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horsemessiahon Colleges at the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choices’ about education

I appreciate this perspective. So many people have no sympathy towards young people, who have been told their whole life that college is the path success.

horsemessiahon U.S. Economy Shrinks at 4.8% Pace, Signaling Start of Recession

Which of your family and friends are you willing to sacrifice for your job?

horsemessiahon A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

Landlords collect money for owning property. They pay maintenance people slightly above minimum wage to fix any issues that may come up. How is that a legitimate business? What commodities do landlords produce?

horsemessiahon Twitter kills off SMS notifications and posting in most countries

Yup. Basically Facebook for the alt right.

horsemessiahon Ask HN: Book recommendations for understanding financial systems?

Marx's Capital, despite being old, is pretty prescient for the modern day.