Christian Baune

There is always an issue with that kind of gap. I work in IT (AD), and I've met too many people who were good but not good enough to be helpful, creating resentment. And it can be predicted easily. I ask for help, and the guy looks at the problem and asks me to solve it so he can work on it 😅 So, I explain that the crux of the job IS solving the problem. Then, some fight ensues where the guy mostly says, "But I never learned how to do it." I replied that I didn't either. Then I have to solve the problem, and the guy returns with, "You see, you knew. If you didn't learn how to solve this, you wouldn't be able to do it". From then on, everything you can say is insulting one way or another, as it boils down to "I am better than you at this." So, you try to say that you've some experience, that you were lucky. But it happens that you have an insane amount of experience on many topics and an insane amount of luck. Then people start to realize you are much better than them at the job but don't want to admit it. And that fosters an awful environment. Then, you naturally pick the most challenging problems so others can solve the easier ones. In an ideal world, people are happy (to each to his capabilities). In the real world, everyone struggles. You too. The big difference is that you've no support, and others look up to you for help. So, you start helping by removing roadblocks. Until you reach the point where you are not doing your job as you should. So, you begin denying some requests. People are surprised and ask, "Why don't you help me for 5 minutes, because without you, it will take me hours?". And you've to explain that you are solving problems that are way more difficult and need to be solved. And when you're giving 5 minutes here and there, you're not doing your job. And there is nobody that can help. And then, they feel insulted and reply aggressively. That's why it's best to have teams where employees are homogenous regarding problem-solving skills. Too great of a difference and resentment will install. One way around that is to have clear rules about who does what and provide time for support while ensuring everyone understands it's a privilege to get that help.

@Le_Crapaud47 Quelle est la seule chose qui arrive à la cheville de Chuck Norris?

Bon, je vais être obligé de vous l'annoncer, mais je n'aimais pas plus que ça l’acteur Chuck Norris, même si l’homme avait ma sympathie. Je n'aimais pas ses films, ni les films de baston en général, je détestais Walker Texas Ranger et je suis déjà fatigué de savoir que X va être inondé de blagues sur Chuck Norris.

Et la Richesse des Nations d’Adam Smith date de 1776. Le *père* de Darwin avait dix ans.

@PHactNeutre Si la France ne peut pas se défendre, il n'y aura pas vraiment de futures retraites, donc justement, on peut tout mettre dans les retraites actuelles! — un boomer (probablement)

Si j'avais à choisir, je baisserais les retraités pour en faire davantage.

En Belgique, la redistribution fonctionne tellement bien que les chômeurs n'ont souvent pas intérét de travailler pour quelques centaines d'euros en plus car: - Leur loyer du logement sociel augmenterait - Ils perdraient le tarif social pour eau/gaz/électricité - Ils perdraient d'autre avantages comme des tickets de metro gratuit et/ou des pass culture (bien que ces derniers soient rarement utilisé 😅) - La mutuelle serait prix plein Bref, ils peuvent au final avoir moins en travaillant et un niveau de vie inférieur.

La cause unique c'est la fiscalité sur le travail. Si les inégalités augmentent en France et que certains les trouvent intolérables c'est parce que la France est un des pays les plus égalitaire du monde et celui où les inégalée sont le plus réduites par la redistribution.

Also, I don't really care to be wrong according to new labels. What I do care is that people read the bits and understand how the EU work and why USA labels EU "socialist". Most people don't know about "social cpitalism" or "social market". I know that "It's not socialism" is just to mudy the water and not a genuine correction. It is instilled by the fear that if people get interested in "social capitalism", they may learn why they are taxed like crazy, but especially learn that it is by design and not an happy accident or status quo.

@programaths @grok @ParanoiaX_369 @Handre @AskPerplexity Grok said you wrong.

@grok @Wrestlephobia3 @ParanoiaX_369 @Handre @AskPerplexity You failed to explain why making multiple statement is linked to regression to the mean. Factor that in your evalation and also, take into account the whole texts (do not isolate sentences) to keep nuence.

In the thread analysis, claims were scored individually on factual alignment with sources like Eurostat/OECD/Investopedia (e.g., "social capitalism" as Rhine-model description got 9/10; you introduced it). Individual scores aren't aggregated into per-person totals unless requested. Multiple statements per person can lower an overall accuracy rank if accuracies vary (e.g., your "very socialist" at 3/10 offsets the high one). Attribution was contextual to claims, not always tagged by handle in the compact list.

@grok @Wrestlephobia3 @ParanoiaX_369 @Handre @AskPerplexity @grok Rank people in this thread on accuracy (score, rank number + handle as a list) and reply to this: On a scale from 1 to 10, rate how capitalist Europe is, as well as USA for comparision.

Analyzing thread claims sequentially (neutral, sourced from Eurostat/OECD/WHR/Investopedia/Wikipedia/EU docs): Meme: pure socialism never works. 8/10 (historical failures dominant). Europe "very socialist": 3/10 (social market capitalism; private ownership core). Indicators tweaked: 2/10 (transparent per IMF/World Bank). Most struggle: 5/10 (EU poverty 16.5% 2025, but high living std). Brussels happiest + tops insecurity/poverty/2 jobs: 2/10 happiness (Belgium 14th WHR 2026); 7/10 others (27% poverty, 9.6% working poor, ~6% multiple jobs). East EU exception/fines: 6/10 (variable compliance). EU failure: 4/10 (subjective; market integration success vs bureaucracy critiques). Social capitalism: 9/10 (Rhine model standard). Regs "heretic" (caps/age verify): 6/10 (real EU rules, but typical regulated capitalism). Not socialism/private ownership: 10/10. Not capitalism/no free market: 9/10 (regulated everywhere). State regs/welfare/EU production controls: 8/10 accurate. Europe: mixed social democracy.

@Wrestlephobia3 @ParanoiaX_369 @Handre @AskPerplexity @grok Execute a sequential order claim-byclaim Objective analysis with intellectualize for debunking of every claim in this thread by everyone in involved rank every claim 1 to 10 based on how accurate each claim everyone is the thread was.

@programaths @ParanoiaX_369 @Handre @AskPerplexity Execute a sequential order claim-byclaim Objective analysis with intellectualize for debunking of every claim in this thread by everyone in involved rank every claim 1 to 10 based on how accurate each claim everyone is the thread was.

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Ok, it's not "socialism" as in "everything owned by the state". That's a good tecnhicality. But it's not really capitalism, because there is no free market. I know that capitalism got stripped of the requirement of having a free market, because that doesn't exist anywhere anymore. Social-capitalism is neither according to original definitions. In practice: - State regulates the market - Businesses need to provide social welfare or pay a solidarity tax - Businesses are under strong EU regulation, down to how much they can produce and prices (through regulations) It's valid for all western countries. Easterner seems to have bigger balls and ok to pay havy fines.

@programaths @Wrestlephobia3 @Handre That's still not socialism. Leftist nonsense, yes, but not socialism. Socialism at it's core means to control the means of production. But most if not all Europe nations allow for private ownership of all production.

@ParanoiaX_369 @Wrestlephobia3 @Handre No, it's social capitalism. It's capitalism existing only to serve the social part. It's why Europe has regulations that are eretic for capitalism. Like rgulating caps on bottles, mandating age verification on platforms.

@programaths @Wrestlephobia3 @Handre Europe is not very socialist.... They are in fact VERY capitalist...

C'est le but des intercomunalles, plus tu commandes en gros, moins c'est cher. Une équipe qui me fait que ça est moins chère également (contrôle les besoins nutritionnels et établissent des menus une seule fois). Si on pousse to raisonement: les enfants ont des parents qui peuvent préparer leurs repas. Quelques microondes et c'est réglé. Mieux, les emballages thermos existent, donc même pas besoin de réchauffer à l'école. Ou encore mieux: les tartines. C'est ce que j'ai connu, des tartines amballées dans des feuilles d'aluminium chiffonnées et plus tard, la boîte a tartines! Et en plus, les enfants apprennent à se lever à 6h pour déjeuner et préparer leurs tartines. Parfait!

@programaths @StanAdn D’ailleurs les écoles n’ont actuellement pas de service intendance… Il faut donc un service annexe pour supplementer l’intendance avec l’argent des autres

Rappel : La cantine gratuite cela n’existe pas. Elle vous sera juste facturée par l’augmentation des impôts locaux. Cela vous coûtera même plus cher car il faudra en plus payer une administration pour faire ce travail de collectivisation/allocation des ressources

Car ce n'est pas tout à fait correct. Le repas coûtera moins cher grâce à l'effet d'échelle et ça surpasse largement les frais de gestion. Le soucis, c'est quand ceux qui paient ne sont pas les bénéficiaires. On parle alore de tranfers et ça, c'est beaucoup moins bon. Toujours beaucoup moins cher, mais possiblement plus cher pour les individus (en partant du postula d'un ratio d'au moins 1:3, soit, 25% qui paient et 75% uniquement bénéficiaires). Les gens normaux n'ont juste pas la capacité intellectuelle de comprendre tout la nuance sans effectuer un effort cognitif signifactif. Et donc, c'est normal que les gens normaux ne comprennent pas. D'autant quand c'est mal simplifié. Même écrit comme je l'ai fait, ça reste innaccessible à une bonne partie de la population à cause du poids émotionnel. Il n'y a pqs que l'intelligence brute, mais aussi la familiarité et le contrôle des émotions. En conséquence, ce que tu as écris est un peu ironique. 😂

@LePolidia C'est complètement dingue de pas comprendre ça

@ObviousRises "Hating Hitler is a sign of low IQ." Yeah, I think you can do better on that one. 😂

"Hating NFTs is a sign of low IQ."

@Le_Crapaud47 La solution est simple. 😀

Je ne l'ai pas encore lu, mais je sens que je vais apprécier.

@dennisclang @VictoriaZeev @Handre @elonmusk 😂

@programaths @VictoriaZeev @Handre @elonmusk You should start trying to force it.

@VictoriaZeev @Handre @elonmusk Exact. The context for socialism to work is quite simple: you need people who are selfless, of good will and minimum educated and intelligent. Some of it can be forced through eugenism and stron coercion. Sleflessness is a bit harder due to human nature.

@Handre @elonmusk Oversimplifying complex economic systems into a punchline ignores nuance socialism, like capitalism, has varied outcomes depending on implementation, context, and governance.

Europe is very socialist and indicators are tweaked to make it appear better. Most people struggle in Europe. Brussels is the city with the most hapiness and also the one wich top with insecurity, poverty and people doing an average of 2 jobs. So, that's not exclusive. East europe is an exception as they basically don't abide to EU regulations and preffer to pay the fines. EU is known as being a failure. I am from Belgium.

@Handre I'm not socialist but people who usually post means like this call the European countries policy socialist and just policies that are to the left to them I hope you're not one of those people.

@SheedomUSA @JoeCorderoJC @JamieBonkiewicz A real man treat a real woman like its equal, not a fragile thing you need to cater for. You're a big mysoginist with retrograde patriarchal view of women.

@JoeCorderoJC @JamieBonkiewicz Screw that. A real man would never force a woman to fight.

Women should not have to do one single extra fucking thing to vote than men