Hacker News: shlant

New comment by shlant in "Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era"

shlant — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:15:43 +0000

it's crazy how normalized spending 1k+ on a phone has become. I can't imagine paying that for a phone that is almost identical in features I care about to something 1/3 the price.

New comment by shlant in "US beef prices have soared but farmers aren't making more money"

shlant — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:55:02 +0000

> All economic activity is a key driver to climate change

what a pointless thought-terminating cliché

> You're clearly imposing a self-serving moral judgement on other people.

Just because you are the wrong side of morality does not mean they are incorrect

New comment by shlant in "US beef prices have soared but farmers aren't making more money"

shlant — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:51:36 +0000

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New comment by shlant in "FDA approves new kind of cholesterol pill"

shlant — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:19:19 +0000

> That doesn't invalidate the first category even though most people in the category are in the latter.

so you solved obesity then! people just need to make better choices! Glad we have you here solving the worlds greatest mysteries

New comment by shlant in "FDA approves new kind of cholesterol pill"

shlant — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:13:57 +0000

wow you figured it out! but wait.. if it's that easy why is obesity such a huge issue?

New comment by shlant in "Terence McKenna's Mega Bad Trip (2025)"

shlant — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:28:15 +0000

> They failed to stop capitalism

good thing, too!

New comment by shlant in "Terence McKenna's Mega Bad Trip (2025)"

shlant — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:26:07 +0000

as someone who has a good amount of experience with psychedelics - there is actually a surprising amount of overlap between the two experiences, but mostly in a generalized "how they can feel" way, and not in the sense that they are the same type of experience.

New comment by shlant in "FDA approves new kind of cholesterol pill"

shlant — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:03:14 +0000

the literature is very clear about the relationship between high LDL and Atherosclerosis. Are you referring to poor health in general, separate from Cardiovascular Disease?

New comment by shlant in "FDA approves new kind of cholesterol pill"

shlant — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:50:55 +0000

you didn't read the article did you? Or are you actually here to claim that people with hypercholesterolemia just need to eat better?

Do you have the same simplistic ideas about GLP-1's?

New comment by shlant in "YC CEO says he ships 37K LoC AI code per day. A developer looked under the hood"

shlant — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:45:34 +0000

I love that they made the comparison to Hacker News in terms of request sizes lmao. Yea definitely a representative sample

New comment by shlant in "What Ozempic does to the gut-brain axis"

shlant — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:08:43 +0000

the vast majority of the anti-statin crowd are just regurgitating talking points they heard from people in their diet tribe - usually keto/carnivore

New comment by shlant in "What Ozempic does to the gut-brain axis"

shlant — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:59:41 +0000

supposedly that comes mostly from observational studies whereas RCT's seem to show that at some point full regain will probably happen (although can take 1-2 years). The Observational studies don't seem to control for people stopping GLP-1's but still trying other drugs/weight loss methods which is where the discrepancy from RCT's seems to be.

New comment by shlant in "What Ozempic does to the gut-brain axis"

shlant — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:57:32 +0000

they have long lasting effects if the changes are long lasting. Almost never the case

New comment by shlant in "Wages in America Are Too Low for the 30% Rule to Work for Renters Anymore"

shlant — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:07:08 +0000

so you don't have any evidence? you are just hoping there will be evidence in the future?

Separately - are you against minimum wage increases as a way to make things more affordable?

New comment by shlant in "Wages in America Are Too Low for the 30% Rule to Work for Renters Anymore"

shlant — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:45:32 +0000

and your evidence that property prices are almost entirely set by wages is?

New comment by shlant in "Wages in America Are Too Low for the 30% Rule to Work for Renters Anymore"

shlant — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:50:57 +0000

> It's the opposite of a thought-terminating cliche

> You could start by reading Marx, who laid a lot of the groundwork.

Are you aware that you just responded with another? You did the "read theory" meme lol

> I like the way you trailed off halfway through your knee-jerk reaction, underscoring just how much your response is an automated result of indoctrination

so you don't have solutions or evidence is what I'm gathering? just another lefty populist spouting tired platitudes?

New comment by shlant in "Wages in America Are Too Low for the 30% Rule to Work for Renters Anymore"

shlant — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:47:03 +0000

I guess I'm just confused why your entire comment is about landlords and the super-wealthy when the article and message you are responding to don't mention either.

New comment by shlant in "Wages in America Are Too Low for the 30% Rule to Work for Renters Anymore"

shlant — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:29:55 +0000

are you referring to NIMBY homeowners? because yes, people who own houses are the most likely to prevent more housing from being built (although not the only reason more housing isn't being built)

New comment by shlant in "Wages in America Are Too Low for the 30% Rule to Work for Renters Anymore"

shlant — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:28:29 +0000

what proportion of the housing crisis do you think is because of what you linked, and what would be your evidence?

New comment by shlant in "Wages in America Are Too Low for the 30% Rule to Work for Renters Anymore"

shlant — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:27:19 +0000

No I am mostly agreeing with the quoted point