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I don’t think I have a non technical friend who is ever comparing Android phones and iPhones, let alone noticing screen differences

Higher inheritance/gift/estate taxes + closing loopholes like step-up basis upon death at least in the USA seem like pretty direct ways to combat these issues as well - though nobody with money (read: nobody who benefits from the inequality) really wants to support that, which is reflected by almost nobody in the comment section here mentioning them.

If the reason we decide to invest in public transit is privacy, we’re hopeless.

Even with all the problems I hear from foreign news and my Indian friends it’s hard to deny that things are getting better - the question is how long will it take, not if; hopefully while India’s population remains young!

Not consuming also means it’s hard to make a business that grows there; which also means it’s hard to get the economy to grow overall.

I’m sure that’s a contributor but at some point people need to drop the historical excuse and find ways past it.

My friend doing B2B SaaS startups in India is very negative on the market since buyers are so penny pinching - sounds like the way is to build there but sell elsewhere.

I think the Indian business mindset still hasn't adapted to Western-style capitalism (derisk your personal wealth, throw a lot of money, go big or go bust) and entrepreneurs spend very cautiously which ultimately leads to failed outcomes. You can even see this in the way that big public corporations behave.

Everyone wants something for nothing.

I wish they would invest on the reliability of multiplayer... every time I hope it will be better and every time I am disappointed.

The problem with multiplayer in Civ games for me, aside from the really long play times, is that their networking code is extremely buggy so 80% of games I play end with the game state freezing or someone randomly dropping.

Because it becomes very not fun to play with the AI when the unfair boosts make it very difficult to win without just cheesing it in ways that exploit its predictable stupidity.

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