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> we have freedom of association, and a business may not want to associate with someone who has opinions counter to their own. Yes and no. Take the Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a gay couple. In this…
Did you even bother checking? https://www.epa.gov/flint > Since January 2016, EPA has been monitoring compliance with its emergency administrative order (as amended) to ensure that Flint’s drinking water system…
The EPA famously declared the air safe following 9/11. Their credibility is, at least for me personally, negligible. The flint water crisis and the Gold King Mine are other examples. People are rightfully worried and…
I find it both odd and interesting that this topic, and so many others in our culture, boils down to whether someone/something is racist or not. Racism has become the ultimate morality test. Someone got ChatGPT to say…
From their website: Chief Diversity Officer - ... responsible for guiding and scaling inclusion strategy and diversity initiatives across Twilio's global workforce Chief People Officer - .. responsible for driving the…
I think your analysis is a good one given the data we have, and can be used to draw some conclusions or guide general discussion. However the analysis is indeed limited by the data available. The AAA data does not…
> For better or worse, both major parties in US noted that you can make anything work well if you compare the other team to nazis. Agreed, I think this serves a common purpose as other generalized propaganda on the…
> I would like to think you are not suggesting those solutions implemented. Why not? Cause the current ruling class frowns up it? > I am going to bow out should it happen here. Then the system propaganda has worked…
Eh, the US didn’t fund the German recovery. I think you seem to be confusing pre WW2 Germany (30s) and post war Germany (50s). The German state before national socialism was having hyper inflation, spiraling…
Wages peaked at 7.3%, not averaged that over the 12 month period.
Inflation began to spike in the U.S. in April of 2021, when it hit 4.2%. Inflation continued to climb, hitting 7% year-over-year by December 2021. Sadly, 2022 didn’t see any slowdown in inflation as the rate peaked at…
AI is too broad a term so as to be useful for such questions. What is artificial intelligence? Let's look at an app like Apple Maps. Knowing my search history and showing it to me is a form of intelligence. Knowing I…
which says a lot if the economy is disconnected from the prosperity and economic outlook of the majority of people. In such a case, a "good economy" is just a synonym for "elite are still doing well."
> The short of it... did CEOs really make any significant mistakes? Or did they just take advantage of the market conditions in predictable ways? i.e. They did their jobs as it's currently incentivized. Agreed with your…
Another variable to consider: the 2020 - 2022 market was rewarding growth (as opposed to profitability or being cash-flow positive). The Corporate loan interest rate was practically 0%. Companies which could show…
Your whole argument is based on the premise that statements made in anger cannot be true. And the focus on emotional state is typical ad hominem attack. You did not refute the content in any way.
Agreed. While much criticism gets directed to the leadership for irresponsible hiring and operations, the market dynamics of today which are motivating businesses to cut costs, were at an earlier time motivating…
I see it differently. i think the playbook is that the system generates a counterculture to control the opposition narrative. The systems greatest trick as Ted K put it. Sure, the hippie movement was branded…
I think we have a diff definition of white.
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> we have freedom of association, and a business may not want to associate with someone who has opinions counter to their own. Yes and no. Take the Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a gay couple. In this…
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Did you even bother checking? https://www.epa.gov/flint > Since January 2016, EPA has been monitoring compliance with its emergency administrative order (as amended) to ensure that Flint’s drinking water system…
The EPA famously declared the air safe following 9/11. Their credibility is, at least for me personally, negligible. The flint water crisis and the Gold King Mine are other examples. People are rightfully worried and…
I find it both odd and interesting that this topic, and so many others in our culture, boils down to whether someone/something is racist or not. Racism has become the ultimate morality test. Someone got ChatGPT to say…
From their website: Chief Diversity Officer - ... responsible for guiding and scaling inclusion strategy and diversity initiatives across Twilio's global workforce Chief People Officer - .. responsible for driving the…
I think your analysis is a good one given the data we have, and can be used to draw some conclusions or guide general discussion. However the analysis is indeed limited by the data available. The AAA data does not…
> For better or worse, both major parties in US noted that you can make anything work well if you compare the other team to nazis. Agreed, I think this serves a common purpose as other generalized propaganda on the…
> I would like to think you are not suggesting those solutions implemented. Why not? Cause the current ruling class frowns up it? > I am going to bow out should it happen here. Then the system propaganda has worked…
Eh, the US didn’t fund the German recovery. I think you seem to be confusing pre WW2 Germany (30s) and post war Germany (50s). The German state before national socialism was having hyper inflation, spiraling…
Wages peaked at 7.3%, not averaged that over the 12 month period.
Inflation began to spike in the U.S. in April of 2021, when it hit 4.2%. Inflation continued to climb, hitting 7% year-over-year by December 2021. Sadly, 2022 didn’t see any slowdown in inflation as the rate peaked at…
AI is too broad a term so as to be useful for such questions. What is artificial intelligence? Let's look at an app like Apple Maps. Knowing my search history and showing it to me is a form of intelligence. Knowing I…
which says a lot if the economy is disconnected from the prosperity and economic outlook of the majority of people. In such a case, a "good economy" is just a synonym for "elite are still doing well."
> The short of it... did CEOs really make any significant mistakes? Or did they just take advantage of the market conditions in predictable ways? i.e. They did their jobs as it's currently incentivized. Agreed with your…
Another variable to consider: the 2020 - 2022 market was rewarding growth (as opposed to profitability or being cash-flow positive). The Corporate loan interest rate was practically 0%. Companies which could show…
Your whole argument is based on the premise that statements made in anger cannot be true. And the focus on emotional state is typical ad hominem attack. You did not refute the content in any way.
Agreed. While much criticism gets directed to the leadership for irresponsible hiring and operations, the market dynamics of today which are motivating businesses to cut costs, were at an earlier time motivating…
I see it differently. i think the playbook is that the system generates a counterculture to control the opposition narrative. The systems greatest trick as Ted K put it. Sure, the hippie movement was branded…
I think we have a diff definition of white.