6/ Assisting the economically disadvantaged thru govt policy would create more potential founders + a broader customer-base for tech co’s.
5/ Also, people born into privilege have greater a…
5/ Also, people born into privilege have greater access to education, healthcare, etc. This creates a compounding effect over generations.
4/ First, see @msuster’s excellent response: https…
4/ First, see @msuster‘s excellent response: bothsidesofthetable.com/2016/01/02/inc… Tax policy favors capital vs labor. Changing this seems only fair.
3/ But I think it’s an oversimplification to say t…
3/ But I think it’s an oversimplification to say that addressing inequality will necessarily lead to fewer startups and less innovation.
2/ I especially like his point about technology be…
2/ I especially like his point about technology being a driver of inequality, since it leads to wide variations in productivity.
1/ Lots of great points by @paulg regarding fragme…
1/ Lots of great points by @paulg regarding fragmentation of society & income inequality: paulgraham.com/re.html paulgraham.com/ineq.html
@brettetastic Yeah, this video definitely brought…
@brettetastic Yeah, this video definitely brought out the anti-LGBT, anti-immigrant commenters on YouTube. Anyway, Happy New Year!
By this point, I thought I was immune to Google’s…
By this point, I thought I was immune to Google’s poignant video ads, but this Year In Search 2015 destroyed me: youtube.com/watch?v=q7o7R5…
Another excellent discussion on @exponentfm — This…
Another excellent discussion on @exponentfm — This time about the motivation behind OpenAI’s altruistic mission: exponent.fm/episode-061-op…
The film’s directors did a fantastic job of blendi…
The film’s directors did a fantastic job of blending archival footage with talking heads. Plus, the editing & music keep things snappy.