I wonder if it isn't the opposite- we no longer have claws and reflexes because our intelligence made them obsolete. We never would have made it evolutionarily if we didn't start out as savages.
Although, the idea of menial could change completely in a post scarcity world. (hell, it's like that now with people with limited intelligence/ability: they love the shit out of being able to contribute in some way.) People would be landscapers because they like it, instead of because it's the only job they can get. Same with building maintenance and on and on. Who knows what the supply or demand would look like, but I bet it would work out pretty well. At least with a highly educated population.
Economic productivity is just the gdp divided by the number of hours worked. The US is no longer a manufacturing economy where productivity correlated with worker efficiency. It is also an increasingly mechanized economy. We are getting more out of each worker, but that doesn't mean it is much more profitable.
That's because any IT generalist can get a sharepoint site working. Kinda like saying "Word sucks! I've never seen anything good that had been written on Word!"
Still, Uber is trying to get into the scene by not employing drivers (thus not paying taxes/healthcare for them) because it will be more profitable for them. But not for the city I live in and it's inhabitants.
Uber doesn't employ the drivers anywhere. They are a referral service and payment processor mostly. If the driver or the passenger don't pay their taxes properly, how is that Uber's fault?
The democratic party has been the party of civil liberties since the Dixiecrats ran into the open arms of the GOP. And I think you'll find that Democratic presidents have done more free-market, small-government things than Republicans have when you balance things out. A hearty chunk of the debt incurred during the Obama administration is due to the actions of Bush and his lapdog congresses. (Wars, Medicare Part D, tax cuts when there is a deficit, etc.) There is nothing free market about giving the current citizens the benefits while pushing the costs out onto future generations.
Uber isn't operating a taxi service, nor are the drivers. You can't walk into the street and hail an Uber car. It is one private citizen giving rides to other private citizens, mediated by a website. Am I operating an unlicenced taxi if a friend kicks in gas money on a road trip?
There are two different systems for credit card style transactions. First there was the good old credit card, swipe+signature (or imprint + signature) method. At the same time, you had another card in your wallet that was tied to your bank account, and those were processed through the ATM network, which is the swipe+PIN method. Over time, these technologies merged so that one card could do both, and people just used whatever they were used to. Those different methods also costed different amounts. The credit card way charged the merchant. The ATM network charged the bank, who likely charged you.
My fucking piece of shit bank had contactless cards that worked pretty good, and I was enjoying the future. Then they issued a new card with the moronic chip and took out the RFID.
You can do the same thing in the opposite direction. The subsidy stays with the car. The first buyer gets a $26,000 car for $19,000, and the second buyer gets a $19,000 car for $11,000. The second buyer knows he isn't getting the subsidy, so he knows to pay $7000 less than what he thinks the car is actually worth. You are mistaking price for value.
Plenty of companies sell $200,000 cars all day long. One percent of the US population is over 3 million people. Surely one percent of THEM might want a Tesla?
Sorry, disaffected hipster, but these cars aren't targeted at you.
People are notoriously bad at realizing this. The ABS only goes off if it detects wheels going different speeds when they shouldn't. The ABS only triggers once you have already lost control!
There is a scenario where the ABS can slow things down, but it's not something that can be relied upon. That is when the vehicle is on a material that will form a wedge/clump (like gravel or packable snow).
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I wonder if it isn't the opposite- we no longer have claws and reflexes because our intelligence made them obsolete. We never would have made it evolutionarily if we didn't start out as savages.
I agree. Watch a cat trying to catch a squirrel- a simple task, but the focus is intense.
Although, the idea of menial could change completely in a post scarcity world. (hell, it's like that now with people with limited intelligence/ability: they love the shit out of being able to contribute in some way.) People would be landscapers because they like it, instead of because it's the only job they can get. Same with building maintenance and on and on. Who knows what the supply or demand would look like, but I bet it would work out pretty well. At least with a highly educated population.
Economic productivity is just the gdp divided by the number of hours worked. The US is no longer a manufacturing economy where productivity correlated with worker efficiency. It is also an increasingly mechanized economy. We are getting more out of each worker, but that doesn't mean it is much more profitable.
You are out of your mind. Look at the actual numbers. Basic necessities, as a percentage of income, have been dropping for decades, if not centuries.
That's because any IT generalist can get a sharepoint site working. Kinda like saying "Word sucks! I've never seen anything good that had been written on Word!"
Still, Uber is trying to get into the scene by not employing drivers (thus not paying taxes/healthcare for them) because it will be more profitable for them. But not for the city I live in and it's inhabitants.
Uber doesn't employ the drivers anywhere. They are a referral service and payment processor mostly. If the driver or the passenger don't pay their taxes properly, how is that Uber's fault?
Uber is usually more expensive than taxi, no?
As if they could speak English.
The democratic party has been the party of civil liberties since the Dixiecrats ran into the open arms of the GOP. And I think you'll find that Democratic presidents have done more free-market, small-government things than Republicans have when you balance things out. A hearty chunk of the debt incurred during the Obama administration is due to the actions of Bush and his lapdog congresses. (Wars, Medicare Part D, tax cuts when there is a deficit, etc.) There is nothing free market about giving the current citizens the benefits while pushing the costs out onto future generations.
Uber isn't operating a taxi service, nor are the drivers. You can't walk into the street and hail an Uber car. It is one private citizen giving rides to other private citizens, mediated by a website. Am I operating an unlicenced taxi if a friend kicks in gas money on a road trip?
And we have the debit/atm network where you can do that now if you want. But you get charged more.
There are two different systems for credit card style transactions. First there was the good old credit card, swipe+signature (or imprint + signature) method. At the same time, you had another card in your wallet that was tied to your bank account, and those were processed through the ATM network, which is the swipe+PIN method. Over time, these technologies merged so that one card could do both, and people just used whatever they were used to. Those different methods also costed different amounts. The credit card way charged the merchant. The ATM network charged the bank, who likely charged you.
Because it is a stupid technology that takes longer and offers nothing in return.
My fucking piece of shit bank had contactless cards that worked pretty good, and I was enjoying the future. Then they issued a new card with the moronic chip and took out the RFID.
Then what are we paying the teachers for? Gifted kids should suffer because their parents are asshats?
You can do the same thing in the opposite direction. The subsidy stays with the car. The first buyer gets a $26,000 car for $19,000, and the second buyer gets a $19,000 car for $11,000. The second buyer knows he isn't getting the subsidy, so he knows to pay $7000 less than what he thinks the car is actually worth. You are mistaking price for value.
Plenty of companies sell $200,000 cars all day long. One percent of the US population is over 3 million people. Surely one percent of THEM might want a Tesla?
Sorry, disaffected hipster, but these cars aren't targeted at you.
People are notoriously bad at realizing this. The ABS only goes off if it detects wheels going different speeds when they shouldn't. The ABS only triggers once you have already lost control!
There is a scenario where the ABS can slow things down, but it's not something that can be relied upon. That is when the vehicle is on a material that will form a wedge/clump (like gravel or packable snow).
Not necessarily. Some systems use the ABS to do traction control, some use the electronic throttle to cut engine power.
Exactly.
Insecure? You are going to leave your security system exposed to the internet? Good for you.
It would be cheaper and more effective to hire a security guard at that point.
Thanks, Dad.
And if you can tell the difference between a Sicillian and a Tunisian back-alley knife fighter, I'll eat my hat. Its a spectrum.