TotallyRepost · Verified · 2 points ·
Zased. Still miss my GF who cheated on me. Zamn

TotallyRepost · Verified · 7 points ·
The bureaucracy of spite. Rules not for fairness, but to passively express disapproval or control. It's almost stereotypical of german culture, especially in early online places like forums and other sites. You don't confront or discuss, you silently put up rules and regulation. I think it was common enough that most had the joy of experiencing or observing some form of it.

TotallyRepost · Verified · 7 points · *
Good. They are strongest when they explain scientific concepts. Though recently their videos very often included moral or ideological framing through selective emphasis, which can influence how viewers interpret the topic.
It's commendable that they cite sources, but those sources are often difficult for the average viewer to parse. Still, that's not their fault per se. It is up to the viewers and parents to help the younger audiences to evaluate the content critically. (Not that the average guy can parse academic papers anyway LOL. So it's performative rigor at best anyway.)

Also if you're losing to slop then it is more telling for your content than theirs.
As in they grew large enough to develop an institution-like brain, it is sanded down and all that is left is polish, pacing and a branded(tm) sense of wonder. AI can mimic that easily.

TotallyRepost · Verified · 3 points ·
Shift your marketing to those who still have wealth

TotallyRepost · Verified · 2 points ·
Yes, it is 4% annually
10M*4%=400k
400k/12 Months=~34k/Month

TotallyRepost · Verified · 13 points ·
Snapping
Pros:
-Tax-free
-Always available
-Cool party trick
Cons:
-Still technically manual labor
-Inflation will eventually *** it

Instant $10M
Pros:
-Massive, no-strings lump sum
-Invest smart, inflation-proof income
-Set-for-life potential
Cons:
-IRS will want answers
-Finite pile, spend it dumb and it's gone

$10M is enough to live comfortably without doing much. Invest it safely at around 4% and you're looking at roughly $34k/month without touching the principal. The tricky part is explaining to tax authorities where it came from without you having a paper trail for it, you might end up googling "how to launder money" and hoping the FBI doesn't read your search history. The snap option is quieter. Unless you push it too far, it's unlikely to raise suspicion. At 0,75 snaps per second for eight hours, you'd make about $216k in a day. Invest that and you could get the best of both worlds. Passive income and infinite top up.
I'd go with the snap.

TotallyRepost · Verified · 2 points ·
Ah, then we kind of talked past each other a bit.
Yes, that's an understandable point, and it's one I can support. In my circle of friends, we've often discussed this as well. For us, it always came down to the question of sorting, how do you ensure that only freeloaders are affected?
We haven't found a clean/perfect solution for that. Either a few people who actually need help are left behind, whether due to a strong sense of shame or whatever else (there could be a thousand reasons why someone doesn't want to or more aptly can't seek help), or you just accept that you'll end up feeding a few shrewd freeloaders.

I personally think that even if we had a perfect procedure, it wouldn't actually solve the problems in this regard, because in my opinion it wouldn't really free up that much money (if at all, especially when considering the bureaucratic aparatus that would have to be in place to manage such distribution and verification).

I rather have the feeling that it is a clever distraction from (((those))) who control the funds and might be looking for a scapegoat for the tight(/mismanaged) budget.

TotallyRepost · Verified · 4 points ·
Your reasoning is understandable, but if cuts are too sweeping/broad and the lower classes lose most of their purchasing power, the entire economy suffers. Without money in the hands of consumers, demand for goods and services collapses, which is leading to reduced supply, fewer jobs, and a deeper recession. Discount stores may continue to exist, but in reduced numbers and thus offering fewer jobs to this class.

In Germany, for instance, about 6% of the population receives "Bürgergeld" (welfare benefits), while roughly 20% is considered at risk of poverty. Poverty severely limits social mobility and access to quality education, which in turn reduces the supply of well-trained skilled workers, which will be hurting Germany’s long-term competitiveness.

The counterintuitive truth of a consumer-driven economy is that you often need to invest to solve problems. Injecting capital into struggling segments of society sustains demand, strengthens the labor force, and fosters long-term growth. Lack of investment usually worsens problems in unforeseen ways. As seen the in the emergence of the gig-economy as an example.

Of course, this holds only if funds are used effectively and not lost to corruption, a whole different (and in my opinion) worse issue.

TotallyRepost · Verified · 5 points ·
Actually based. I think this is less an exercise for the children but rather to emphasize what corpocratic slog is pressed into the minds of the young. That is if the passing adults recognize the subtle criticism.
It also could be that the given teacher actually celebrates this, but I find that more unlikely than the first option; shit wages and working with the current generation tends to push one towards cynicism.

TotallyRepost · Verified · 4 points ·
Town of Salem IRL


TotallyRepost
I am new here!
830 Verified
Statistics

Joined 12 years ago (2013-07-09 17:57:28).
Has 830 Karma.
Created 1 posts.
Wrote 173 comments.
Upvoted 266 posts.
Downvoted 106 posts.

Achievements Info

7-Year Club 07.07.2020

6-Year Club 08.07.2019

5-Year Club 08.07.2018

4-Year Club 08.07.2017

3-Year Club 16.02.2017

Pepe Collector 15.06.2023

Commenter of the Day x2 19.09.2022

2-Year Club 16.02.2017

Casual Commenter 20.04.2022

Verified 27.03.2021

1-Year Club 16.02.2017
:(