Comments on: Discounting the Future http://blog.longnow.org/2009/12/04/discounting-the-future/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: April 21 : Spacetaker’s Artist SPEAKeasy :: A LIST http://blog.longnow.org/2009/12/04/discounting-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-18861 April 21 : Spacetaker’s Artist SPEAKeasy :: A LIST Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:17:27 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/?p=1145#comment-18861 [...] Discounting the Future (longnow.org) [...] [...] Discounting the Future (longnow.org) [...]

]]> By: paul martin http://blog.longnow.org/2009/12/04/discounting-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-9009 paul martin Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:02:40 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/?p=1145#comment-9009 Just watching BBC and man says the APR for such a loan would be 994%, sounds a lot. However as I am just from Tim O'Reilly who says "$$ are not the only metric" I would argue for me the opportunity cost of having lots between now and then is equivalent to a week is a long time in politics. However I clearly (maybe not) would be unable to hold this discussion if it were not for some generous banker who has deigned to lend me collateral so I can survive the subzero temps outside. Happy Christmas Just watching BBC and man says the APR for such a loan would be 994%, sounds a lot. However as I am just from Tim O’Reilly who says “$$ are not the only metric” I would argue for me the opportunity cost of having lots between now and then is equivalent to a week is a long time in politics. However I clearly (maybe not) would be unable to hold this discussion if it were not for some generous banker who has deigned to lend me collateral so I can survive the subzero temps outside. Happy Christmas

]]> By: Cobb http://blog.longnow.org/2009/12/04/discounting-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-8893 Cobb Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:54:59 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/?p=1145#comment-8893 <strong>Next Tuesday...</strong> Americans should do well to remember Wimpy, the hamburger scarfing cadge from the Popeye cartoon. No matter what day it was, Wimpy would always be asking for money for a hamburger for which he would gladly repay you on next...... Next Tuesday…

Americans should do well to remember Wimpy, the hamburger scarfing cadge from the Popeye cartoon. No matter what day it was, Wimpy would always be asking for money for a hamburger for which he would gladly repay you on next……

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