Daily Archives: 2022-05-04

Turbo Tax to Pay 141M in Agreement Reached by All 50 States

Source: Hacker News

Article note: Fine is less than profit from the behavior, without even getting in to externalizatities like their ongoing effort to keep the tax code incomprehensible, this is is a cost of doing business, not an effective deterrent.
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The Google Incentive Mismatch: Problems with Promotion-Oriented Cultures

Source: Hacker News

Article note: It's a problem _everywhere_ (hello academic prestige games!), but the rumor has long been is that google is the worst. It really is an ugly problem, almost _any_ incentive structure eventually turns into a perverse game.
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