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  1. Comment on Youtube Alternatives in ~tech

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    Easily via subsidies from Google, as long as they feel that it is worth it for them to do so.

    Easily via subsidies from Google, as long as they feel that it is worth it for them to do so.

  2. Comment on Can we have a dedicated ~econ group? in ~tildes

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    Yes, 100% agree, thanks for tagging me on your comment.

    Yes, 100% agree, thanks for tagging me on your comment.

  3. Comment on Can we have a dedicated ~econ group? in ~tildes

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    Well, it's somewhat debatable and semantic then, but the point is too minor to discuss further I think.

    Well, it's somewhat debatable and semantic then, but the point is too minor to discuss further I think.

  4. Comment on Can we have a dedicated ~econ group? in ~tildes

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    Whether it's named ~economy or ~economics I also don't particularly care, that's why I suggested ~econ. However, I think you are displaying your own personal bias and subjectivity (which is fine)....

    Whether it's named ~economy or ~economics I also don't particularly care, that's why I suggested ~econ.

    However, I think you are displaying your own personal bias and subjectivity (which is fine). Much of ~politics is in fact ~econ driven if you look under the covers, and an ambivalence of ~econ usually signals an ignorance of the subject (which is true about most subjects, to be fair). Whether a site like Tildes survives over time is also dependent on ~econ (or is at least ~econ-related, I don't think that's really disputable), so we see that it is a relevant and potentially interesting subject!

    And let's be real, whether ~econ is created or not is at this point entirely up to the site's admin(s), which is to say again is entirely subjective, until a more formal process is put in place--which is actually the real, underlying issue as someone (I think you, actually) wrote. And I already wrote earlier that if it's not created right now, that's fine and I understand.

    However, if Tildes never develops an ~econ (or a similar equivalent), chances are that means it will have remained quite small and perhaps failed to take off in popularity (which is perhaps acceptable?).

  5. Comment on Can we have a dedicated ~econ group? in ~tildes

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    Isn't that exactly what I did here? You wrote: Yes, and it's going to continue to come up, that's directly what leads to it being resolved. It is the mechanism you just described.

    Isn't that exactly what I did here? You wrote:

    We've had this discussion many many times.

    Yes, and it's going to continue to come up, that's directly what leads to it being resolved. It is the mechanism you just described.

  6. Comment on Can we have a dedicated ~econ group? in ~tildes

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    It's going to come up many more times in the future until it is properly resolved, especially with continued user growth, I guarantee it.

    It's going to come up many more times in the future until it is properly resolved, especially with continued user growth, I guarantee it.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Can we have a dedicated ~econ group? in ~tildes

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    No, just the part about ~comp, ~tech, and ~science being justified to have separate dedicated groups whereas ~econ and ~politics don't. It's entirely subjective, there isn't much of a fundamental...

    No, just the part about ~comp, ~tech, and ~science being justified to have separate dedicated groups whereas ~econ and ~politics don't. It's entirely subjective, there isn't much of a fundamental difference. The hierarchical structure is probably best, so ~econ doesn't necessarily have to be a top-level but it should be dedicated IMO.

    And there have been a few threads already that are all heavily ~econ that I've seen in the past couple days, that's what triggered the request.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Can we have a dedicated ~econ group? in ~tildes

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    That Wikipedia link is helpful and I wouldn't be surprised to eventually see an implementation similar to that organization. Contrarily though, I don't really think that having the same subject...

    That Wikipedia link is helpful and I wouldn't be surprised to eventually see an implementation similar to that organization.

    Contrarily though, I don't really think that having the same subject appear in multiple subgroups would be a good idea, as that would likely lead to excessive complexity and fragmentation. It would be better for the redundancies to just be pointers to a unified location per subject.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Can we have a dedicated ~econ group? in ~tildes

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    Disagree, ~tech, ~comp, & ~science (whether including social sciences such as ~econ and ~politics) could all be easily bundled into ~STEM. The decision on how to organize the groups is almost...

    Disagree, ~tech, ~comp, & ~science (whether including social sciences such as ~econ and ~politics) could all be easily bundled into ~STEM. The decision on how to organize the groups is almost always going to be subjective and reflect bias, and the existing organization here is no different in that regard.

  10. Comment on Can we have a dedicated ~econ group? in ~tildes

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    First of all, I'm not angry at all, and didn't intend to seem that way. Just thought it would be nice to have, because to me (and many others, I'm sure) it's a uniquely interesting and important...

    First of all, I'm not angry at all, and didn't intend to seem that way. Just thought it would be nice to have, because to me (and many others, I'm sure) it's a uniquely interesting and important enough topic. If it's too early at this phase as you wrote, that's fine too, I understand; although I'm glad that just asking seems to have triggered the discussion, as it was inevitable. Also, I do think that relying on tags is an inferior method.

    But let's be real, these sorts of organizations are almost entirely subjective, no matter the foundation or what people say. To the specific examples above, they could very easily be bundled into ~STEM (which could arguably also include ~econ and ~politics, but again it's subjective).

  11. Comment on Can we have a dedicated ~econ group? in ~tildes

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    It's definitely not consistent, I don't see how there can be a ~comp, ~tech, and ~science, yet ~econ and ~politics would be entirely merged into ~humanities or even just ~misc.

    It's definitely not consistent, I don't see how there can be a ~comp, ~tech, and ~science, yet ~econ and ~politics would be entirely merged into ~humanities or even just ~misc.

    3 votes

  12. Can we have a dedicated ~econ group?

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    Hi, simple request here, can we have a dedicated channel group for the economy & related financial topics? It is an important enough field of topics that deserves to be on its own and not just...

    Hi, simple request here, can we have a dedicated channel group for the economy & related financial topics? It is an important enough field of topics that deserves to be on its own and not just labeled via tags, IMO. Especially with interesting developments and happenings which may be driving political and other news, it would be nice to have them easily in one place.

    Now that I look again, ~politics probably deserves its own too, although I can see how that might turn into the most raucous part of the Tildes community. Economics is usually a bit more dry though--it's nicknamed the "dismal" science after all--so hopefully that would be less of an issue.

    Thanks.

    14 votes

  13. Comment on What would happen if we just gave people money? in ~finance

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    This is a pretty bold statement, AFAIK there is not much in terms of evidence for it being true. Most pilot studies have been rather inconclusive and/or ended early, as you wrote. Maybe it is...

    Basic income will probably work.

    This is a pretty bold statement, AFAIK there is not much in terms of evidence for it being true. Most pilot studies have been rather inconclusive and/or ended early, as you wrote. Maybe it is true, but it's too early to say.

    As @Yugioh_Mishima wrote, the fundamental economic issue with just giving everyone money is inflation. Landlords won't necessarily all increase their rental prices by the amount of the monthly payment, but the general effect would be in that direction.

    "There is no free lunch" is a common axiom which seems to apply here I think, as it will be difficult to increase the real wealth of society simply by printing more tokens.

  14. Comment on The fertility doctor’s secret children - Donald Cline used his own sperm to inseminate over fifty of his patients without their knowledge in ~health

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    This isn't really a new story, but what the fertility doctor did was incredibly unethical. Also somewhat stupid, for not foreseeing genetic testing coming along, although perhaps he may not care.

    This isn't really a new story, but what the fertility doctor did was incredibly unethical. Also somewhat stupid, for not foreseeing genetic testing coming along, although perhaps he may not care.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Openly editable posts. Crazy idea? in ~tildes

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    That would help, but I think it would have to be more sophisticated than that. StackExchange does have something like this though as Deimos wrote, and Yugioh_Mishima's idea of it being trust based...

    That would help, but I think it would have to be more sophisticated than that. StackExchange does have something like this though as Deimos wrote, and Yugioh_Mishima's idea of it being trust based is good too.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Openly editable posts. Crazy idea? in ~tildes

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    The permissions would need to be carefully considered. Even on Wikipedia there are edit battles, in an ideological discussion between passionate individuals with differing ideas, I'm sure open...

    The permissions would need to be carefully considered. Even on Wikipedia there are edit battles, in an ideological discussion between passionate individuals with differing ideas, I'm sure open editing would be abused. Also, I'm sure nefarious agents (e.g. from state governments) would also abuse it.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    This is the thread which brought me to Tildes. Not sure what'll happen to that subred (don't remember sub'ing to it and actually not really a regular either) or Reddit in general, but happy to try...

    This is the thread which brought me to Tildes. Not sure what'll happen to that subred (don't remember sub'ing to it and actually not really a regular either) or Reddit in general, but happy to try out promising new sites. =)

    3 votes