Huh... you know, I never tought about it like that. But I don't disagree with with this statement. thanks

Why is this wrong?

Uhm, https://www.numbeo.com/ has the US as fifth highest in 2024-mid year and fourth in 2024 overall...

But then again I'm non expert. I do how ever know that the last time we had such's a wealthy companies in the 1600's it didn't do humanity lots of good ;)

But that's just me being stuck in my ways. So and I see the use of digital versions as well. Specially as a lot of my technical books now often coming with a digital copy! It's best of both worlds.

And my first reaction was:"Naaaaaah ... This can't be a thing people actually use right?"

But I haven't been a student in decades so what do I know.

And I mostly think that this is because our collective bias for everything Big Tech does is good. While often it just depends. Just because Google does X or Y doesn't mean it will work for everybody else.

There I fixed it for you ;)

Edit: okay okay, I get it... Consumer protection bad, Big Tech good!

Also question, is consulting considered an elite job? My impression is that even consulting for the big 4* is nothing special.

* are they they same everywhere? : Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC

Which I found surprising, as their hiking trails are awesome and very well kept! For example I loved hiking on the Jurasic Coast and Cornwall. (Even signed up a for a National Trust memberships)

Yes! next question please. ;) No in all seriousness. that's not what they said.

> My argument is that Monopolies are trade offs. In a world without monopolies you have very little innovation in peace time. Monopolies are bad for consumers but the trade off is that they can afford to innovate and push the world forward. It's not as black and white as people like to think.

I find this argument funny, as it states: "not as black and white as people think" to then paint a black and white argument... Yes monopolies are not always bad. But one can't be serious and not acknowledge that for the most part they stifle innovation.

Also, I would say some of humanities best inventions and innovations where before monopolies. But hey, that's just my "black and white" view on history ;)

I have never had a resignation period of less then 1 month in several European countries (BeNeLux and Poland)

My last job had resignation period of 7 week from the Monday after sending my notice.

Also: >Why would a person who founded a startup, and put countless unpaid hours into building it, then have to pay for the sale as if it were employee income?

Is the same as: Why would a person who created his career, and put countless of unpaid hours into building it, then have to pay for the sale of his knowledge and skill?

It's actually pretty damning for Fusion that an hobbyist project can punch high enough to "compete" with professional software.