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New comment by seventytwo in "How to earn a billion dollars"

seventytwo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:22:04 +0000

It doesn’t end in feudalism. It ends in guillotines.

New comment by seventytwo in "How to earn a billion dollars"

seventytwo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:17:37 +0000

Bound to happen in a society that’s been increasingly warped and purchased by people like PG in the last 15 years

New comment by seventytwo in "How to earn a billion dollars"

seventytwo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:06:28 +0000

Things he wants = democracy

Things he doesn’t want = mob rule

New comment by seventytwo in "How to earn a billion dollars"

seventytwo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:48:30 +0000

Yep. That’s how democracy and law work.

New comment by seventytwo in "How to earn a billion dollars"

seventytwo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +0000

We are. All of us. If enough of us agree, we can make any rule we want.

New comment by seventytwo in "Reading for pleasure is sharply down among schoolkids, report shows"

seventytwo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:55:18 +0000

The bar isn’t dropping, it’s shifting.

New comment by seventytwo in "Reading for pleasure is sharply down among schoolkids, report shows"

seventytwo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:54:23 +0000

What an asinine take.

New comment by seventytwo in "Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism"

seventytwo — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:20:42 +0000

Why not both?

New comment by seventytwo in "Ask HN: What was your "oh shit" moment with GenAI?"

seventytwo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:21:12 +0000

The dangerous thing is when you’re a novice and can’t identify the BS. That’s why for people with “good” and “expert” skill, it’s not a huge boost. They can identify the BS, and what’s left is modestly helpful.

The highest danger in using AI comes precisely to people who stand the most to gain from it.

New comment by seventytwo in "Ask HN: What was your "oh shit" moment with GenAI?"

seventytwo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:11:10 +0000

I’ve come to this same conclusion. Either we accept an internet crawling with bots and astroturf, or we abandon the anonymity and have an internet with only verified humans.

New comment by seventytwo in "Energy Prices Are Driving Demand for Solar Panels and Heat Pumps"

seventytwo — Mon, 11 May 2026 02:35:20 +0000

Seems legit

New comment by seventytwo in "NSA is using Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist"

seventytwo — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:35:49 +0000

Yes. This administration. The Trump administration.

Clear enough?

New comment by seventytwo in "John Simpson: 'I've reported on 40 wars but I've never seen a year like 2025'"

seventytwo — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:28:34 +0000

Remember that Russia is never as strong or as weak as they appear, and if they ally closely with China while Europe and the US is divided, it may mot be a good time for us in the West.

New comment by seventytwo in "John Simpson: 'I've reported on 40 wars but I've never seen a year like 2025'"

seventytwo — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:25:50 +0000

And I’m guessing you’ve covered 40 wars and have been reporting on those locations since at least the 1980s?

Sit down.

New comment by seventytwo in "The ultra-rich are claiming an increasing share of global wealth"

seventytwo — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:42:00 +0000

“May” be a problem? Come on man.

New comment by seventytwo in "The ultra-rich are claiming an increasing share of global wealth"

seventytwo — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:39:18 +0000

You can’t imagine any other options between what we have today and central planing?

New comment by seventytwo in "Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Universal Hands Free"

seventytwo — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:58:31 +0000

The $10k price exists to make the $100/mo seem like a good deal.

New comment by seventytwo in "The ultra-rich are claiming an increasing share of global wealth"

seventytwo — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:30:35 +0000

The problem isn’t necessarily the wealth itself, it’s the power feedback loop that comes with it. It’s the ability to influence the government to pass laws which maintain or amplify your existing wealth, which then increases your influence, etc.

There is nothing “free market” about this. There is no equitable or efficient destitution of resources when this kind of thing happens - and it will always happen, because it is an inevitability.

New comment by seventytwo in "The ultra-rich are claiming an increasing share of global wealth"

seventytwo — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:27:05 +0000

Here’s one - you presume the decisions they make about capital allocation are good and can’t be improved upon.

New comment by seventytwo in "The ultra-rich are claiming an increasing share of global wealth"

seventytwo — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:25:22 +0000

Ah, yes. Which is why we should return to tradition of the fiefdoms of yore, where the dukes and sultans famously brought great wealth and prosperity to their indentured servants!

Thank you, omnipotent billionaires, for your generosity and grace!