@flat2vrstudios.bsky.social
Any update on Cyberpunk 2077? I'm ecstatic that you guys are thinking of taking it on. Roboquest is my favorite VR game ever, so I believe in the talent of this team!
Ah... As per usual the birds are too loud.
Just noticing the " #AffordableCareAct" became " #Obamacare" again real fast when the prices were set to go up.
He is useful right now. We don't have to follow him all the way.
Is there an in-between?
Like... Social disorder that isn't captured by crime statistics but still hurts communities IS a real thing.
But also people claim things are disorderly that aren't and will use disorder as a racist dogwhistle.
Both are true, no?
Let @profwolff.bsky.social convince you about worker cooperatives!
Its just a random Reddit comment and could be fake, but it is not alone.
#trump #maga #epstien #charliekirk
It's not tho. you're making a ton of assumptions about my "strategy."
What about "convince them the restrictions are good" gives you "let them do whatever they want?"
You CAN have discussions with kids. I swears some people think children are like dogs. I don't mean 3 year olds. I mean teenagers.
That's exactly my point tho? They are gonna make their own decisions when you aren't around, so your job as a parent is not to simply forbid behavior, but to TEACH them to do the right thing even when you aren't there.
Did I say to let kids "do whatever they want?"
Why do you think that that is what I mean? Because it isn't.
I... I think I remember being a teenager...
I understand the difficulty of what I'm saying. I don't make the claim lightly. It's parenting with the explicit intention of preparing your children to be adults. They need to know how to make good decisions, not just how to obey. I know that's not easy.
?? This is not true. They are difficult to enforce, not impossible. Ultimately you have to convince the child the restrictions you're placing on them are a good idea. Otherwise, they simply seek to undermine you.
Force and fear are short-term solutions that create underdeveloped adults.
Literally my first thought was "this is why LiDAR matters"
Thank you Dr. Wolff. I don't know if you reply to these, but I mean them in good faith and hope to learn from you. You've been one of my favorite economists ever since you debated @pkrugman.bsky.social way back when. (Love you both).
Lastly, can you walk through the Marxist's/socialist's solution to this? I know we say class solidarity, gathering, advocacy, civil rights etc... But as concretely as you can, what does that actually look like? Like step by step, what happens if we do everything right, best-case scenario, and why?
7. Japan and China own collectively 5% of U.S. debt... While that is a meaningful amount, the majority of U.S. debt is owned locally. Are we ACTUALLY broke? Or just very aggressively invested in our own economy? The money seems to be present. Here... We just refuse to tax it where it is? (Rich)
6. To what extent is BRICS prepared to actually unite on the world stage? I know you can numerically aggregate their economies and say they are impressive, but do they have the infrastructure to make use of that alliance yet? I believe they are still in the negotiating phases of many things, no?
5. Does this mean you agree with the pressure to end the war with Ukrainian capitulation (perhaps imprecise)? Not that you agree with the manner in which it is being done now, no, but that Ukraine simply has no choice but to accept SOME set of terms given that it has "lost", as you put it?
4. Is it good or bad that Europe is spinning up its War machines? Do you believe they can do so fast enough to be impactful? Or are they too late and this is more denialism?
3. Chasing Russia into Russia is a bad idea... I agree. I remember learning that same darkly amusing lesson in highschool. But that was a totally different age of warfare. Ground invasions into Russia are almost useless due to its size. But why can't we win in the air? Are we unable to?
2. You said Russia's economy is growing faster now than it was before. Hasn't Russia had to do several desperate actions in order to keel itself alive? Is it true that it's in good shape? I can believe American propaganda would have me confused about this, but where should I be looking instead?
1. It seemed like a lot of this analysis hinges on the assumption that we would not be able to actually win the war with Russia if the U.S. and Europe committed fully to ending it ASAP with victory. Is the idea that we CAN'T win? Or is it that we would escalate things to WW3 and so we shouldn't?
@profwolff.bsky.social I recently watched your video [Trump 2.0](youtu.be/9u4A0D_Wc9c?...) and I appreciated its challenges to the mainstream understandings of Geopolitics.
I had a few questions, if you happen to be bored and feeling like engaging with a fan.
#Ukraine #Trump #Economics
@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social youtu.be/1ih7WJrcjWg?...
You gotta have @profwolff.bsky.social on!
All this to say its not that small and big are bad or good. They both have tradeoffs, so it's just about finding the appropriate sizes for whatever application you're talking about.
Small structures also have difficulties too. They have smaller reach and generally are more resource constrained. They can have trouble distributing information and resources at large enough scales to be effective.
You're right. But I think that's more a function of large structures being difficult to manage and protect from corruption. Its not that they are inherently bad... There's just a tradeoff.
So, yes, bigger is much much harder to manage, but it also happens for a reason when smaller simply cannot achieve the desired outcomes.
Big U.S. government happened because of the major wars, each one increasing the size and scope of the federal government as well as the recognition that local solutions are not viable everywhere. That's okay because we can share, but sharing requires a centralized coordination systems that get big.
Bigger doesn't always happen on purpose. Yea, smaller, distributed, local systems work better in THEORY, but you start to get very wide varieties of outcomes. That can lead to local infighting... Then you need some large authority to income in and arbitrate.
