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New comment by manash in "Just know stuff (or, how to achieve success in a machine learning PhD)"

manash — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 18:32:17 +0000

How come no one mentioned that the most important thing apart for "Just know stuff" is "have a 200 IQ"!

New comment by manash in "Facebook is misleading Indians with its full-page ads about Free Basics"

manash — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:34:57 +0000

"Should there be fast-lanes in the US?"

Yes. Why not? Just like should there be expensive doctors, restaurants, entertainment, etc.? Obviously yes.

"Either the internet is the internet or it's not. Facebook wants to bring Facebook to rural villages? Fine, but they have to bring the whole internet with them."

My point is let the people in the rural villages decided wether they want Facebook internet or other forms of internet. Please don't decide on their behalf. It is very patronizing and antithetical to progess.

New comment by manash in "Facebook is misleading Indians with its full-page ads about Free Basics"

manash — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 21:41:55 +0000

Why not let "our less fortunate brothers" decided what they want. If they don't want free internet, then its their choice. How insane is it to let the TRAI regulate the internet! Do you not see the internet is the only real means of liberating people? And you want a group of elite people to control this! What happens to the "these airwaves belong to us" argument when the government bans anti-govt web sites or porn websites or any other websites that the current elite don't agree with? Down with intelligentsia!