Figure out how to live in the worst-case.
Or play Rambo in the woods, and max out your privilege.
Your thoughts?
Quote from: K-Dog on Jul 26, 2024, 11:12 AMIf you want to know why tech companies have cut jobs, cutting jobs happens to be a FEATURE of capitalism. It is ALWAYS done where it can be done to maintain the army of unemployed and increase PROFITS. Maintaining an unemployed army is essential for profits. Capitalism fails without it. For real.
Quote from: RE on Jul 25, 2024, 01:23 PMGood explanation of why Capitalism and the "Free Market" fails to build affordable housing.
https://ggwash.org/view/96392/why-no-ones-building-middle-income-housing-in-american-cities
Why no one's building middle-income housing in American cities
RE
QuoteBecause neither the office-building developer nor the warehouse developer can afford to pay $10 million—at that price, their projects will not generate sufficient economic returns to be financially viable—they cannot compete for this land. Thus, the land will be sold to become an apartment building.
Quote from: RE on Jul 25, 2024, 01:23 PMGood explanation of why Capitalism and the "Free Market" fails to build affordable housing.
https://ggwash.org/view/96392/why-no-ones-building-middle-income-housing-in-american-cities
Why no one's building middle-income housing in American cities
RE
QuoteBecause neither the office-building developer nor the warehouse developer can afford to pay $10 million—at that price, their projects will not generate sufficient economic returns to be financially viable—they cannot compete for this land. Thus, the land will be sold to become an apartment building.
QuoteOf course, AI has its own problems, including hallucinations that invent information and phenomena that don't exist. Google pulled an AI blunder after it assured users that cockroaches living in a penis is totally normal, indeed that's how they got their name.
Quote from: K-Dog on Jul 23, 2024, 03:30 PMInflation will make the price higher than 70 $ a barrel.