awolden

> inexpensive web developers

Ask most companies how much they are spending on their web-dev teams and they might disagree with you on that one

> 3) if your code is broken for 11 sloc, maybe you depend too much on others work and you have no value yourselves.

That is very out of touch with the reality of development on the modern JS stack. Babel is a key transpiler that allows people to target multiple browsers with consistent JS, and it was completely broken by this move. Are you suggesting that everyone rewrite their own babel? I guess if they don't they have no real `value`.

Client: I need a modification to this cabinet so I can put in a double stove.

Carpenter: Welp, we are gonna have to demolish the whole kitchen. So with the estimate of a full kitchen remodel you are looking at $80k

Client: ...

I wasn't trying to make a plea for community consensus. I think individuals come to their own conclusions about morality, but those conclusions are informed by the information that they receive from their environment and community. A person who never experiences meaningful debate, thought, or contemplation is going to be morally stunted compared to those who engage in regular debate and discussion. That doesn't mean every person who argues a point is morally superior, but in the aggregate, engaging in moral discussions will enhance an individuals expertise in determining moral veracity.

We get to decide for ourselves through educated dialogue with our community. That's why discussions like this are important.

I think we live in an age of such people. It was easy to stand out as a brilliant polymath when we didn't know ANYTHING. I think we have more geniuses than ever today, but there are so many of them that it no longer feels special. We are advancing our knowledge and technology with dizzying speeds, but we are so accustomed to it that we sit around and go, "Meh, there are no geniuses anymore".

Also, in northern climates, the water will get in the pores then freeze and expand. It may be self healing, but in a matter of weeks the road would be still be completely rubbish

What is going to prevent this platform from becoming a massive spam fest or a link farm to other sites?

Even if the video is highly pirated, I wonder if he will make more with his $5 per distribution then with the $0.XX he would get otherwise. People say that the internet will destroy creative enterprise, but I think just the opposite. I think artists will be more empowered once they embrace the opportunities of this new medium and learn to cut out the middlemen.