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The 0.5% who have a pied-à-terre worth over $5 million, and the 30.5% who are just temporarily cash-constrained but surely will be buying a pied-à-terre worth over $5 million in the very near future.

Just now when I tried to think of an example and realized I’ve been having these kinds of thoughts for 30 years. I remember in the 90s when I realized it was as long ago that Grease came out as it was from then to when it took place.

Already answered but I have a new one today: 😢

Tumbled out of bed and stumbled to the kitchen, Poured myself a cup of ambition.

If you’re looking to avoid salmonella, I have bad news about the veggies in the US.

But I take your point about a vegetarian diet being more sustainable. I’m slowly moving in that direction.

Yeah, if I still lived in the US, I think I’d be ordering the chicken for the time being. Just say “Neigh” to Trump’s mystery meat.

If you want to get away with crime in America, just be rich.

Remember when your MAGA friends assured you they weren’t against immigration per se, it was illegal immigration they had a problem with. Yeah, that was a lie. They were (and are) just racist.

I’d be more inclined to say it’s the place you spent your formative years, if that’s not the same place. I was born in Virginia, but moved to Ohio before I turned 2 and grew up there. I always say I’m from Ohio. I have no memories of Virginia.

Fair enough and I’m sorry if I sounded judgy. I I know it doesn’t apply to everyone, but I think a major reason for Amazon’s success is that they’ve made acquiring things too convenient. A lot of people (I know I did) fall into the trap of over-consumption. I’ve come to conclude that spending my money ought to come with a little friction.

I do this thing where if I need something, I go to a store and buy it. It has resulted in a lot less buying of useless stuff that I didn’t really need and ends up just taking up space. YMMV

This sounds more like a stalker than an aide.

He also used “premium ritual economy,” which I just…bleh…

That’s so weird. I haven’t gotten any of these vague confirmation emails. Oh, that’s right. I remember why. Because I don’t buy a thing from that fucking oligarch’s website.

Now that’s fucked up. I don’t care who you are.

Me either. Feels weird to be complaining about it on the internet though. It’s almost like the solution is self-evident. Oh, well. It’ll come to me.

If it’ll mow down bollards, it’ll mow down toddlers. It can’t distinguish between the two.

If AI is so wonderful they could afford to put up solar panels to power the data centers.

I’ve literally seen my own shadow from the starlight (new moon, clear sky, remote Utah desert), and I agree with that guy. I don’t see how they get all those shapes.

We must obey our robot overlords. I don’t make the rules.

Huh. Seems like more countries than that ought to ban it.