Comments on: Economic cycles finally explained http://trilema.com/2014/economic-cycles-finally-explained/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Wed, 13 May 2026 18:28:28 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 By: Simple Steps, adnotated on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. http://trilema.com/2014/economic-cycles-finally-explained/#comment-164047 Simple Steps, adnotated on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Sat, 22 May 2021 19:55:56 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=54105#comment-164047 [...] not that salesmanship will ever be obsolete per se ; but "EMH"-based, 1990s flavoured, "democratic"/America-first, Danny De Vito-spoken ideas of salesmanship are [...] [...] not that salesmanship will ever be obsolete per se ; but "EMH"-based, 1990s flavoured, "democratic"/America-first, Danny De Vito-spoken ideas of salesmanship are [...]

]]> By: Did anyone ever notice before the pierogi are shaped like a twat ? No ? Me neither. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. http://trilema.com/2014/economic-cycles-finally-explained/#comment-145797 Did anyone ever notice before the pierogi are shaped like a twat ? No ? Me neither. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Wed, 08 Jan 2020 13:27:40 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=54105#comment-145797 [...] they do not fight, and do not hurt (I don't mean "rationally", but quite on the contrary, irrationally : they do not hurt for the simple pleasure of inflicting distress and pain, as in proper rape), [...] [...] they do not fight, and do not hurt (I don't mean "rationally", but quite on the contrary, irrationally : they do not hurt for the simple pleasure of inflicting distress and pain, as in proper rape), [...]

]]> By: Mircea Popescu http://trilema.com/2014/economic-cycles-finally-explained/#comment-100620 Mircea Popescu Sun, 01 Jun 2014 12:18:09 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=54105#comment-100620 Sure, but that's generally the symptom of a doomed society, when the tools of its power are being used towards its weakness. At least Socrate seems to have thinked so, correctly. Sure, but that's generally the symptom of a doomed society, when the tools of its power are being used towards its weakness. At least Socrate seems to have thinked so, correctly.

]]> By: spyked http://trilema.com/2014/economic-cycles-finally-explained/#comment-100617 spyked Sun, 01 Jun 2014 10:05:50 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=54105#comment-100617 <blockquote>Why, as little as we might like this idea, copyrights, trademarks and patents aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.</blockquote> This is an interesting subject, as no one seems to even find the right language to express the problem. It seems to me that the same tools "needed to fight" mimicry are nowadays used to defend it; see the so-called "patent trolling" cases on intellectual property devoid of any real value (Oracle vs. Google comes to mind, but there are probably thousands others).

Why, as little as we might like this idea, copyrights, trademarks and patents aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.

This is an interesting subject, as no one seems to even find the right language to express the problem. It seems to me that the same tools "needed to fight" mimicry are nowadays used to defend it; see the so-called "patent trolling" cases on intellectual property devoid of any real value (Oracle vs. Google comes to mind, but there are probably thousands others).

]]> By: Why Garden? So You Can Write Cheques To Strippers. | When Bitcoin Met Pete http://trilema.com/2014/economic-cycles-finally-explained/#comment-100201 Why Garden? So You Can Write Cheques To Strippers. | When Bitcoin Met Pete Wed, 21 May 2014 17:28:37 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=54105#comment-100201 [...] [↩]scamtalk aka Bitcointalk.org [↩]How does mimicry in business work? Like so. [↩]Yes, this is the moiety of Bitcoin Hotline fame. Have you tried calling her yet? [...] [...] [↩]scamtalk aka Bitcointalk.org [↩]How does mimicry in business work? Like so. [↩]Yes, this is the moiety of Bitcoin Hotline fame. Have you tried calling her yet? [...]

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