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micky_25 | 6 years ago | on: The Staggering, Heartless Cruelty Toward the Elderly

Young people shut down numerous cities protesting for action on climate change last year. Individually you have people like Boyan Slat. Young people do not have the political clout that the boomer generation has yet but they will in the next 20 or so years. That is why I'm hopeful for the future.

micky_25 | 6 years ago | on: The Staggering, Heartless Cruelty Toward the Elderly

What does it say about society in general when younger generations collectively despise older generations to the point were they don't care, even find it funny that they are under threat from a deadly virus. For too long old men haven't planted any trees they wont sit under, instead they've harvested the trees for short term profits to invest in their property portfolios.

micky_25 | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you focus at work?

At my current work my main distraction is in my peripheral vision as I can see every move made by co-workers either side of me. I'm seriously considering buying sunglasses with side shields or some type of goggle, similar to a race horse. In the spirit of Cato the Elder, Open Offices must be destroyed!

micky_25 | 8 years ago | on: Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030

>... so long as the bottom half are seeing improved living conditions.

What about western countries where people under 35 are dealing with high student debt, unaffordable housing, stagnate wages and "gig" economy jobs? Things look pretty glum unless you've got some form of inheritance on the horizon.

micky_25 | 9 years ago | on: The fight to cheat death is heating up

Reminds me of the Steve Jobs quote:

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.

Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet, death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it, and that is how it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new."

micky_25 | 10 years ago | on: Chinese Cash Floods U.S. Real Estate Market

As someone living in a city where property prices and rent are sky high partly due to Chinese buyers, partly due to government incentives, lack of planning and a bunch of other reasons, I’ve given up on ever owning my own home in the city I grew up in. Economically it’s all great, at least in the short term and for those who already own property, but for someone like me staying here is becoming less and less appealing, and this is the majority consensus of my social circle which consists mostly of young, educated professionals. We are all keeping our eyes open for greener pastures.

micky_25 | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do you cut your own hair?

I started cutting my own hair a few ago to save money and because I also hated going to hair dressers. A started doing small trims, but after a while was confident to try whatever I felt like. Guys hair really isn't that hard to cut if your just doing the basics, and I've found it is really convenient to be able to do it myself.
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