It’s a quote from the Shawshank redemption.

Brooks was here

The next flash crash will be caused by AI

We don’t, the assumption is that because the box sets were bought from eBay that they’re bootlegs. Also some of the dvds appear to have been written with a software associated with dvd ripping, so that’s another interesting coincidence. But not all crappy dvds he looked had that signature.

But we don’t know 100% they’re bootlegs.

He owns a paper mill, he games the system

Out of curiosity to think about what to do with my life, what do you do for a living? Software engineer?

They’ve had decades of brain drain because of all the insecurity and corruption. Currently I don’t see that reversing, it’s very ingrained. I hope they find a way of providing better opportunities, demographically it’s a young country so maybe they can make something work for them.

But oof is it gonna be an uphill battle when your government works against you by not supporting education, security, infrastructure.

What’s the word?

I think it’s a Yogi Berra thing

If you migrate from a rich country to a poor country you’re an expat.

If you migrate from a poor country to a rich country you’re an immigrant and you’re both lazy and taking all the jobs and welfare and healthcare.

Wonder how much of this comes from the gambling business. They don’t own the secondary market where you can sell skins, but they are the gateway into that world.

What does centralization mean then? Those numbers look pretty concentrated to me.

It’s too late no? The response is always so weak: “questions”, “considers”, while the fascists act.