wakephan09
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Fund the humanities50 years from now we're all literally going to be bored apes sitting around in Zuck's meta living room
Fund the humanities50 years from now we're all literally going to be bored apes sitting around in Zuck's meta living room
I think you're confused about how humanities grad school works. They pay us (pennies) and we make the school money and cost nothingI could have told you your ideas suck without $150,000 in student loans.
i think the bigger issue is the way that the VCs and PEs chase the unicorn, and they don't care how many horses they kill along the way. I think Townie's right in that uber really wounded the cab industry; chickfiladeac is right that the cab industry needed a good ass-kicking. But the cab drivers weren't all the problem - it was their ownership and the stupid medallion process that restricted competition artificially in the first place.
In any event, I think it's great that Softbank and the Saudis threw a whole bunch of money away because they believed that WeWork was going to be bigger than Apple. If you're that stupid you deserve to give landlords your money.
I mean reading about this Monkey Pox and the excrutiatingly painful anal lesions it causes, it's really nature kinda saying we as a society should ease up on the butt sex
Carpe diem bro !
i think the bigger issue is the way that the VCs and PEs chase the unicorn, and they don't care how many horses they kill along the way. I think Townie's right in that uber really wounded the cab industry; chickfiladeac is right that the cab industry needed a good ass-kicking. But the cab drivers weren't all the problem - it was their ownership and the stupid medallion process that restricted competition artificially in the first place.
In any event, I think it's great that Softbank and the Saudis threw a whole bunch of money away because they believed that WeWork was going to be bigger than Apple. If you're that stupid you deserve to give landlords your money.
This is a product of rising inequality and inherited wealth. People with money don’t necessarily have good judgement especially across various industries. They may be very susceptible to pitches that they think should work like “disrupting” an established industry or institution. And people with enough money can just ruin an institution without batting an eye or suffering any real consequences. There’s no risk for people with enough money to absorb bad financial decisions.
Uber is an example of a great idea that solves real problem, changes an industry that needed changing, but may never be profitable. Such industries should operate on a smaller scale or by government that can absorb losses and cuts our costs like the Wilson example.
You used to take Uber Pool?
I still think the adage applies: first generation buys the farm, second generation builds it up, third generation fucking squanders the shit out of it.
I get that it may feel like some familial dynasties are able to coast on inherited wealth, but I think the number is comparatively small.
From CNN:
"Nearly 60% of the time a family's money is exhausted by the children of the person who created the wealth, according to Roy Williams, president of wealth consultancy The Williams Group. In 90% of the cases it's gone by the time the grandchildren die."
https://money.cnn.com/2014/06/25/luxury/family-wealth/index.html
This isn't necessarily a bad thing long-term; yes, there is temporary "pooling" of assets and wealth, but these situations tend to hemorrhage money into the broader economy.
That's exactly the plot of like a dozen Victorian novels.My grandmother was the illegitimate child of the heir to the Chatham feed, farm and mill empire. I’ve always wondered if I could somehow increase my generational wealth with this knowledge.
That's exactly the plot of like a dozen Victorian novels.
Is it bad I feel no sympathy for Brittney Griner and think it’s kinda wild Biden is giving up an arms dealer for an athlete
I mean reading about this Monkey Pox and the excrutiatingly painful anal lesions it causes, it's really nature kinda saying we as a society should ease up on the butt sex
I feel bad for her being a pawn. I also feel bad for the President making the decision to trade the Merchant of Death.
This is one of those No-Win situations (unless you're Putin). I am continually amazed at how often Putin is able to craft no-win situations for his enemies. Putin is universally reviled, but he's fucking amazing at geopolitics.
Putin is universally reviled, but he's fucking amazing at geopolitics.
This is a product of rising inequality and inherited wealth. People with money don’t necessarily have good judgement especially across various industries. They may be very susceptible to pitches that they think should work like “disrupting” an established industry or institution. And people with enough money can just ruin an institution without batting an eye or suffering any real consequences. There’s no risk for people with enough money to absorb bad financial decisions.
Uber is an example of a great idea that solves real problem, changes an industry that needed changing, but may never be profitable. Such industries should operate on a smaller scale or by government that can absorb losses and cuts our costs like the Wilson example.