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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 20 Aug 2020

      Curiously, bad government is one of the biggest forces driving innovation in remote work. Specifically the dysfunctional SF city government, high CA state taxes, and US immigration policy. If remote is the future, these policies are making it happen faster.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 20 Aug 2020

      No doubt all three governments claim to be in favor of fostering innovation. But they probably didn't imagine they'd do it by incentivizing people to discover new ways to stay away from them.

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        1. Roy‏ @RoySnapir 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          a request paul - when you make a new post start it with "new post! ...." otherwise I always think you're just posting old content that you thought relevant, and I often miss out on your new post (I'll try to learn myself from now on, but would be useul for others i think)

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        1. ataimonte‏ @atazimonte 20 Aug 2020
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          Does not bode well for the working poor dependent on service jobs and far less mobile. Should the suburbs expect more incursions of folks demanding their homes?

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        1. kapura "max golden" | black lives matter‏ @KapuraMax 20 Aug 2020
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          what are you saying here? that it's desirous to have dysfunctional systems of government? or is this finding a silver lining

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        2. Agnel Vishal ⓩ 🛡‏ @agnelvishal 20 Aug 2020
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          @paulg can start a political party? Startups are too mainstream.

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        3. Hamoonist‏ @Hamoonist 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @agnelvishal @paulg

          What comes to your mind when you hear "Libertarian party"?

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        1. Constantin Semenov‏ @semi_const 20 Aug 2020
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          I'd really stay away from the most civilization nowadays. Today's choice seems to be either some insane, parasitic sort of liberalism or sheer tyranny. No place for an engineer.

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        2. Sam Ritchie‏ @sritchie 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          You don’t think they’re pulling a God Emperor of Dune move, engineering the situation deliberately to force expansion later? Such a pessimist!

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        3. Sam Ritchie‏ @sritchie 20 Aug 2020
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          https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/The_Golden_Path …

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        2. Seth Rosenberg‏ @SethGRosenberg 20 Aug 2020
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          SF City gov’t seems explicitly against innovation — they view growth as negative to the city & therefore don’t support the infrastructure to enable it — so perhaps despite their best intentions

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        3. Sue‏ @SueTheBoy 20 Aug 2020
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          What a statement. "They view growth as negative to the city"

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