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people continue to not understand the way Russia wages war - since the time of Napoleon, Russia has embraced scorched earth and brutal attrition
why isn't anyone asking them why they don't use the planes they have?
in reality we will have 100 million people in the US on Ozempic pretending that weighing less means they are healthier
they sell cars that meet mileage requirements, people buy them, and the people who buy Toyota usually have a favorable experience
its not like Tesla quality is going to push Toyota off the map...Toyota can take their time and jump into EVs when the stars align, their customers will go along with them
hybrids are a great product that still make sense...who wants to drive across the country in an EV? a Prius won't rocket down the freeway but you can refill it in 35 seconds
I also expect Ford and GM to back off of EV marketing soon, as they realize they've mostly fallen for their own hype
No matter where you live in the US, your teachers are underpaid, no one has brag points
If you need more examples of how the Federal government could distribute $100 bln to elevate parts of the US above third world standards, use your imagination
So far there is no indication insurance companies are going to pay for 100 million Americans going on Ozempic who aren't diabetic...
Anecdotally, another danger is people confusing less eating with a healthy diet. I know someone on Ozempic...eats less but what is eaten is the same old junk...
call centers, tax prep sweatshops, data entry, cold-call sales
i.e. people who can't just say "no" to RTO orders
SF government will brag about low vacancy rates, but the towers will be filled with minimum wage workers
HN needs some AI to just autofill "asked and answered N times already - see here:..."
Amazing times! Private companies now have compute resources previously only showing up in government labs, and in many cases using novel components like MTIA
This feels like the start of a golden age and in a few years we will have incredible results and breakthroughs
Disney+ has topped out, Marvel and Star Wars are played out, over-saturated and over-exposed
Avatar might have filled the void but not on the pace Cameron is working at...and Avatar 2 was definitely not worth the wait
when Queen Liz set out to sea, half of the planes on her deck were F35s from (and staffed by) the US Marines...afaik the UK cannot provide full air wings for their own carriers
what you get is people parking on the sidewalk
what you get is people leaving garbage bins out all week to "protect" their spot
what you get is legit road-rage level violence over people blocking driveways or protecting spots or leaving cars parked too long
people have cars, they need a place to put them, even in fantasyland
Its just a matter of what deal is made and when
This is a fake crisis! The market freaks out and sells into the fear, then buys on the solution
Meanwhile, institutions do the opposite - they buy into the fear and sell on the solution
Its all engineered once every two years or so to make a fake buying opportunity
Frankly for most people reading HN, you would be better off if there was a true legit crisis, it might actually set in motion legit change that would allow you to buy into the system on better terms
job losses will trigger home sales by necessity, and the great mass of people with 3% mortgages will be unwedged by force
same thing happened after 2008...the recession pushed people out of the best mortgages they ever had
once all of her assets are gone, it would seem mostly symbolic...its not like she is ever going to generate that kind of income after being released
+ crappy diet
+ addicted to porn
= depression
surprised?
fix those three, depression will vanish
pills will not fix it
your therapist is incentivized to keep you "sick"
let them drop out
they'll eventually realize, most white-collar work is now not even an aspiration for them
but then they get the extra bonus of realizing that in the US, many jobs are performed by undocumented immigrants who exist at or often even below minimum wage...this is where you end up when you have three weeks of high school completed
the children of engineers and doctors will be ditch diggers
eventually the sprout a grey hair and they can no longer claim the pity often granted to the young...they are just aging manual labor
Literally a Toy implementation!
this has happened how many times now?
retail traders sell on the worry, buy on the deal agreement
large institutions buy on the worry, sell on the deal agreement
for most people reading this comment, you may actually be better off with a collapse! you either get crazy inflation that burns away your debts, or you get crazy deflation that puts everything on sale