A Dismal Optimist
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A Dismal Optimist
@yah5us
chief economist of this account. undergrad studying the reflected-sound-of-underground-spirits. “neoliberal sociopath” and "market idolator"
Beigetreten Ekim 2022
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if you can reply to this, you're awesome and cool :)
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I will NOT be using this. No offense to those who do, but I refuse to pull the ladder up behind me. New replyguys ALWAYS welcome.
Prince Vogelfrei 🐦⬛@PrinceVogel
Incredible new feature, gives me a bit of hope for this place
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@justalexoki hello. question: what makes you so sure you are the world's most favored sloth?
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@SRamirez68083 best way to approach it imo is to ask if money or borders are fake.
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I think most people genuinely think we live in a much more artificially constructed world than we do. Like everything is just a choice, prices are just a social convention so we can change them, right?
People think policy has infinite leverage.
rohit@krishnanrohit
What's the underlying reason why so many people so radically prefer bad economic policies like price controls, considering we've known they're bad for decades now?
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It is probably the breed, which made up more than half of all dog attack fatalities in the US in 2019 and was specifically bred to be aggressive and not display signs of aggression.
In any case, dogs that maul ought to be put down and their owners criminally charged.
assets.gov.ie/224373/f881b08…
Crémieux@cremieuxrecueil
As pit bulls have become more common, their representation in dog fatalities has grown, as have the per capita rates of dog fatalities and injuries.
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@jenniferdoleac @johnjhorton It’s not the breed, it’s not the dog, it’s the way their humans raise them.
Pit Bulls can be the sweetest dogs. I had one, my neighbor with two young children has one who is wonderful with the kids.
Unfortunately there are lousy owners who teach aggression.
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Guy in airport security line with pit bull service animal; what service does it provide?
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“Ban price gouging”
Kill me, please
Third Way Climate & Energy@ThirdWayEnergy
We asked voters to rank 17 proposals to lower energy costs. "Banning new data centers" came in at 15th.
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@jack_whitcomb_ On one hand if I’m wrong, then maybe there is hope. On the other, I’d have to congratulate the median voter…
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@jack_whitcomb_ This is true, I’m just not sure that either of these exist as something concrete or understandable for the median voter or poll taker.
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Not sure if anything can be taken from this.
I’d guess a lot of people view unemployment as something that happens to “other people”
daeveningglow@InlandCaGuy
Question finally asked explicitly!
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@SRamirez68083 You already know my question and I already know your response. Why must we play this game?
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@besttrousers @JeremiahDJohns Isn’t this just every day though?
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What was the main topic on your timeline yesterday? Who was the main character?
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The rule is BUY GLOBAL.
For any food product, buy stuff that is produced wherever it is most efficiently made. Failing that, buy from other regions. Failing that buy from other countries.
You should not restrict yourself to food from your town or even your country. Here in British Columbia I buy salmon from wherever it is best and cheapest, whether that’s Alaska, the Atlantic, or Scandinavia. Seek out cheap food even if it is not local because its low price often reflects better production, scale, or comparative advantage. I happily buy food in a dollar store, for instance.
Citizen of EU@wavetossed
The rule is BUY LOCAL. For any food product, buy stuff that is produced in your town. Failing that, bu from your county. Failing that buy from your state/province. You should not even buy food from the other side of the country. Here in British Columbia I buy local salmon or salmon from Alaska. Not Atlantic Salmon, and especially not salmon from Scandinavia. Beware cheap food that is not local because there is something wrong with it for it to be that cheap. I never buy food in a dollar store, for instance.
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@elliotismz @follynomics Gonna send you to the utility doctor smh
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