vasametropolis

If you are a subscriber to the Globe I’d honestly report the article. It’s based on skewed evidence and the author had questionable integrity to write it. Investors would almost certainly be better off with more competitive options.

You can’t

You can - the software would have to hook into a background check service. This can absolutely be done.

Profitable for who? The one hosting it foots the bill. If it was federated, all drivers could host their own instance like WordPress and a single app would connect to all instances and all drivers.

Agencies could start up to manage the tech for a negotiable fee if the drivers in the area didn’t want to bother with the tech.

Whether or not it could be profitable entirely depends on the hosting and delivery model. One guy could host the tech stack and charge maintenance fees and be in the green.

If you mean rich, then yeah, nobody would probably be rich. But you can build a small business as a hosting provider no problem, and the drivers would probably get a better deal. Uber employs so many people it requires they charge money. There’s a tipping point when the service provider becomes so large that their sheer operating expenses start to necessitate increased costs. Breaking up provides better value in that case.

Can you say “anti-trust”

He’s not wrong in this case, it’s doable. There are many startups building similar services with arguably fewer starting resources. You should run completely in the other direction, but it’s not impossible.

Credit products, especially virtual, are easier to create than ever thanks to companies that have built out that infrastructure. Chequing can be facilitated and held by a major bank under the hood in most cases.

It might not be his end game, but it’s definitely possible. Now, forgive me while I weep for anyone that uses it if they manage to deliver it.

Honestly just seems like a tee up so the government can “persuade” these people to kill themselves. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton.

Could be a dry run for when life gets so bad in the next few years that people just look for the exit.

Apparently, the Zuck fucks

I don’t think they did?

Has to be breaking a rule by this point

The design is still horrendous. I was hoping for a total do over.

It has been predicted for years that the Internet would split and I’m all for it at this point.

It has to be satire.

Edited for spoilers: I’m going to message you to ask but I’m wondering if I missed a lot of Ketheric as well.

This is the perspective that is totally forgotten and missed by most engaging in the discussion. Not to diminish Larian’s achievement, but they literally busted out the old playbook. Credit where it’s due, but BG3 shouldn’t be controversial - it should be the standard because that’s what the standard used to be.

I wouldn’t undercut yourself so much - they have more experience but every situation is different. Inflation in July was largely due to increased mortgage payments (2.4% if you exclude mortgage increases from rate increases). So when the only knob they have can also cause a bigger issue, it’s fair to criticize that they are just going with the flow and praying. If you jump from 0.25 to 5 in such a short time frame, you just worsened inflation on mortgages while improving everything else to the point where it might all cancel out.

They are absolutely flying by the seat of their pants and throwing the average worker under the bus.

Interest rates don’t unilaterally fix inflation though, which the BoC is either too stupid to admit or too reckless to care.

Raising interest rates won’t fix inflation driven by gas prices.

It’s employee hostile so their job is almost impossible.

Every employee should hold the line - if they fire you all they’re fucked.

You’re not entirely wrong on productive assets, but what are they? Stocks? Progress has basically all but stalled in most areas. The new trend is rent-seeking and the market is totally stuck sideways. There is nowhere for money to grow and nowhere to hedge it against inflation. Cryptocurrency is even performing poorly. At least property entitles you to a real thing - land. I’m way more keen on stocks but they’re performing like shit.

Yeah, this seems low. Unless almost nobody has mortgage debt. Because, surprise, most can’t get into the market. So that would be pure student loans and credit card.

The banks have shockingly bad technology and staffing these days, so I’m halfway between thinking the numbers are doctored, or they just have no idea how to pull the data.

Ya, this guy is toast. He just told the world he thinks his product sucks - the sane know he’s wrong at least.