<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: trident1000</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=trident1000</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:02:30 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=trident1000" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by trident1000 in "Asset forfeiture is just theft"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>My favorite stat of the year: There is now more civil asset forfeiture (government robbery) than actual robberies in the US by value.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 06:06:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25439599</link><dc:creator>trident1000</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25439599</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25439599</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by trident1000 in "Silicon Valley exodus: Bay Area tech companies leaving for Texas"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The LA mayor is telling people to not walk outside because of covid.  If thats not absurd big liberal govt policy idk what is.  Who would want to live somewhere where the govt thinks they can do that.  Your rights as a person dont vanish in a crisis.<p><a href="https://fortune.com/2020/12/03/los-angeles-new-lockdown-rules-walking-driving/" rel="nofollow">https://fortune.com/2020/12/03/los-angeles-new-lockdown-rule...</a><p>dannyincolor - He issued an order.  Its not an ask.  This isnt a where you live thing, this is a govt overstepping their bounds thing.  Id have no problem with asking.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 03:55:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25426792</link><dc:creator>trident1000</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25426792</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25426792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by trident1000 in "FTC issues orders to nine social media and video streaming services"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Platforms like Facebook are not realistically opt-in.  Thats actually why social networks work.  Its a self-reinforcing mechanism that makes it punitive to leave.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 23:44:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25425000</link><dc:creator>trident1000</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25425000</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25425000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by trident1000 in "Pornhub just purged all unverified content from the platform"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>"going after women" just means being motivated to go out and form relationships.<p>pavel_lishin I didnt say they didnt.  I was addressing the phrase.</p>
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<p>I understand its not hard to get on the platform. Id just judge it on the content and presentation over the platform banner.</p>
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<p>Heres that ted talk: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF82AwSDiU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF82AwSDiU</a></p>
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<p>Youre pointing out at this stage that btc is a non cash flow asset...yes most people know that.  Same with oil and commodities and gold.</p>
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<p>Who cares what people who borrow do with it.  5% or whatever is all I care about as an investor + getting my money back.</p>
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<p>Its also been around for 3000 years and is far past its price discovery phase.  Aside from that you dont hold gold in perpetuity, its for certain  several year stretches and certain decades.  I hold none just because I think btc challenges it (which is also the view of JP Morgan's latest opinion so in decent company).<p>Second comment here: Long cyclical runs can be timed.  For instance golds decade long rip prior to the decline was due to etf introductions.<p>And no I dont think you do “got it”. You dont hold anything in existence forever.  If youre not comfortable making shifts every few years (or whatever) and having to actually do some thinking from time to time then investing isnt for you.</p>
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<p>Annual</p>
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<p>Social networks have value thats not measured in traditional cash flow analysis.  Thats why its less of a gamble than many think it is.</p>
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<p>You can actually lend your btc at a pretty good rate.  Over 5% on BlockFi.  Rates are lower on defi exchanges because there is a risk premium as people figure it out and actually borrow.</p>
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<p>A change in stock to flow is not "priced in".  And gold is also a speculation, it still works/worked.  Social value networks are quite sticky and tend to get stronger over time.</p>
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<p>I actually disagree with you.  With bonds you are virtually guaranteed to lose value over time as real yields are negative (against inflation).  Thats a risk.  Getting poor slowly and not keeping up with other rising assets is a threat to wealth even when you might feel safe from low vol.  With bitcoin the long term moving average is up despite short term volatility and network effects are quite difficult to overcome.  Bitcoin is a good holding if you plan to lock it up for 10 years vs bonds.<p>It was crazy to think this 5 years ago, now its less crazy, and tomorrow it will be normal.  That my thesis and its also why billionaires are pouring in right now.  If you asked me to hold a bitcoin vs a bond equivalent for long term the decision is easy for me especially knowing that global debt monetization is essentially a necessity at this point.</p>
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<p>Paypal still does the credit card transaction.  I know because their black box algo blacklisted me for whatever reason many years ago and I tried that.  They have no customer support its just an abyss of a company and you are a statistic.  Fine with me because I really dont use Ebay but I remember that.</p>
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<p>They see it as replacing useless low yield treasuries with something else.  Bitcoin also isnt a security.  I understand what you mean though.</p>
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<p>Id have to see specific examples as this is pretty vague.   And I believe Dorsey said himself that misinformation is not against the Twitter rules (might have an exception for certain topics though).  Probably because half the users on the site would be kicked off in a year.<p>Also think we need to be careful about the term "misinformation" as that can at times mean my opinion vs your opinion.  For instance Fauci flipped on masks several times (im not hating on the guy)...but which time was it misinformation and not misinformation?  This is exactly why people need to be entitled to their opinions in a free expression form.  You can direct the conversation without kicking people off and censoring people. Another example is Twitter completely flopping when censoring the NY Post "misinformation" which turned out to be undeniably true.</p>
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<p>What has he really done to merit being kicked off the platform?  He just types in all caps and posts 50 times a day.</p>
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<p>Im with you (in spirit).  But we know at this point how network effects function and thats just not a practical solution.  Leaving facebook, youtube, etc.. is similar to leaving your country and moving to a remote island in the middle of the ocean.<p>The solution is (partly) already here, its called breaking up monopolies which are illegal (and it would be wise to break up oligopolies).  For instance YouTube has no real competition.  2000 million users vs what?  Vimeos 1.5 million?  Tech monopolies/oligopolies will always make the case that there is a rich marketplace of competitors by pointing out small fringe platforms that cant gain real traction but they know better internally and the stats confirm.  Dont expect anything to change as they keep greasing your representatives.  They spent record money on democrat elections this year and they expect their back to be scratched with lenient H1B visa programs to lower labor costs and lenient marketplace enforcement.</p>
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<p>Don't believe I am unless you have a convincing argument I'm not aware of.</p>
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