So, did Musk just violate his own NDA? Can't help but wonder if there will be any consequences to this.

The value proposition of Windows is that you don't have to consider a value proposition. It's just the default. Most people don't care enough about their computing experience to change the default (not least of all because for most people their cellphone, not their desktop, is their primary device). You can make all the arguments in the world about why Linux is superior and fail to convince someone it is worth the time and effort to change. This is doubly so when talking to someone who has never installed their own OS before, which is most people.

People are so primed to be worried about some Orwellian future where the government is constantly surveilling you that they've totally missed the fact we're already in a cyberpunk future where corporations are constantly surveilling you.

I don't disagree agree with your conclusion that you'll primarily need to learn your job skills on the job, but it's an unfortunate state of affairs when you think you'll gain literally nothing from time spent in class. All I can say is that this was not the case for myself.

Either this guy needs to fire his lawyer... or actually get a lawyer. Self repping against Activision sounds like a bad idea. Oh well, there's always bankruptcy.

Put simply, what your friends believe has absolutely no impact on the truth of the matter. Thinking that it does is a logical fallacy known as argument from consensus; or, if you like Latin: argumentum ad populum.

I mean, obviously I agree with you. As I stated, I pay off my CC in full every month. I'm aware that not everyone does that though. As to why: some people don't use credit responsibly. They purchase things that they can't afford, sometimes impulsively, and then when their CC gets maxed out, they pay the minimum payments because they are only just making ends meet between rent, groceries, and other expenses.

They are different because they are interest free (unless you miss payments). I used one for a purchase on Amazon last year because it was automatically approved (on account of my already having an Amazon master card). I had the cash on hand, but I wanted to try the BNPL. It really was interest free, the monthly charge went onto my credit card (which I pay off 100% every month) and the result led to no issues.

The thing is... it actually kind of annoyed me, having that extra monthly expense. I would have preferred to just pay it off up front. I can also see folks who are not as responsible using too many of them. Sure, 1 BNPL that adds a $30 charge on your credit card every month might not be a big deal. But if you start to get 2, or 3, or 5, suddenly that's an extra $150 a month going straight on your CC. Even if you're making your min payments, you'll start getting interest charges on the balance eventually, so it's still a trap. It's just a multi layered trap since it ends up being the CC you used to pay the BNPL that you get the interest from.

The average person doesn't understand the difference between a mid coder and a top coder unless it's explained to them in tournament format.

I think it's more than just an issue of cynicism of skepticism. There is so much conspiracy theorizing on the internet that it has become the most normal thing in the world to assume that rather than a simple explanation of the event (occam's razor), the more convoluted and clandestine the explanation is, the better. Conspiracy seems to be the default explanation for most things now. Honestly, it's pretty terrible.

C'mon man, it's common sense. You see, the body needs lots of iron, especially for the blood. If that iron is all out of sync with the bodies natural magnetic field, it causes strain on the body. This leads to cancer. Magnets help get all that iron in alignment with the bodies natural magnetic field. It's a non-invasive process, but you need to keep up the treatment. Once a week should do it! /s

Seriously, for the love of god: SLASH-S

I love how you front loaded your argument with an ad hominem attack. Why bother even waiting for someone's argument when you were just going to respond with a fallacy anyways? Might as well lead with your best foot forward!

We'll find out when the next market crash happens.

The invisible hand of the market; which is just code for a collective of individuals who are all trying to get rich quick at the expense of anyone else (IE: some fool will buy for more than I paid.)

Economic history is punctuated by market crashes that are mostly predicated on something careening out of control. The USA instituted a number of guardrails (regulations) after the great depression to help prevent that from happening again; but those have since been eroded over the years as the industry has lobbied for de-regulation- the result is market crashes brought on by things like portfolio insurance (1987) or credit default swaps (2008), in addition to your standard form of bubbles like tulip mania (1637) or the .com burst (2003). The financial industry is always looking for some complicated way to create money from nothing without risk and individual investors are often all too happy to buy in to the hype. Frequently it works for a while and the early adopters (such as they are) do make money before it all falls apart. Sorta like a Ponzi scheme. This isn't say there's no way to invest that creates real value and helps perpetuate innovation while also making a reasonable profit. The problem is alot of people would do almost anything to turn the word "reasonable" into the word "gigantic", regardless of the risk and especially regardless of any damage someone else might suffer (so long as they make their buck).

Indeed. This is the prototypical investor demand for immediate growth via trend chasing that has been brought on by a fear of missing out. Apple ain't broke, but they feel compelled to fix it. Maybe the fact that Apple didn't think the current state of affairs in AI was up to their standard was really just an example of the only child willing to call out the emperor for being naked. But the investors will have none of that; not least of all because they've already also invested in that tailor.