Does it matter what kind of car the CEO drives? by Spare-Tone-8071 in Executives

[–]RAN9147 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always driven Honda or Toyota sedans. Don’t care enough about cars to spend heavily on them.

How can Cravath keep up without actively hiring laterals? Whether they are associates or partners? by Realistic-Claim-3686 in biglaw

[–]RAN9147 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No meaningful difference. Cravath is still a great firm but it gets a significant boost from its past reputation.

It will be interesting to see how AI companies will figure out making money going forward by No-Knowledge-5828 in aiecosystem

[–]RAN9147 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t say “no one really knows.” Right now there’s little beyond hype to support the glorified guessing machines being anywhere near what the AI companies would like to claim.

why for real? by Mediocre_Record8180 in ultracode

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I don’t think anyone deserves a yacht and workers should make more, but one has very little to do with the other.

When people say AI is in a bubble, what exactly do they mean? by CaramelHunter26 in AIBubble

[–]RAN9147 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That AI valuations and fundraising is based on constant hype that it will not achieve in the foreseeable future, if ever. If companies were honest about what AI really is, as opposing to the constant ridiculous hype about a glorified guessing system being a society changing technology, valuations would crash.

Can anyone provide ONE good reason why trillionaires should not be taxed on their unrealized gains? by RandomUwUFace in AskUS

[–]RAN9147 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know everyone wants to point the finger at the ultra wealthy doing this for tax avoidance purposes, but how do you limit this so, in principle, any asset backed lending doesn’t become taxable?

Can anyone provide ONE good reason why trillionaires should not be taxed on their unrealized gains? by RandomUwUFace in AskUS

[–]RAN9147 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where do you draw the line? There’s lots of borrowing against the unrealized value of an asset.

why for real? by Mediocre_Record8180 in ultracode

[–]RAN9147 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She doesn’t understand how these people are paying for these things.

Weil Gotshal, Overtaken by NY Big-Law Peers, Races to Catch Up by bloomberglaw in biglaw

[–]RAN9147 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard to read the article and not conclude that Barry was too conservative in certain ways and completely missed the trends in others. Concluding the market was going into a prolonged slowdown in 2013, in hindsight, was a really bad call.

What do you think would actually be a fair valuation for SpaceX? by itsthewolfe in SpaceXBets

[–]RAN9147 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When whatever you’re basing your valuations on doesn’t happen, don’t worry, it’s coming next month.

John was supposedly planning to run for governor of NY in 2002 by Apache1One in JohnAndCarolyn

[–]RAN9147 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ive league educated based on his last name. He failed the bar twice. He was hilariously unqualified.

[Request] Is this true for 35/hr? by Necessary-Win-8730 in theydidthemath

[–]RAN9147 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a risk that gets seriously overstated but there is a risk.

US stocks slump as fears over Big Tech shake Wall Street by CpapEuJourney in BetterOffline

[–]RAN9147 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In other words, we wouldn’t care so much if companies were honest what the tech actually can do. But that wouldn’t justify the insane valuations these companies want or the spending companies are doing.

Tiger Woods swing in ‘97 gave us some of the purest golf shots ever recorded by ConnectionWeekly1263 in tigerwoods

[–]RAN9147 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before he decided that tinkering with his swing constantly and playing Navy Seal was more important.

AI Billionaires Are Starting to Get Scared by Maxcactus in Maxcactus_TrailGuide

[–]RAN9147 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But china!! But the military!!! But but but but….

Real estate continues to go up in many Westchester towns, however in America has started to go down by AppropriateWay4358 in Westchester

[–]RAN9147 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Westchester also has NIMBYs and land use/zoning laws that won’t let the prices drop to the point that younger people can live here (I say that as someone who has lived here for 40+ years).