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It's almost as if there are different groups that have different views and upvote different things.

casio guy here, can confirm thanks for the laugh

Been working on a paper that's my attempt to add a meaningful update to macroeconomic theory, specifically around the effects of high-entropy outputs (waste, heat, harmful byproducts) as diminishing GDP and general population health. Working on some studies backed up with data to support. If anyone here is interested in economic theory, I could use your feedback.

I personally love Jane Street lore. I think there is a lot of value to this theory, but people saying BTC would be at $150,000 feels misguided, since there are a lot of complex stories developing across the global economy. A lot of the sell off since October is, not only due to these ETF mechanisms, but also a general liquidity crunch that also affected performance of traditional software companies as economic uncertainty grows. I am reading more about bitcoin as a "canary in coal mine" for global liquidity uncertainty, a lot of which is coming from the current US Admin around tariffs, data reporting methodologies, and other policies.

Happy NYE! Was a big one for me: went sober. Alcohol became my band-aid solution for everything, which ended up with me ignoring things that needed to be done and putting my relationships, job, and health at major risk. I am now 10 months sober and beyond relieved to not be where I was one year ago. I found my dream job in the process, and was able to transition out of an old job that felt stale and holding me back. There is still lot's of progress to be made.

The asteroid isn't big enough to change the trajectory of the Moon (negligible): https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/planetary-defense/2025/06/05/...

From what I've read, it's not that much of a concern yet. The immediate threat would be to orbital infrastructure, with debris burning up in the atmosphere. It would not change the trajectory of the moon. So, they can wait to get more info. If, by very small chance, 2024 YR impacted Earth in 2032, it would be localized disaster with enough time to move people out of the area of impact.

That being said, it's a good reason to work on asteroid deflection tech! Probably shouldn't waste it.

Was flagged, that was fast

The Dollar Sign at the top left corner is ridiculous. What a joke.

Credit Card APRs, specifically, is what I was mentioning. They are historically high.

Thanks for theses - I will read! I agree there are still a lot of metrics pointing in the wrong direction.

I mostly agree with this, but why the sour tone?

More jobs... and cheaper mortgage rates. Hopefully later this year.

The countries operate very differently, so yes, it's possible to view it that way and have it be a logical statement.

There are a lot of interesting details embedded in this number, specifically how strong consumer spending was.

I still have concerns about dwindling savings and increasing credit balances, as well as historically high APRs, but will worry about that another day.

No, thanks :)