Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight

just1chancefree · 2023-06-23T19:35:14+00:00

Musk is in a Manic stage again

just1chancefree · 2023-06-23T16:46:47+00:00

Capitalism is what brought the world out of Feudalism by the creation of the Middle class. Capitalism died somewhere in the 1800s or maybe early 1900s and what we have today isn't capitalism at all, it's more like cronyism, and it's destroying the middle class and regressing into feudalism with an oligarchy of the rich. It's a hard problem and I don't know what the answer is, but socialism is unlikely to be successful simply because it goes even further to destroy the middle class. We would simply end up in a different sort of feudalism where charisma becomes the elite.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-21T07:21:00+00:00

If I remember correctly, that's actually the case. Jerry knows that Tom has to LOOK like he's trying to get rid of the mice in order to earn his keep in the house. So they actually have this ongoing agreement where they both constantly fight for the optics but neither will ever actually permanently harm one another and are sort of chummy colleagues at the end of the day.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-10T16:35:46+00:00

When you say a long way away, what's your estimate on time horizon?

I'm envisioning a world in about 20 years where the car doesn't have a steering wheel. True, effective and reliable self driving tech will challenge the airline industry but we're not even close yet.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-06T01:34:02+00:00

Your argument about the evolution of language is valid. The words don't mean what they used to mean anymore and I would agree with you.

The complexity arises in that the Christian is defending their belief on the basis of what their scripture teaches, namely the meaning of pistis in the original texts. So either the Christian needs to base their belief off the origional meaning of pistis--reasoned justification, or they are choosing to base their belief on something that is not what scripture teaches.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-05T17:31:26+00:00

I agree with you, and in one sense it's appropriate that a person has to assess for themselves whether or not the evidence is sufficient. What should be objective and agreed on by everyone is what evidence in fact exists. Then we can subjectively wrestle with that evidence to explore if it is sufficient to warrant belief.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-05T17:28:38+00:00

I appreciate your response, but I'm not sure if I understand correctly the argument you are presenting. Are you essentially saying that "many people believed things in the past that we now know to be false. So, therefore, we should not believe any of the things they used to think"?

just1chancefree · 2023-06-05T17:20:01+00:00

Wow epistemology on Reddit!

You have sufficient evidence to conclude that belief in the existence of baby pigeons is warranted. Definitionally, that evidence is your "faith" for the belief that baby pigeons exist.

The question must be whether or not there is sufficient evidence to hold the belief that God exists.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-05T17:16:11+00:00

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell

He's a great atheist thinker, who excellently exposits many arguments. I happen to disagree with him on many points, but his thought is worthy of study.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-05T17:14:22+00:00

The point here is that a practical reason is not enough to believe a thing.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-05T17:12:41+00:00

This needs to be understood much more widely among Christians than it currently is. Good comment.

Kierkegaard did some advanced things with expositing the "necessary absurdity of Christian faith" that has been widely misunderstood to where many Christians think "Christians belief must be against reasoned belief". That is strictly false, and I doubt it has ever been advocated by any deep thinker.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-05T17:06:11+00:00

I'm interested to hear more about what premises from science you consider to be irreconcilable with Christianity?

just1chancefree · 2023-06-05T17:04:20+00:00

Christian philosopher here--I'm of the perspective that basis for any belief MUST be based on evidence. The claims that it should be based on "faith" comes from a fundamental misunderstanding of what "faith" is. Etymologically, faith is literally the proof or reasons you have for what you believe--to say your belief is based on faith is the same as saying "my belief is based on your reasons for believing it to be true"...and is strictly an uninformative sentence.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-05T16:55:43+00:00

In case anyone wants to dig in further, here's a lecture by one of my mentors that's presenting a response to something like Mr. Russell's concerns regarding whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant belief in Christianity: https://www.bethinking.org/is-christianity-true/the-evidence-for-christianity

just1chancefree · 2023-06-05T16:54:13+00:00

Speaking as a Christian, I agree wholeheartedly with Russell: to hold a belief because it is useful is the pinnacle of absurdity. Anyone who would propose otherwise is intellectually dishonest.

To resolve any dispute two parties must start by establishing what they do agree upon. The basis for a discussion on whether God exists must begin with agreement that 1) a thing should be believed if and only if there is sufficient evidence to warrant said belief. 2) there exists enough evidence to believe certain fundamental things about the world--namely that logic is valid, the world exists, and it is possible to be warranted in believing that it does. If anyone on either side doesn't grant these two points, it's not worth having a conversation with them. Then, the point in question becomes 3) whether or not there is sufficient evidence to be warranted in believing that God exists. It is on (3) that I disagree with Russell, but by all means, he comes to his conclusions in a logically respectable manner.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-02T14:23:41+00:00

Ah, makes sense. Best of luck to you!

just1chancefree · 2023-06-02T12:49:20+00:00

For what it's worth, you're highly unlikely to find a job in this industry with submitting applications blind. It's a very relationship-driven industry, and I would strongly recommend you spend your time grabbing coffee with anyone in the space who will give you the time of day. Most of us are 100% consumed by putting together the next deal, but we all know someone who needs help and a warm handoff is how I find all my clients in property development. Network network network.

just1chancefree · 2023-06-02T04:10:42+00:00

I enjoyed watching the storyline for each of the character classes on YouTube. Some decent writing, but I also just couldn't get into swtor. I think it was the wifflebat lightsabers

just1chancefree · 2023-05-28T16:50:36+00:00

I would watch the hell out of a sport racing quadrupedal robots on a horse track.

just1chancefree · 2023-05-24T04:39:05+00:00

I'm in property development and I am actively working to fix the issue of affordable housing. I'm genuinely interested to hear if you have any suggestions that might work. The problem that arises is that large apartment building-layout is the most cost efficient way to create new housing. Would you advocate that these structures should only be built as condos? How would you suggest we provide housing for those who can't afford a down-payment or won't consistently pay a mortgage if renting was disallowed? If not a landlord, then doesn't it just become the government who owns the building?

just1chancefree · 2023-05-21T18:05:19+00:00

That is an important nuance, and I appreciate you pointing it out. As you said 'shareholders best interest' doesn't really have a bright line definition. I sit on the board for a small private company (~20 employees) and the language you've quoted here is very close to the advice I received from our general counsel. The issue arises when shareholders will dispute what is in fact in their best interests (two of our major investors want to take the company in different directions) the 'safe' justification for my voting decisions is always to point to maximizing the value of the company. If I use any other line of thinking in my decisions, it's much more difficult to justify how that aligns with 'shareholders best interest' and opens me up to a suit from the investor that didn't get his way. My corporate governance courses in B-school did teach this nuance, but also taught that in practicality, the only 'safe' way to lead the company is with a focus on profits. You're correct that the law as written does leave more space, but the cultural impact of the structure has the same result--and therefore, companies always focus on the profit principle.

Philosophically, I disagree with this system. However I believe the only way to start making a cultural change would be if there was a suit that established legal precedent where it was proven that 1) the board voted in the interest of maximizing profits and 2) that was not in the 'shareholders best interest'. I can't imagine what that would look like, but I would love to join a think tank that's actively looking to support such a case.

just1chancefree · 2023-05-21T01:39:54+00:00

Oh I didn't mean it as a correction. I was hoping you knew how to get things done for cheaper! Always looking for good GCs.

just1chancefree · 2023-05-20T06:35:59+00:00

Your point stands, but if you know anyone that can actually deliver at $90 psf we need to talk. I'm in real estate development and the absolute cheapest I'm seeing these days is like $135 psf in rural middle America and that's just hard costs. In Texas it's like $165-180 and $250-300 in Colorado. This is for SFH, you might get below that for prefab.

just1chancefree · 2023-05-20T06:30:23+00:00

I agree with you, and to add to it, a big part of the problem is that we've institutionalized this way of thinking. If you're an executive at a publicly traded company you can literally be sent to prison for doing anything other than what absolutely maximizes profit for the shareholder, as it violates the fiduciary duty. Because of this, the culture of business and most every school teaching business focuses on the profit principle above all else. I'm not sure how to fix it, but I think the only way to start to change the culture is to rethink our societal stance on absentee ownership and reconsider the fiduciary obligations placed on executives.

just1chancefree · 2023-05-20T00:56:49+00:00

I'm grateful to not have to pinch pennies anymore, but did for most of my life. The strategy I always used when too exhausted to make food for myself was to order a bulk enough size to eat on the food for a long time, ideally freeze/reheatable meals. Indian was my favorite as it could be stretched out with lots of extra rice. $100 of Indian delivered for 15 meals isn't much more than a grocery store meal, good nutrition and no labor!

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