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In America, the rich controls the government. In China, the government controls the rich. in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

I'm really interested in those books, thanks for citing them.
But peak period? You're missing the whole information age. In AI alone, we lead the world.
And competition from the USSR is competition, too. You're right that top-down planning is ideal for a lot of things, so the definition of 'competitively' I most intended was more like 'stronger than other countries.'

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    • In America, the rich controls the government. In China, the government controls the rich. in c/memes@lemmy.ml
    [+] -11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I mean, it's a really competitively efficient system. We outpaced the rest of the world on a lot of things for a while there. We even have the 1% self-exploiting with highly specialized skills, 3X as likely to work more than 50hrs a week. All gas, no brakes.

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    • Friends who have babies in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
    Friends who have babies in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
    Linus Torvalds Lands A 2.6% Performance Improvement With Minor Linux Kernel Patch in c/linux@lemmy.ml
    Linus Torvalds Lands A 2.6% Performance Improvement With Minor Linux Kernel Patch in c/linux@lemmy.ml
    [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's like being mean to customer service people of a bad company. it does effect the bottom line, because of high turnover as a result of a toxic workplace, but it mostly hurts the lowest paid people. Unfortunately, it's one of few available levers when MAD is a factor.

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    • Studying nahh in c/memes@lemmy.ml
    [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Sitting is boring, emails are boring, not owning capital is boring. Religion is not, plants are not, sunlight is not. Building things is cool when they're yours or your friends'. Kids are fun.

    I feel like some guys tend to be wired to really enjoy the grind, but you have to get regular little indications towards progress, and kinda let yourself get 'addicted'.

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    • Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission in c/technology@beehaw.org
    [–] 10 points 2 years ago*

    Actually, my father in law just lost 3 months of work yesterday because he synced his documents folder that had an old copy of his book on OneDrive. None of the cached files had his new stuff. Maybe if OneDrive was made well, it would prevent data loss.

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    Get scattered in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
    Get scattered in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
    Get scattered in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
    [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well that's a fairly consistent pov. "God of the Gaps" is what it's called. Ostensibly, that sort of person accepts new evidence for things, so it's probably not one of the worst ways to think

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    Should I register my car in Missouri? (lemmy.zip)
     

    Last week I bought a used car. I got a title. I moved to Missouri in January, and I'll be moving back out of Missouri in a month. I have insurance on it. I've been looking at the papers I still need online, and at reviews of the different office I need to go to. Apparently, I need info from the assessors office to show that I'm exempt from property tax on the vehicle or to pay it.

    It's gonna be an hours drive to get to the office. They dont have accurate info online on hours open, they don't answer the phone, and the voicemail says that they hope to open again on April 4th. It's April 15th. I figure it's gonna be another drive to get to DMV offices, and reviews on both offices show that there's 2 hours waits, and extremely unpredictable closing times. So I'm looking at having to take at least a day off of work, maybe more.

    I make like $300 on a good day. The max fines for late registration look like $200, and for the traffic violation it's $50.50, if I understand right from my Google search. If I were able to even get a hold of somebody at either office during business hours, I'd go ahead and register. Honestly though, I'm struggling to justify the opportunity cost. I could get caught and fined twice in a traffic stop before it would be worth doing it.

    Am I missing something? Is it financially worth registering my car? What if I just register when I move, in the new state?

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    Should I register my car in Missouri? (lemmy.zip)
     

    Last week I bought a used car. I got a title. I moved to Missouri in January, and I'll be moving back out of Missouri in a month. I have insurance on it. I've been looking at the papers I still need online, and at reviews of the different office I need to go to. Apparently, I need info from the assessors office to show that I'm exempt from property tax on the vehicle or to pay it.

    It's gonna be an hours drive to get to the office. They dont have accurate info online on hours open, they don't answer the phone, and the voicemail says that they hope to open again on April 4th. It's April 15th. I figure it's gonna be another drive to get to DMV offices, and reviews on both offices show that there's 2 hours waits, and extremely unpredictable closing times. So I'm looking at having to take at least a day off of work, maybe more.

    I make like $300 on a good day. The max fines for late registration look like $200, and for the traffic violation it's $50.50, if I understand right from my Google search. If I were able to even get a hold of somebody at either office during business hours, I'd go ahead and register. Honestly though, I'm struggling to justify the opportunity cost. I could get caught and fined twice in a traffic stop before it would be worth doing it.

    Am I missing something? Is it financially worth registering my car? What if I just register when I move, in the new state?

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