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> Then the negative externalities should be properly priced in.
is what I was replying to, saying the market isn't going to naturally do this because capital doesn't actually care about negative externalities until forced to.
That's literally all I said.
I genuinely think about this a whole lot. It's wild to think about this being an actual thing...
> What can we do to fight it?
Organizing and labor unions. The latter isn't the most popular thing around here but it's really the last thing we have. We broke out the guild system and forced fundamental changes in the past and it can be done again, but do we have the will to do so?
It's very earnestly human. Being rigid is fine and all but it also kind of sucks a hell of a lot. So it turns into a "how can I make this suck a little less without breaking what I believe in too much?" which is something I think we all struggle with but it's really laid bare here with the contrast between their lifestyle and ours.
I think a fair number of people intuitively understand just how massive the internet is and it's hard to conceptualize someone or something sifting through the sand to find your few little grains.
imagine getting that mad as like the richest person in the goddamned world.
> According to Recode, the suspicious tweets in fact came at the behest of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who had recently conveyed disappointment to Amazon officials that the company was not pushing back against criticisms that he considered misleading.
and here i am, waking up every day putting on my stupid pants and my stupid hoodie and meandering to my stupid laptop to make stupid little websites.
like normally i'm just going with the flow with this knowledge that the future is gonna suck but somedays like today it hits harder than it usually does when i see it written out this way
something about the smoothness of the rails (speaking from a similar position in the nec) as the world speeds by is incredibly calming to me.
"For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons."
life already sucks enough as it is, and is entirely too complex in so many aspects that no longer having the "can i afford to not die in an emergency" thought would be such a huge net plus for a huge majority of working americans.
Outside of the obvious downsides to a car centric culture, the united states would definitely have healthier people if it were feasible to walk to more destinations. And I don't mean this just on an individual fitness level either. Getting out of the car and actually walking and interacting with people is an important community aspect, which this country severely lacks.
always hated the spring garden el stop because of it being in sitting directly between the north and southbound lanes. it's just vaguely uncomfortable to stand on the platform as cars speed by in both directions, which makes them feel closer than they actually are.
it was a sight to see honestly and very heartening bit of community and mutual aid.
not complaining, just observing a feeling because there are more pressing things for this country and myself at the moment and as the article points out we're now experiencing what it's like for a fairly sizable portion of the world. I guess we are in the middle of reaping what we've sown.
Very much agreed.
The issues with sectors that have been outpacing inflation aren't due to a blanket "we're pumping too much fiat into the economy" but are absolutely political choices.
Healthcare: The US does spend too much here for what we get in return but this is a political choice. We could institute Medicare for All and _save_ money [0]
Education: Again political here. How much funding has been stripped at the state/local level for the universities and how much can be attributed to extremely bloated administrations? Other countries can manage education just fine.
Housing: this is current housing being weaponized to increase the value of property while artificially limiting what, where, when, who, and how much can be built at any given time. See: all of California. Housing as strictly a monetary investment now dictates that nothing is ever allowed to depreciate, only ever increase.
[0]https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...
I mean housing policy in itself is entirely political: weaponized zoning laws and the lack of new construction to match the growth of the country are a direct result of this infinite growth machine. Housing being considered "an investment" will further perpetuate this price inflation because there is a vested interest in not allowing property values to decrease which is what happens when you can build to match demand.
Right? I've noticed my own mental health is slipping and I'm certain I can track it to things closing, me working from home more often, and my eating worse.
The unknown and anxiety around the start of the lockdowns and pandemic made me gravitate towards the 'comfort' foods and it's been a slow decline in mood and physical health since. Thankfully I've started to recognize this and remember how I felt before the start of all this so now I'm slowly working towards that point again.
We have low interest rates now. We had low interest rates in 08 through the early 10's too but the ~i n f l a t i o n~ boogyman and super serious debt hawks said we couldn't do it, all while passing tax cuts and giving the military essentially unlimited money, while continuing to erode our rights.
American infrastructure is beyond saving and will require new deal levels of spending to even get it to a shape resembling the amount of wealth this country has, and we are never going to do it because we live in an oligarchic state and the billionaires are fine, so why do we need to do anything more?