DISQUS

You know, there's another side to this argument. Regardless of whatever happens, what the hell are you as a single person going to do about it? Nothing. The only way to affect real change is to inspire a larger group of people. Since the general public seems to be increasingly motivated to do something as of late (with our without you), I feel that I and my close friends really only have two options: 1) ignore it/wait it out 2) get involved for the purpose of profiting.

I read an article yesterday written by someone who, when driving a Rolls Royce Phantom, was flipped off by a Prius driver. While you could argue about who's being more self righteous, a single V12 has the same effect on the environment as a single hybrid powertrain: none.

Wow! People actually pay that? I had no idea prices were that high; sounds like a pretty lucrative business.

Digg knows that they can't ever entirely stop this. However, it's probably of benefit to them to attempt to show the public that they're "serious" about maintaining the integrity of their voting system.

I agree with your premise, and especially with your disdain for the annoying musical loop, but as a big fan of consumerism and shiny objects in general, this is my favorite time of the year. Perhaps you need to begin reselling 10 and 15 cent items for seven dollars to really get into the season.

I agree. However, I think the majority of the public likes spending (even if they don't like deficits), so I worry about the plausibility of a true fiscal conservative ever getting support.

Matt, I'd be really interested in getting your opinion on something. In one (admittedly narrow) sense, the political right is about making capitalists rich, while the political left is about making sure no one is left behind (or, in other words, making sure no one gets rich).

Those on the far right may reluctantly admit that their plans are not the best for everyone, but they'd still like to put them in place. How could that happen if they didn't convince the religious right to join them? They don't have enough of a following without them.

I guess I see your point, and less than wonderful behavior often corrects itself over time as everyone gets older and wiser anyway.

I completely agree with your statements about us watching what has happened to our parents. I've based my entire career thus far around avoiding a fate similar to that of my parents and extended family, and so far it's working.

I understand why you'd want to write a rebuttal and, being 23 myself, it's nice to see input from both sides. However, I still feel that there are an awful lot of unjustifiably arrogant Millennials out there. They're the ones who work in the fast food industry, live at home, and can't afford a car, yet buy Louis Vuitton handbags. Lil Wayne is also their idol-of-the-moment, though it's almost November so it's probably time for the next guy. Walk around any university campus and you'll see the Ugg boots and poorly modified Hondas as proof - the majority of them believe they are celebrities.

Ever seen the comments on Break.com? They may actually be worse...

There's another good side to reinvesting in your business: taxes. If you earn $x, but put it back into your business, it's a write-off and you won't be paying taxes on it as income. Hopefully, it'll return $x+1 dollars back to you (if it was a good investment), and then you only pay taxes at that point. It's similar to tax differing, like in a retirement savings plan.

I read lots of e-mail and many free articles, but I leave several of the books I paid good money for collecting dust. This is actually a pretty good idea, and it would probably work for me. However, I find that once I get the courage to put down my laptop, reading books really isn't as hard as I imagined.

The "you're under arrest, buster" line from the officer with the cigar was classic - maybe the next "don't taze me bro!"

SocialThing has now been taken over, I believe. Also, will you be updating this blog in the future? I'm a fresh visitor from TechCrunch (just read one of your comments).

Burak brings up a very good point above. Also, the process of following people to get them to follow you isn't really limited by this feature; you just unfriend others after you're sure they've added you and semi-forgotten about you (a few days, most likely).

It may have been earlier than 8th grade, but it couldn't have been too many years before that. I'm in my early 20s now, but that's still young, isn't it? It looked a lot like this:

http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/2705000...

I wish I would first be shown the Info tab when viewing someone's profile, and also to have the Info tab shown first when someone views mine. The new mashed up wall/mini-feed at the top of the page reminds me of MySpace.

Wow, great post! Thanks for covering this. I still remember when I was in elementary school (probably grade 8), I brought an electronic Bible to church instead of a hard copy, and an elder in the church asked me to leave my toy at home. My explanation of what it was went completely over his head.

Have you ever considered covering other types of news every now and then? Loren Feldman announced that he'd start doing this a few days ago. I know you're known for tech, so you don't want to alienate your audience, but what about covering less rehashed niches? What about architectural technology, biotech, or something like that every now and then? TED has always seemed to do a really good job covering less well known sectors.

Maybe the won't be able to keep it under $200 or $300, but early adopters can still pay more and subsidize the costs incurred to ramp up production and bring the price down later. I'm also now wondering how this product would compare to the new, larger Kindle.

With even less clicking, I can type "define: (word)" into my Google toolbar. Isn't this a little redundant?

What about the concept of the A-list now being supported by the media? Mike Arrington remains large because he jumps on TV every so often. Maybe the A-list isn't as strongly defined as it used to be, but I still think getting on CNBC is a milestone that separates you from those who haven't been on.