's no assumption that any of the first batch going to Mars is ever coming back.

It's like early American settlers coming to a new continent (a luckily uninhabited one this time)

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 8d

In Bezos' case, or Elon's, it's more a case of how many patents their companies have.

We're not living in the dark ages anymore.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 8d

It's like this:

Step 1: Build a sustainable city.
Step 2: Let them expand (with ever improving technology and automation), over time.

Many parts of Mars may have habitable areas in a few hundred years.

And in the greater scheme of things, a few hundred years is insignificant.

khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 8d

Bezos isn't interested in Mars.

And his core premise is:

If we don't expand into space, then most on Earth can never have good lives.

Because the "average American life" can't be scaled to 8 billion people without destroying the planet.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 8d

But it's true that Mars specifically, is an idealistic mission.

The goal is to create a backup for humanity that is far enough away that it is isolated from the troubles on Earth.

... Just in case our combined stupidity results in our blowing ourselves up!

khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 8d

The financial case for all innovation and Venture Capital, is that if you win big one time, that can cover all your losses.

90% of startups fail...

As Edison said, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work".

Those failures are what teach you what you need to know.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 8d

An interesting question there about how it relates to the optimistic delusion needed for most founders to try big things (and sometimes succeed)

khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 8d

Well, the whole BRICS currency thing has been shelved, and it's unclear how strong it's going to be in the near term.

khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 9d

More likely, Democrats thought that they'd get their way if they fought hard.

And Trump saw an even bigger opportunity to push his agenda if the goverment could remain shut down for a while.

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khurrumm.bsky.social @khurrumm.bsky.social · 9d

For some of the medicines, if they could just be imported internationally, the prices would become reasonable.

Maybe people should be faciliated in using workarounds... At least those without suitable insurance.

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