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FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: Things that I think will be important in the next decade

Well he has the financial power to influence change in the world, so even if he may be someone whose insight you don't find useful, he is someone you should hear out. At least by listening you will have some idea of what he intends to do with his power, and from there you can decide if your actions will aid or not in whatever change Zuck decides to act on. For example, from this post it is clear the VR will be a big component of FBs future. From this you can do what you believe is a better path for VR and use your bit of influence by not providing money to FBs VR efforts (remove all FB VR apps(including Beat Saber), buy from Oculus competitors, etc...)

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: ICE arrests 90 more students at fake university in Michigan

This makes no sense. The main issue here is recruiters in India and the USA promoting these types of universities to students there. These people should be caught. People seeking a better life apply, pay the tuition and show up. Now if they know it is fake is another issue. If you place a million dollars on the sidewalk and someone takes it and never reports it and you arrest them, is it fair. You are basically testing the persons ethics, which is not a criminal offence.

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: Google's ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions

Data being used for services is inevitable, but at this point we really need two things. 1 - Laws around how shared data can be used that are more comprehensive 2 - A secure database either managed by private companies or the government (with strong oversight) that allows companies who want to use the data to access it but not store it. The key is that the companies using the data and the companies storing the data cannot be controlled or owned by the same entity. The companies who store the data also cannot be allowed to make money based on the type of data. They would need to be limited to only monetizing the cost of distributing the data. There will also be need to police that companies do not store the data they have access to.

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: Google has access to detailed health records on tens of millions of Americans

Data being used for services is inevitable, but at this point we really need two things. 1 - Laws around how shared data can be used that are more comprehensive 2 - A secure database either managed by private companies or the government (with strong oversight) that allows companies who want to use the data to access it but not store it. The key is that the companies using the data and the companies storing the data cannot be controlled or owned by the same entity.

The companies who store the data also cannot be allowed to make money based on the type of data. They would need to be limited to only monetizing the cost of distributing the data. There will also be need to police that companies do not store the data they have access to.

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: The Lure of Luxury

I see this happening a lot amongst my friends in the bay area. Now 4-5 years removed from school, everyone paid off there debts and are setting up there adult life. One buys a home, another buys a home the same size or bigger. One buys a tesla, the other buys the one model up. One gets a drone, the other buys a drone the week after. It goes on and on. Most of the time now, meeting with them, discussions are about what they bought or what they plan on buying.

To me it feels like everyone uses the goods they buy to show how important they are. Expensive goods means you are valued in what you do, that's why you can afford it. I break the group mold, driving a corolla, living in a rental mostly because I want to save my money for other goals but sometimes I do feel the pang to buy one of the newly announced toys so I can go to a meet up and show it off.

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: Rising California Gasoline Prices Highlight Growing Divide in U.S.

As bad as it is, the positive is that alternate methods of transportation are boosted when gas prices go up. The current trend of buying large SUVs to commute an hour or two a day is supported by the cost of gas. Gas prices go up, cars get smaller and public transport gets a boost, congestion goes down, air quality improves and people do more things in there local community.

I do understand that the negative effects on people who rely on long commutes to work, but difficult positions can spur positive change if people work together.

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: Report: Young adults more likely to live with parents than spouses

Intergenerational housing doesn't work for people who end up living in a different city than there parents or grandparents due to work. And a large portion of the population is in that situation. I grew up in the rural mid-west. Good luck working on robotics there. I had to move to a city to get the resources I needed to do the work I want. However that city also happens to have no housing and exorbitant rent. With rent eating up 30% of my income, taxes the other 30%, the path to saving for a small home in the city puts me a decade, if not decades behind where the previous generation began to set-up there homes.

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: The married couples in Hong Kong who live apart

This is a convenience afforded to you because A - you have plenty of housing available to you that is affordable and you can live apart and enjoy your space. B- you don't have children C - You don't have a need to combine income so you can have the resources needed to survive

These three options A, B and C do not apply to the majority of the population, even in the United States. Many people in Silicon Valley cannot live like this. They need the help of a partner to pay rent, care for children or simply someone to pool resources with. If there is no way to live together, it becomes a huge blocker to progressing in life. A lot of young people in America are surviving on the pooled resources lifestyle. If its not with a partner, they pool resources with parents.

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: Tulsi Gabbard Sues Google for Suspending Ad Account

To plays devils advocate, google may be a private company, but it has a sheer dominance in a how information is disseminated, giving it a influential role in how people formulate there beliefs and opinions. And even though currently, as a private company, Google can argue that they don't have to allow anyone on there system, because of how much influence they have on the flow of information, not having proper or fair access to there platform is equivalent to a community not being giving access to vital utilities or education. There is no equivalent or remotely second best option to google.

The event regardless is an issue in both Googles system and for Gabbards campaign.

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: China's rising tech scene threatens US brain drain as ‘sea turtles’ return home

Its very difficult to get any type of semi-permanent/permanent work visa for foreigners in China. A lot of foreigners who go to Shenzhen to work on a hardware start-up, are doing it illegally in technical terms. They are all on business visas on which you can't start a business in China. And beyond just work, civil liberties are extremely limited in China. You are good as long as you don't get the government looking at you.

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: 2020 Honda E Has 148 HP and More Than 221 LB-FT

Agree with this. Whenever I go to a city, I tend to leave my car in burbs and public transport in (Cal train when going to SF and Go Train when going to Toronto). Bring a car into the city is a hassle with parking and associated costs. Everyone I know whose recently moved to the city, have usually ditched they cars.

FreedomToCreate | 6 years ago | on: Americans Are Not Prepared for the Coming Mother of All Stock Market Crashes

You cannot predict the market. Here is a Forbes article citing the same issue in December and speculating that the stock market would not rise in 2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessecolombo/2018/12/31/when-th...

If you had pulled out of the market at the end of 2018 expecting a bigger drop, guess what, you would have missed one of the fastest market comebacks.

The scenario being discussed is just one possible outcome. There are numerous other outcomes as well. You can off course bet on this scenario and pull your money out of the market, and if the crash occurs, you can tell everyone about how to timed the market. Or you might be the person who lost big time.

As with all speculation...only time will tell

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