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    1. tylercowen‏Verified account @tylercowen 18 Nov 2019

      My Bloomberg column on the true inflation inequality:https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-11-18/inflation-inequality-if-you-like-new-stuff-life-is-cheaper?cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-view&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=view&utm_medium=social …

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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Nov 2019
      Replying to @tylercowen

      That sounds like such an interesting idea, but Bloomberg says I've reached my free article limit and won't let me read it. Why not publish it on an ordinary web site?

      8 replies 2 retweets 29 likes
    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Nov 2019
      Replying to @paulg @tylercowen

      The reason I never subscribe to news sites is not that I can't or won't pay for it, but that I assume signing up will be impossibly cumbersome, and that they'll both auto-renew the subscription and refuse to let me cancel without calling them on the phone.

      19 replies 7 retweets 99 likes
    4. Ivan Kirigin‏ @ikirigin 18 Nov 2019
      Replying to @paulg @tylercowen

      Irony alert, from the article. I opened the article in Safari to extend my monthly limit. Install a few browsers. Plus prioritize @tylercowen - who is the only regular column I read. Plus plus don't optimize for wasted $10^2 on subscriptions if you have 10^8pic.twitter.com/5PwBMtK52J

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    5. Ivan Kirigin‏ @ikirigin 18 Nov 2019
      Replying to @ikirigin @paulg @tylercowen

      This cognitive load is greater than canceling a subscription. https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Apaulg%20cancel&src=typed_query …pic.twitter.com/bZ5P0r2sqX

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    6. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Nov 2019
      Replying to @ikirigin @tylercowen

      (a) It's not just the cognitive load, it's the dishonesty. (b) Having to remember something multiplies cognitive load by the time over which you remember it.

      2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Nov 2019
      Replying to @paulg @ikirigin @tylercowen

      Also, I'm in the business of noticing this kind of brokenness, because it's the sign of a missing startup.

      8:43 AM - 18 Nov 2019
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        2. Ivan Kirigin‏ @ikirigin 18 Nov 2019
          Replying to @paulg @tylercowen

          It's a feature, not a bug. You think they didn't run the test? Making canceling harder didn't lower new subscriptions but increased retention. BTW I just subscribed, and they require you to contact support to cancel on Bloomberg.pic.twitter.com/Wqabf6bAQp

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        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Nov 2019
          Replying to @ikirigin @tylercowen

          I believe it's a local maximum. But when you have to do something so clumsy and dishonest, that's a sign that there is a better overall model.

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        1. Vartika  🕊‏ @VManasvi 18 Nov 2019
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          A different question, if I may - Why is recruitment not yet solved? Been over 30 years. What is broken as per you? Is it more of a human judgement problem for tech to ever solve it? Do you think Reid Hoffman’s theory about Tours of Duty can be productized for scale?

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