pickovven

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by pickovven 3y ago
As someone who is aligned with these general politics, I would strongly encourage folks working towards a "post-capitalist" world to start by clearly and explicitly stating what that means. What would qualify as "post capital
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by pickovven 3y ago
The article isn't great but your analysis is probably worse. No per Capita analysis? No income analysis? Only two cities? This is actually a challenging question to answer. Thankfully other people have done research and we can referenc
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by pickovven 3y ago
Urbanists disagree that more VMT is inherently good. VMT is good because of why people make trips - see their family, go to work, shop etc. The alternative isn't eliminating those trips. It's taking the trillions of dollars we was
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by pickovven 4y ago
SVB is actually an inverse example of that hypotheses. The biggest depositors added pressure on the bank to be more risky.
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by pickovven 4y ago
I honestly can't tell if this reply is satire.
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by pickovven 4y ago
There's not really a lesson here about running a start-up for founders. However there's definitely a lesson here about how societies work that Silicon Valley could better internalize.
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by pickovven 4y ago
The is the most "smoking gun" explanation that I've seen of how everyday corruption caused this. However, I'd love to see a follow that confirms the law resulted in a change in bond purchases by SVB.
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by pickovven 4y ago
You think banks putting money in bonds is gambling? If so, how do you suggest banks make money?
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by pickovven 4y ago
I personally want to live in a country where 40,000+ people don't die from traffic violence every year. I also think the subjective enforcement of laws by uniformed officers has a terrible record in this country. It strains credulity t
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by pickovven 4y ago
TBC I'm not talking about voting. I'm talking about strengthening social ties. In a disaster scenario, being engaged in a strong community that looks out for each other is much more likely to be useful than owning guns. I'd l
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by pickovven 4y ago
It's always been remarkable to me that preppers are more focused on guns and safe houses than working to strengthen civil society.
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by pickovven 4y ago
Is your "privacy stolen" when you register your vehicle? If you were so worried about privacy you wouldn't have a vehicle. Just admit you don't have a problem with privacy. You have a problem with automated enforcement.
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by pickovven 4y ago
"People don't want their movement tracked" <-- something that isn't happening in free societies, with the exception of maybe murderers. "Any officer can clock their speed" <-- but you're completely c
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by pickovven 4y ago
People who obscure their license plates should have their cars impounded and licenses revoked. If you don't think traffic enforcement applies to you, you're welcome to use transit, walk or bike.
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by pickovven 4y ago
Worse than useless. It likely impacts election outcomes.
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by pickovven 4y ago
Owners discover they can make more money by changing what they own. Idiots with a column discover they can make more money by stoking culture war outrage. It's like a perpetual profit machine. Thanks for participating.
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by pickovven 4y ago
Tell me more about the scientific evidence that Democrats ignore when it comes to race?
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by pickovven 4y ago
Came here to say this. It's so obvious and the downstream political implications are hugely positive.
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by pickovven 4y ago
The research in this link isn't about whether or not people's behavior becomes emotional when encountering disagreement. But it's certainly interesting that takeaway is the top comment here.
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by pickovven 4y ago
Seems pretty clear the goal is to create a cult of subservience at Twitter.
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by pickovven 4y ago
So he's getting credit for predicting high inflation in 2020?
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by pickovven 4y ago
Let's not forget they also colluded to prevent poaching and still have employees sign illegal non-competes.
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by pickovven 4y ago
Please don't "equate fun with money" says the executive with the multi-million dollar compensation package. I don't even disagree, it's just hilarious coming from a CEO of one of the most profitable companies in the
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by pickovven 4y ago
You might be pleased to learn that the Malthusians have a nearly 200 year record of being wrong.
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by pickovven 4y ago
Increasing interest rates isn't going to reduce rents. And suggesting it reduces ownership prices misses the point. Sure, maybe list prices will go down but it won't reduce the cost to the buyer.
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by pickovven 4y ago
I would like to add housing to your list of inelastic items.
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by pickovven 4y ago
No one is swimming across this river so clearly we don't need a bridge. Your assertion certainly explains why the most walkable places in the country also have the highest housing costs, no one wants to live there!
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by pickovven 4y ago
Cool. No one is forcing you to live in those places.
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by pickovven 4y ago
> Property is a limited commodity, it can't be expanded to fit demand. Explain to me why we can't build more housing?
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by pickovven 4y ago
You're responding to a thread asking who is and who isn't an investor. Are you agreeing that you're an investor but that's ok because you also live in your house? Or are you saying your not an investor because you live i

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