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by antonvs 59 days ago
So you’re saying he’s majorly complicit in the ultracapitalist dystopia the US has turned into?
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gottorf 59 days ago
> the ultracapitalist dystopia the US has turned into

Seriously, where do ideas like this come from? An "ultracapitalist" country that has about as much redistributive social spending as other developed economies[0]? A "dystopia" that millions of people from all over the world clamor to get into every year?

[0]: https://www.piie.com/publications/policy-briefs/2016/true-le...

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all2 59 days ago
This is disingenuous at best.

The man is an economist, not a crony operating at the federal level (one does not imply the other, and I know nothing of the man's background).

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stickfigure 59 days ago
So in other words... he doesn't actually use the tools he's firmly convinced will automate the building of software.

I don't agree with the parent; I think capitalism is doing a lot of great things for us and will continue to, even with AI. But man I'm tired of these hot takes from people with limited practical experience.

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all2 59 days ago
> But man I'm tired of these hot takes from people with limited practical experience.

I hear you there. There's a reason I limit what I say online. I know very little about very little.

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FreakLegion 59 days ago
Steve Blank the startup whisperer and Steven Blank the economist are two very different people.
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