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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by stouset on Saturday September 16, 2023 @10:24PM (#37540874)
They are likely suggesting that incremental, hypothetical increases in market efficiency appear to come at increasingly steep costs which primarily borne by the rest of society at large.
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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by twoodfin on Saturday September 16, 2023 @10:32PM (#37540921)
And the evidence for this is … ?
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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by polygamous_bat on Saturday September 16, 2023 @11:31PM (#37541242)
Front-running is an easy example.
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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by lotsofpulp on Sunday September 17, 2023 @04:57AM (#37542959)
So place a limit order.
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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by polygamous_bat on Sunday September 17, 2023 @11:47AM (#37546328)
Do you also preach everyone to learn self-defense when they propose making mugging illegal?

No, in the best world we do both.

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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by lotsofpulp on Sunday September 17, 2023 @12:47PM (#37547011)
Clicking radio button on a website is not at all comparable to learning self defense.

Also, front running is already illegal.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/frontrunning.asp

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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by polygamous_bat on Sunday September 17, 2023 @01:17PM (#37547314)
> Clicking radio button on a website is not at all comparable to learning self defense.

However, stealing money is still stealing money.

> Also, front running is already illegal.

Great! Which means there are sometimes legitimate reasons to clamp down on "hyper-efficient" but socially negative actors.

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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by kasey_junk on Sunday September 17, 2023 @10:20AM (#37545330)
Front running is illegal.
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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by stouset on Sunday September 17, 2023 @02:15AM (#37542043)
Finance is 12% of the entire US economy.
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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by twoodfin on Sunday September 17, 2023 @08:20AM (#37544276)
What’s the right %?
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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by stouset on Sunday September 17, 2023 @11:48AM (#37546339)
Clearly less than 12%.
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Re:America's advanced manufacturing problem and how to fix it by twoodfin on Sunday September 17, 2023 @05:55PM (#37549713)
Well, I’m convinced.
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