Remember_the_tooth
@Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
- Comment on I'm a proud catholic and I can name all of them 22 minutes ago:
I’ve heard of many catholics, but I ain’t never seen no "cathol. We got an epidemic, people: people who like cats but don’t understand word endings. They’re probably “over-workholled”.
- Comment on TikTok to replace trust and safety team in Germany with AI and outsourced labor 2 days ago:
Next up, henhouse to replace guard dog with fox.
- Comment on Seems like the obvious way to do it? 2 days ago:
Risky Recipes: A cookbook.
By Sam & Ella
- Comment on Imagine not being able to shower, because AI slop generator machines need that water! 5 days ago:
Grok: “Antisemetic, communist bankers are being stingy with public water.”
- Comment on When people call things they don't like "slop": 5 days ago:
I don’t think AI has a monopoly on the term “slop.” I do agree this isn’t slop, though. I was leaning into the bit by being facetious. It’s actually one of my favorite memes.
- Comment on Imagine not being able to shower, because AI slop generator machines need that water! 5 days ago:
…reliable electric grid, historically low occurrences of natural disasters, educated workforce…
Lol. More like, "…pro-business environment with developing-nation levels of regulation while still having a minimally sufficient power grid, the kind of natural disasters that don’t affect data centers enough to offset cost savings and a desperately exploitable and cheap workforce.
I’m aware Texas has some top tier educational institutions, but for whatever reason, they’re not accessible to their workforce. Texas is about #30 for education in the US.
- Comment on When people call things they don't like "slop": 5 days ago:
Trite anime meme slop.
Hopefully that came across as funny rather than mean. I did upvote. It looks like it won’t help much, though.
- Comment on YSK The World’s Most Common Passwords 5 days ago:
I laughed at my phone in public.
- Comment on YSK The World’s Most Common Passwords 6 days ago:
1Frog_isDancingOnMyPizzaNow!
- Comment on Sesbians love it 6 days ago:
Maybe they just haven’t had lex with the right meterolexual hale yet.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
Mild Curse: You subscribe, but everything you wanted to submit has already been posted. You find the remaining posts uninteresting. You comment, but no one replies or upvotes. People are raving about the new community, but to you, it’s just “meh” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
That makes sense. It sounds like the closer to zero it gets the better. I know deflation is problematic. I wonder how close to zero is achievable. We’ve seen stable inflatuon of about three percent, plus or minus two for a few years in the past. I wonder if it’s possible to achieve two percent, plus or minus one without going under zero.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
Thanks! I get it now.
“Retailers hate this one weird trick!” [YouTube face]
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
Agreed. Someone else in this thread suggested that population growth was a factor. That was an interesting take. All things being equal, I would have assumed population growth would affect the magnitude of inflation, but not its direction. I think you’re right that there’s definitely some unknowns. I’m not sure I want an advanced degree in economics, but that’s what it might take to understand more.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
Okay, that’s pretty funny.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
Thanks for the response. You gave me a lot to think about, so I opened the Wikipedia article on fiat money. The part on history was pretty cool:
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
I’m trying really hard to interpret this, but I feel like I’m missing some context.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
I hear that. I take every chance I get.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
This is a huge win for tiny contortionists.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
Same. I got one of those large dispensers like dentists use and the corresponding bulk rolls of the nice ribbon style floss to fill it. I only ever use the regular sizes for traveling now. Keeps costs and plastic waste down. I don’t have to think about it for years at a time. It’s a small thing, but I like it.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
That sounds about right. Thanks for the thorough response. I wonder if, in that scenario, the government offered a bailout to convert to condos, it would help at all to prevent housing recession.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
Fair enough. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
I’m being kept tired, distracted, and poor lately as a systematic form of oppressive totalitarian rule - and that’s just from my kid!
Hiyo! I really got a kick out of that.
You stay brave, Little Hitachi Wave.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
I felt that like: ಠ_ಠ
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
I wasn’t even considering crypto. Thanks for the insightful example.
That’s an interesting point. I wonder what it would look like if inflation were targeted to population growth percentage rather than a fixed number.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
No, that sounds about right. Deflation is pretty consistently devastating.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
I got the same macroeconomics education as a lot of people. I get why 2% inflation is a common target. I do, however, like thought experiments using extreme values.
I wouldn’t say it’s a particularly idle question by social media standards. Admittedly, that’s a pretty low bar. Perhaps I am uniformed. I’m definitely not being malicious.
Can we just pretend I was a cunt for mild chuckles?
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
If only residential rents really were capped at $1, what do you think would happen? In this scenario, I’m assuming it’s limited to one per household. That is, a family or individual can’t rent multiples at $1, just the one.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
Nice. Here, have a penny for your thoughts.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
Sarcasm acknowledged. If it were possible, what do you think the world would look like if inflation were 0% for a few decades? I hope this is a fun conversation. If not, I’ll settle for another joke, amusing anecdote or icy silence with a judgmental stare.
- Comment on Be nice 1 week ago:
I didn’t understand this. Could I have an example?
