Sort of wish I'd put more explicit descriptions of what things are going on in my book for posterity, but live and learn.
I can already see the attempts to rewrite history that happened just a couple years ago.
I can already see the attempts to rewrite history that happened just a couple years ago.
There have already been revolutions over this and it isn't even really rolling yet. I tend to agree with you that it's going to be on a level nobody can imagine because things have been so good for so long we have no frame of reference.
The ironic thing is that the people screaming "revolution!" the loudest are also the most associated with the regimes that will be revolted against so they're likely going to be up against the wall with them.
The ironic thing is that the people screaming "revolution!" the loudest are also the most associated with the regimes that will be revolted against so they're likely going to be up against the wall with them.
Hypocritical scum was shockingly silent when Twitter was used to intimidate his political enemies including distributing names and other personal information of people who donated to the truckers anonymously.
You live in a bad area? Maybe it's meth. Does it smell like meth?
(I'm kidding, don't smell it!)
(I'm kidding, don't smell it!)
I shouldn't have to ask.... But is this real or a shoop?
I'm ok either way, but poe's law is too real.
I'm ok either way, but poe's law is too real.
Statistically speaking, I could see situations where you have a multiple internet connections for an individual and so it becomes quite difficult to count which ones go to which people.
Most people I know have at least two separate Internet connections, for example -- land line and mobile.
Most people I know have at least two separate Internet connections, for example -- land line and mobile.
For real...
But I do understand that there's a skinner box element. Some people keep pressing the button until they die when there's a small chance of reward.
But I do understand that there's a skinner box element. Some people keep pressing the button until they die when there's a small chance of reward.
"I filled this AI with all the parts of freud where you want to have sex with your mother. I'm gonna be rich!"
And the same ones who allowed Twitter to proudly advertise that the people who donated to the truckers were doxxed.
Thousands of people who anonymously donated to a political cause? Fuck 'em. The son of a vice president who peddled influence? RED ALERT! RED ALERT! PROTECT HIM FROM THE HACKED NON-HACKED MATERIALS!
Thousands of people who anonymously donated to a political cause? Fuck 'em. The son of a vice president who peddled influence? RED ALERT! RED ALERT! PROTECT HIM FROM THE HACKED NON-HACKED MATERIALS!
Are you richer than a homeless person?
You might immediately think you are, but think twice. The homeless person probably doesn't have any debt to worry about, they don't have any bills, their net worth may in fact be slightly positive.
How deeply in debt are you, and how much of that is backed up with some sort of collateral that's worth at least as much as that debt? How much debt you have is for previous consumption rather than for hard goods that'll last?
This question changed the way I manage my personal finances.
You might immediately think you are, but think twice. The homeless person probably doesn't have any debt to worry about, they don't have any bills, their net worth may in fact be slightly positive.
How deeply in debt are you, and how much of that is backed up with some sort of collateral that's worth at least as much as that debt? How much debt you have is for previous consumption rather than for hard goods that'll last?
This question changed the way I manage my personal finances.
VR is one of those technologies that sound great unless you've used it and you're a human being.
There's definitely a market for it, but it isn't the next big thing these tech types think it is. The fundamental stuff that makes it up is the opposite of the smart phone, and therefore is the opposite of what makes the smart phone the universal phenomenon it became.
There's definitely a market for it, but it isn't the next big thing these tech types think it is. The fundamental stuff that makes it up is the opposite of the smart phone, and therefore is the opposite of what makes the smart phone the universal phenomenon it became.
That's true! The history of western economics has been a history of falling from crisis to crisis for decades and decades.
They can hide this truth because the numbers keep going up.
But aggregate numbers hide the reality that the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the middle class is shrinking.
But aggregate numbers hide the reality that the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the middle class is shrinking.
I know a lot of people don't like him that much, but Tim Pool is right about getting some reserve food.
This doesn't mean you need to go get a 300 dollar emergency ration bucket from one of those websites. You can go find a couple 50lb bags of rice. 1lb of rice provides about 1600 calories, so 100lb of rice by itself will have enough calories for about 80 days if you assume a 2000 calorie per day diet. Then grab some vitamin pills and you've got enough nutrition for most of the winter if things get bad.
And if the winter is fine? cool! It means you've got a basically unlimited supply of rice! You can slowly use it in normal meals over a long time, and as food continues to rise (because even without a crisis it will) you get to eat the rice you paid 2022 prices for.
Liberty is a two way street. It means the freedom to do as you please, but it means the responsibility to make sure you're prepared to take care of yourself instead of hoping some omnibenevolent nanny state will save you if things become slightly worse than we expect.
And you know what else? We should look into the worst that could happen in other scenarios too. What happens if the power goes out for a few days in the middle of the winter? What happens if the gas goes out for a few days in the middle of the winter? What happens if water goes out for a few days? What happens if the car breaks down and you can't get to a supermarket for a week while it's in the shop? What happens if the circuit board on your furnace burns out and it's going to be a few days until the replacement board arrives? It's relatively cheap and easy to be ready for these small events during the good times, and while other people are panicking during the bad times, you just implement your pre-established plan using the resources you already gathered.
This doesn't mean you need to go get a 300 dollar emergency ration bucket from one of those websites. You can go find a couple 50lb bags of rice. 1lb of rice provides about 1600 calories, so 100lb of rice by itself will have enough calories for about 80 days if you assume a 2000 calorie per day diet. Then grab some vitamin pills and you've got enough nutrition for most of the winter if things get bad.
And if the winter is fine? cool! It means you've got a basically unlimited supply of rice! You can slowly use it in normal meals over a long time, and as food continues to rise (because even without a crisis it will) you get to eat the rice you paid 2022 prices for.
Liberty is a two way street. It means the freedom to do as you please, but it means the responsibility to make sure you're prepared to take care of yourself instead of hoping some omnibenevolent nanny state will save you if things become slightly worse than we expect.
And you know what else? We should look into the worst that could happen in other scenarios too. What happens if the power goes out for a few days in the middle of the winter? What happens if the gas goes out for a few days in the middle of the winter? What happens if water goes out for a few days? What happens if the car breaks down and you can't get to a supermarket for a week while it's in the shop? What happens if the circuit board on your furnace burns out and it's going to be a few days until the replacement board arrives? It's relatively cheap and easy to be ready for these small events during the good times, and while other people are panicking during the bad times, you just implement your pre-established plan using the resources you already gathered.