My favourite thing about “it takes money to make money” is that the people who tout it are convinced that wealth inequality is a meritocracy issue.
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My favourite thing about “it takes money to make money” is that the people who tout it are convinced that wealth inequality is a meritocracy issue.
In a world of terrifying news, reminding my kid that "the news is news because it's rare" has become a mantra.
My favourite thing about our current economic system is that everyone, even those who love it, will do everything they can to escape it.
No medal, no extension.
Kindergarten teacher called a prank ICE hotline thinking it was real. She called to report her 6 year old student to ICE to try to get them and their family deported.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
Backpack ads act like they’ve redefined physics and invented an interior expansion spell.
We need to know both things to improve things -- it tells us where we are and what we've done that's worked.
Oh I know!
Oh I know!
Even Monopoly realizes society doesn’t work without universal basic wealth (starting cash) and universal basic income (GO money).
The entire right-wing agreed that cars can become weapons when they justified the murder of Renee Good.
I'm at my limit, here. I think most people are. Thankful for the indoors!
Dude's working his way through an entire bag of Cheetos. There's a three-second crinkle every thirty seconds.
If you're going to eat incredibly loud and crunchy food in the library, at least bring enough for everyone.
Yeah, they are basically impossible to pull off the plastic without them falling apart. Almost like they're more Cheez Whiz-y.
I'm guessing the thick slicks will trend towards the size of the old regulars, and there'll be a new extra thick that comes out.
Anyone else notice Kraft singles are now so thin you can see through them?
Where are the people who decry the removal or toppling of statues? This actually *is* history.
May we one day live in precedented times.
There *are* reasons why we will mine for decades:
- replacing 100% of current infrastructure
- getting there faster than end-of-life because we want to minimize the impacts of CC
- getting the entire world electrified to the standard they want
- the population is still growing (but will stabilize)
Not only do we need to mine way less for batteries and solar than we do for fossil fuels, but they also introduce the path to becoming a circular economy -- recycling is already both technically and economically feasible.
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Pro tip: It's easier to win at Monopoly when you were there at the beginning.
(Note: this is a post about the economy.)
Turns out the real tyranny of the 15-minute city all along was needing to use a vehicle to get something that's a 15-minute walk away.
Agreed that they're an unfortunate necessity for most people (including me). Wishing we had more transportation freedom. Turns out the real 15-minute city all along was needing to use a vehicle to get something that's a 15-minute walk away.
Imagine if DT had been given the board game Pandemic instead of Risk as a child.
To be fair, they've been (and still are) subsidized in Canada and the US. We're not paying anywhere near their full financial and societal cost.
I'm running home from work today (and have to carry what I wear in the morning in my backpack), so I was a wee bit chilly this morning. What weird weather we're having.
Sure seems like the "independent thinkers" all think the same thing.
The same people who support the 2A in case of government tyranny sure are quick to tell people to comply.
At this point I've given up hope that I'll find Vanilla Coke in Winnipeg. (I heard it was here before Christmas.)