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I really have a hard time listening to people cry about hard they have it driving newer cars, using newer phones, and never cooking. No one can buy a home these days. It's too expensive. It is expensive but we addicted to having stuff now.
Yeah... not a bad idea. I really need to start some side projects to generate some more fiat for bitcoin.
Indeed. If you know how this stuff works and don't need to lean on support these options will save a lot.
Its tough.
I should have offered a C.
Corporate welfare but I think A. covers that pretty well. The airline industry really seems like one that is bed with government and likely creates moats to keep out upstarts. I mean, wants to keep customers safe...
Here's a better question. Why does airline travel suck so much more than it should?
A. Government
B. Government
A. Government bailoutsA. Government bailouts
When a business is failing it should be allowed to fail because the operators have failed to serve their customers. This is not allowed to happen. Instead of allowing airlines to go belly up they have been bailed out. Its not as bad as the banks but air travel is considered to important to allow the market to handle it. The result? Poor management is allowed to continue. They aren't as bad as completely state run airlines would be but the market pressure has been held back.
The truth is... its not like letting one of these poorly run companies to file bankruptcy would mean they don't exist. It would mean someone would buy them and hopefully run them better.
B. TSAB. TSA
The TSA is a joke. They don't make us safer. They make some feel safer. They mostly make our travel less enjoyable.
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I'd rather pay for the space if it meant it would result in lower ticket prices. The reality is that airlines seem to be trying to get juice out of an onion. I have enjoyed South West for many years because they operated differently than the others. They have ditched that to become more like the rest.
I'd like to see actual capitalism return to travel. But, we have a population that is ignorant about state centralized control and the disaster it creates. Far too few understand the price system and the calculation problem. They simply want some leach to make laws to force people to do what they want. Until people wise up, we are doomed to circle the drain to communism. It starts with education. I have educated my family. My sons aren't socialist dummies. This is what we all should do. Teach our families. Maybe future generations can be more free.
Yes...
Indeed. It is amazing how uncommon common sense is these days. I'm not saying people that go into something with their eyes wide open are just dumb. I'm suggesting we have a lot of dumb people that seem to think they are larping when they are not.
Some kid with a badge will kill you. It is wrong. You will be dead. That's reality. Grown ups know this.
Not expecting you to know this but it comes up when I talk about this stuff with my wife. She and many say that lunch / deli meat is not something we should be eating very often or really any processed meat. I wonder if all deli meat is not created equal. I wonder if it depends is a better perspective. Or maybe all of it is really harmful to your health. Do you have info about that?
Its funny that even with his caveats about the practical aspects of what happened as well as the practical aspects of 2A and Trump some people still can't put the political aside to just think through the firearms and legal aspects. The Trump can do no wrong people and the Trump is Hitler people have an illness I think. A blindness.
I'm getting ready to have my blood work done to see where I am at. Been a couple years since I did it. What are some good resources on this topic. I'm no expert but the idea that red meat is the big source of health problems has seemed off to me. To simple. More likely that it would be all the stuff used in, on, and around meat. The new things. Chemical experiments.
We view doctors as scientists when we should view them as mechanics. They aren't looking to disprove things they are taught. No offense to mechanics .
Its a hard truth to accept but its the way to avoid a lot of pain. I have found that for some people no matter how I present something they won't accept it from me.
I know this because I have seen it. I've seen them accept things from others presented with weaker evidence and effort that I had tried to sell them on. And others that respect me are open to me.
Age is often a factor but also perception. It can be impossible to change a perception of yourself that someone has. Often it's not at all your fault and they might be completely blind to how they discount what you say.
I'm pretty sure I also do this to others. Even though I try not to.
The other side is that some people need different methods of inquiry than what works for me. What works for me doesn't for them.
And most of all. If someone isn't open to changing their mind in my experience they will subconsciously do everything they can to NOT change their mind.
Compared to SoCal. It sucks. It snows. You can get tornado but there are much worse places for both. Its humid but no where near Florida levels. All depends on your preferences. Some people like 4 seasons. Its in the south so I think its pretty mild.
The rat race of modernity broke up the multi-generational household, dual income no kids or having kids later in life, leaving older folks no purpose, just to become a cost to the family in an assisted living facility.
We are hearing people bring this up more today than 10 years ago but it's still pretty rare. I think we have been conditioned to think modernity is always progress. I am convinced we are largely clueless about what we have lost. The tradeoffs. The balance of benefits and deficits.
I'm very individualistic but as I mature I am learning what we have lost due to our rejection of tradition and family. It feels like we are peaking in this with the political division you see I families. It's absurd to me, but I think it's becoming more common.
I beleive this destruction of the family and traditional social structure has driven people to embrace socialistic ideas. The state becomes you family. However those ties are weak and do not fill the gap.
He said, "I have an uncle who does yoga".