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hamster77on The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust

Combo of energy and better capital markets and banking system

hamster77on The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust

A truck driver in Oklahoma makes more than a doctor in Portugal

hamster77on The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust

The world economy would collapse *

hamster77on The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust

It’s a better place to achieve something in than to live in… but how nice is Western Europe going to be to live in if it continues to be outgrown by the US and have to compete with Asia?

hamster77on The White Collar Apocalypse Is Nigh

Marxism is not fresh

hamster77on Death Rates by Vehicle Model

E-Class surprisingly safe

hamster77on The movement to diversify Silicon Valley is crumbling amid attacks on DEI

Same thing?

hamster77on More Than Half of Teslas Are Being Traded in for Gas Cars

Even with the downtrend, is it not interesting that half of customers that trued Tesla went back to gas? Wonder what the broader EV owner stats are… how many try EVs and go back?

hamster77on Britain is running out of babies

Elder care jobs exist alongside starbucks jobs today. People pay for starbucks which lets them hire more employees. Governments have to pay for elder care by taxing starbucks and other companies that make money from voluntary sales. Most elderly will not be able to pay out of pocket for someone to care for them.

hamster77on Low salary likely to cause exodus of European tech talent

Yet the US has higher birth rates

hamster77on The U.S. Economy Reaches Superstar Status

Maybe what people feel is more real / closer to practical reality than the numbers the elites point to argue otherwise?

hamster77on Welcome to the Era of Garbage Film and Television Streaming

Simple- expand anti-trust law. Private equity just recreated the trusts of old by using investment funds as the vehicle.

hamster77on Harvard applications drop 5% after year of turmoil on the Ivy League campus

How much driven by college age population declines?

hamster77on The destruction of Gaza's internet is complete

That wasn’t his point. You threw out an accusation of genocide and he refuted it.

hamster77on Yanis Varoufakis: 'Capitalism is dead. The new order is a techno-feudal economy'

Well said. The only reason Yanis gets any coverage is his deep voice, perfect English, left wing politics, and the appealing (to some) brand he’s nurtured (leather jacket professor).

hamster77on Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all

As someone just now learning I have been negative visualizing since childhood, I’ll tell you it’s not a choice exactly. The thoughts just come to you (someone is going to die, I’m going to die, etc.)… sometimes I’m successful at knocking the thought out of my head quickly. Other times I dwell for a few minutes, having a mini-grieving session thinking what I would do in the situation. It passes and I go back to present life where you don’t think about these things at all. I don’t know if it’s something innate that I got used to and I subconsciously need to do for some reason (and perhaps others do not)… not sure how much more resilient I’ll be if/when anything terrible happens, so agree not sure if best use of time

hamster77on Amazon staff might get paid 50% less because shares have fallen so much

Grating RSUs results in fixed accounting for companies - stock-based comp expense doesn’t fluctuate with stock price unless there are features that result in variable accounting instead (which most companies avoid)

hamster77on Amazon staff might get paid 50% less because shares have fallen so much

You cannot legally grant stock options in the US with an exercise price below the 409A price (private company) or grant date price (public company)

hamster77on America’s School Districts Are Too Big

What exactly is wrong with school choice and religious schooling? I went to a private religious school for K-12… no violence, no teenage pregnancies, and I ended up at a top research university and in solid career. My parents weren’t wealthy and used whatever money they could find to keep me out of a failing public school system and I am grateful (although not religious, which they don’t appreciate too much :)

Why shouldn’t parents be allowed to take their child’s portion of the property taxes we all pay to go to the school of their choice? Why is choice acceptable in almost every other aspect of society, but not when it comes to K-12 education?

The answer is entrenched interests - teachers unions wanting to protect their earnings, time off and pensions… bureaucrats protecting their power and pensions… and of course the anointed who think they know better than everyone else how other people’s children should be educated.

Vouchers are the answer. Convert all public schools to parent-teacher coops and let them compete in an open market with charters and private schools… some will be selective, others will be lottery, others still may give preference to locals… the goal would be for the failures to be removed from the system so something better can take its place. Have states set standards, but then let the people roam free.