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The corporate-state nexus

Archedelia • 1434 implied HN points • 26 Aug 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Market forces
  1. Corporations are not run by individual stockholders, but by managers who respond to asset managers and institutional investors.
  2. The theory of the free market is based on a universe of small proprietors, which is not applicable to today's corporate economy.
  3. Corporations were initially formed by government charters and are now influenced by state purposes, leading to a malfunction in a purely market-driven environment.

Cybersecurity First Principles & Shouting Into the Void

Resilient Cyber • 239 implied HN points • 28 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Market forces
  1. Cybersecurity issues won't fix themselves through friendly advice. The market often tolerates insecure products, leading to many security breaches that affect us all.
  2. Changing how we handle cybersecurity needs new rules. We must shift accountability and liability to make companies take security seriously and protect the data of their customers.
  3. Cybersecurity can be a key part of business success. If companies start prioritizing security due to regulations, it could help reduce risks and become a real advantage.

I don’t care who sets the price

Economic Forces • 15 implied HN points • 06 Nov 25
💼 Business Market forces
  1. Setting a price and controlling a price are two different things. A company can announce its prices but still have little control over them due to market forces.
  2. The actual burden of taxes or economic influences doesn't change based on who is responsible for payments or price announcements. What matters is how supply and demand interact in the market.
  3. Competition and market structure are what really determine pricing power. Even if a firm sets a price, its ability to change that price depends on the competitive environment around it.

Dub Housing

Kneeling Bus • 156 implied HN points • 17 Feb 23
🎭️ Culture Market forces
  1. Housing shortages are common in desirable areas like Lake Tahoe due to a surplus of people and limited housing supply.
  2. The demand for housing in luxury tourist destinations can outstrip supply, turning basic human needs into luxury goods.
  3. There is a growing need to balance market forces with regulatory incentives to ensure fair resource allocation in areas like Lake Tahoe.

The Era of Acute GPT Shortage Will Soon Begin

Tomasz’s Substack • 19 implied HN points • 27 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Market forces
  1. Researchers predict that GPT-4 technology could significantly speed up tasks in the US, leading to a potential surplus of LLM services.
  2. There could be a shortage of GPT services due to the high demand from professionals and large corporations, with supply potentially struggling to keep up.
  3. OpenAI may restrict GPT-4 access, possibly limiting it to US-based businesses, which could give American and Chinese companies a competitive advantage in utilizing advanced LLM models.
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