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iamsuperdan t1_jeggc88 wrote

Reply to Skinny Puppy - Worlock [Industrial/Experimental] by buddhaman09

One of the first industrial songs I heard. In the very early 90s CBC Radio in Canada had a late night show. Host was a guy named David Wisdom. He played a ton of real alternative music. Industrial stuff, electronic, metal, etc. I miss those days of discovery.

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throwaway12131214121 OP t1_jeggbb3 wrote

Reply to comment by Nanaki_TV in I have a potentially controversial statement: we already have an idea of what a misaligned ASI would look like. We’re living in it. by throwaway12131214121

First of all, the profits of oil companies(for example) are absolutely at the expense of everybody else(arguably, they are at the expense of everybody period). Not everything is about money.

Secondly, lots of exchanges happen where not both parties profit. Exchanges happen where neither party profits. Because the profit of an exchange is not always predictable, and there are also other factors that might influence decision making. I don’t profit from working in a sweatshop because the time and energy I spend doing it is worth much more than what I am paid. I still do it though, because the system is such that if I don’t do it, I die.

Profit for a business is simply the difference between cost of business and revenue.

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CautiousCold8392 t1_jeggbab wrote

Reply to comment by Chromotron in ELI5-What is the fibonacci sequence? by amsdys

It's nice to know that we are in agreement. It is true to say that the Fibonacci sequence may not account for the unpredictability of natural processes.

Other examples exist that may resemble the sequence. The spiral pattern on a ram's horns often resembles the golden ratio. As the pinecone grows bigger and you count the spiral in each direction, the ratio gets closer to the golden ratio.

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