The terms "retro" and "vintage" are a sliding window. In 20 years, computers from the 1990's and 2000's will be retro. There's also practical matters like price, availability and size - older computers from the early 1970's tend to fill up entire rooms whereas from the 1980's onward fit on your desk.
While I believe the real estate issue to be part of the reason, I think there's also an aspect of control involved. WFH leads to increased personal autonomy and agency. Having too many high agency individuals is bad for the existing hegemony.
You can vote your way into a CoC but you need to fork your way out.
When Codes of Conduct were first introduced, they sounded like a benign concept. But now it's becoming increasing clear that they're the Trojan horse that allows the inmates to take over the asylum.
Seems highly entitled and irresponsible. Sure, student loans have become somewhat predatory, but sticking honest, hardworking taxpayers with debt you acquired through poor decisions and planning doesn't feel like the right way to remedy the situation.
Its not really that relevant because most places that have private student loans also have government gaurantees on the loans. Government will eat it one way or tge other which means you and i will eventually eat it
People will respond to the incentives that are given to them, regardless of ethics.
The question is, what system would avoid this perverse incentive? A graduate tax would have the same problem. Free tuition shifts the burden to every taxpayer unfairly. Maybe another repayment scheme, but that would disproportionately harm poorer students.
To tell you the truth, I'm not sure what tools a creditor has to pursue a debtor who has left the country in general...
Sam Altman can ensure the democratization of AI by immediately halting all attempts at regulatory capture and ceasing his attempts to use government regulation to stifle all competition.
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