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Atomic_Torrfisk commented on Income Equality in Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons   aeaweb.org/articles?id=10... · Posted by u/jandrewrogers
Atomic_Torrfisk · 15 days ago
> Too many people nurse fantasies of the Nordics as some kind of socialist utopia.

Yes pretty much, and hello form Norway.

Atomic_Torrfisk · 15 days ago
rather than down-voting opinions you don't like. You could tell me why I am wrong.
Atomic_Torrfisk commented on Income Equality in Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons   aeaweb.org/articles?id=10... · Posted by u/jandrewrogers
emptysongglass · 15 days ago
Exactly and I'm glad to see this the top comment.

I live in Denmark. I am Danish. Too many people nurse fantasies of the Nordics as some kind of socialist utopia.

The fact is Denmark grows more corrupt by the day. They keep pushing the retirement age so I will be working until I'm 72. Healthcare quality has been dropping for more than 40 years now. The wealthy own the majority of land. We are currently home to a government that is leading the EU in its push for a surveillance mandate that is frankly terrifying in its scope. That same government pushed through the most garbage mega-project I have personally ever witnessed—that we the taxpayers are supposed to fund—despite voter outcry. Digital tenders get sold in backroom deals to a single company that is so ethically bankrupt they've been called out numerous times for workplace violations by our unions.

We're all fucked in the global slide toward authoritarianism and the wealthy's capture of the world economy. And while they get fat supping on our labor we're at each other's throats for who can be crowned the greatest victim.

Atomic_Torrfisk · 15 days ago
> Too many people nurse fantasies of the Nordics as some kind of socialist utopia.

Yes pretty much, and hello form Norway.

Atomic_Torrfisk commented on ETFs Are Inflating the Everything Bubble   vincentschmalbach.com/etf... · Posted by u/vincent_s
lucaspauker · 17 days ago
I don't see how this is due to ETFs
Atomic_Torrfisk · 16 days ago
Care to explain?
Atomic_Torrfisk commented on ETFs Are Inflating the Everything Bubble   vincentschmalbach.com/etf... · Posted by u/vincent_s
blitzar · 16 days ago
> Web Developer. SEO Expert. AI Engineer.

Their credentials are impeccable.

Futures are far bigger than ETFs, Mutual Funds also far bigger than ETFs, add the OTC / options / total return swaps etc and ETFs are a tiny fraction of the index investing market.

Atomic_Torrfisk · 16 days ago
Ok, rather than a personal attack. Do you mind explaining why this is not the case? finance is not my forte.
Atomic_Torrfisk commented on The Drone and AI Delusion   secretaryrofdefenserock.s... · Posted by u/eagleislandsong
impossiblefork · a month ago
I think this view is incredibly wrong. I suppose it's probably true for today's drones, but I think a completely different device is possible:

An autonomous vehicle, flying at 1-2 metres, very fast, hardly targetable and carrying either a small bomb or a device which projects shrapnel precisely at an individual soldier.

At present machines like this would be expensive and limited in range-- you'd probably need a big GPU on it, you'd probably need some kind primary cell that outperforms rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, maybe split it in two half-- one attacking part and one slow gliding part. Thousands of dollars, and weight, complexity, etc. But I am fairly convinced that machines like this are possible and I don't see how human front-line soldiers can operate in an environment saturated with them. I don't even believe that long-range assaults, 1000 km etc., are something these kinds of things won't be able to do-- after all, many birds migrate vast distances, and I think aluminium contains more energy than fat per weight.

Atomic_Torrfisk · a month ago
> An autonomous vehicle, flying at 1-2 metres, very fast, hardly targetable and carrying either a small bomb or a device which projects shrapnel precisely at an individual soldier.

We already have that running in UA right now, loitering drones are very hard to shoot down, fast and carry anti-personnel munitions.

The article is wordy, but is ultimately correct. Wars are inherently complex and there is no one size fits all solution for supplychain and combat. Drones will be a feature in a modern military, but not the game changer the venture capitalists want you to believe.

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